Corporate Controller

Job Description: This position has oversight responsibilities for accounting and financial, planning & analysis activities. This individual must have strong interpersonal skills, work well as part of a team, be a self-starter, and have a passion for their work. To be successful in this role, you should have solid organizational skills and experience with standard costing, variance reporting, month end close, inventory analysis and production reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing the costing methodology and KPI reporting for inventory and management of cost reporting (P&L). This includes helping to develop and improve upon the cost accounting functions to support manufacturing operations and supply chain management, AR and AP
• Responsibilities include adherence to the monthly and quarterly close process and timeline, preparation and recording of related entries to the general ledger, account reconciliation and analysis related to inventory and cost of goods sold
• This position will require a strong business partnership, collaboration, and process improvement skills while interacting with the teams in manufacturing, operations and site personnel
• Maintaining accurate costing methodology in all ERP systems to ensure accuracy of inventory valuation
• Responsible for providing and verifying product costs in support of all cost-based pricing contracts
• Monitor inventory transactions and processes including scrap, inventory, and COGS to ensure accuracy and compliance with corporate policies
• Work with the CFO to drive the development of procedures and controls that ensure meaningful and reliable product costs and accurate inventories
• Recommending changes to the company's processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit
• Partner and evaluate required inventory reserves and ensure compliance with periodic cycle counts and physical inventory and reconcile results
• Identify potential issues and coordinate issue resolution/problem solving with other functional teams
• Prepare for and participate in internal and external reviews and audits
• Assisting with annual manufacturing cost standard updates and analysis of variances to standards
• Monthly manufacturing and overhead variance research, analysis and reporting, including labor/overhead absorption by product lines
• Prepare and analyze department expense variances (actual to budgets/forecasts), monthly revenues & associated gross margin analysis
• Partner with operations team to review non-standard variances and gross margin analysis
• Provide support/data analysis that will be used to assist senior management team in understanding costs, variances, and other operating measures, including product/SKU level margins through key strategic reports
• Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis
• Budget/Forecast Planning
• Ensuring financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
• Participates in the annual budgeting process, including preparation of standard costs
• Provide support to FP&A team by forecasting/modeling quarterly absorptions based on production plan as well as purchase price variances, scrap rates, material variances, etc
• Uphold SQF requirements including promotion of a strong & positive food safety culture
• Active involvement in implementation, upkeep and continuous improvement of food safety as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Stewardship for our B-corp mission to promote worldwide health and wellness by fostering the delivery of high quality, healthy foods through sustainable methods.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• 5+ years cost accounting experience in a process manufacturing environment.
• Must have CPA or plan to attain upon hire.
• Experience working in a food manufacturing (handling yield variances, disposal of perishable ingredients, inventory reconciliations, etc.)
• Comprehensive understanding of general and cost accounting principles.
• Experience with working within ERP on both finance and cost/operations modules.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of sometimes stressful situations.
• Computer hardware and software, including: Microsoft Office (Windows, Excel, Word); cost tracking software, internet use and innovation.
• Ability to learn other software, if required, with company-provided training.
• Strong communication skills, ability to present financial information in a meaningful understandable way.
• Good team building skills including trust, professionalism, and be able to garner consensus across diverse groups.
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently and collaboratively and strong organizational skills are essential.
• Detail oriented, ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive and high-volume environment.
• Independent thinker.