Controller FoodProduce Industry

Fullerton, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

A well-established organic produce company is seeking a Controller to join their team. With fast inventory turns seasonal fluctuations and tight margins accurate financial management and cost control are essential to our operations.

The Controller will oversee all financial accounting reporting and compliance functions for this growing company. This role manages three office staff including A/P A/R Billing Payroll and provides financial visibility to support pricing purchasing operations and leadership decision-making. The ideal candidate will have experience overseeing $70M annual revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead month-end close and produce timely accurate financial statements with variance analysis.
Manage general ledger internal controls and accounting policies.
Oversee inventory accounting including cycle counts shrink/spoilage tracking and FIFO costing.
Supervise A/R A/P Billing Payroll cash management and credit/collections.
Drive budgeting forecasting and weekly financial performance reporting.
Analyze commodity customer and product-line profitability; support pricing and purchasing decisions.
Ensure compliance with GAAP tax regulations traceability food safety and (if applicable) PACA requirements.
Supports CPA year end engagements/reports (e.g. Year End Reviewed Financial Statements) tax preparation and related interfacing with external CPA.
Partner with operations procurement logistics and sales to improve costs control and margin performance.
Lead process improvement initiatives in financial workflows controls and reporting efficiency.
Provide financial oversight on capital investments and operational projects.

**SALARY (DOE) BONUS FULL BENEFITS 401K NO RELOCATION NO HYBRID VACATION and more.**

Qualifications/Experience Needed:

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field; CPA/CMA strongly preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish/English- preferred
10 years of progressive accounting experience including 3 years in a Controller role.
Industry experience in produce perishables agriculture distribution or food/CPG- REQUIRED

Please contact Tami Lister

Key Responsibilities:

Lead month-end close and produce timely accurate financial statements with variance analysis.
Manage general ledger internal controls and accounting policies.
Oversee inventory accounting including cycle counts shrink/spoilage tracking and FIFO costing.
Supervise A/R A/P Billing Payroll cash management and credit/collections.
Drive budgeting forecasting and weekly financial performance reporting.
Analyze commodity customer and product-line profitability; support pricing and purchasing decisions.
Ensure compliance with GAAP tax regulations traceability food safety and (if applicable) PACA requirements.
Supports CPA year end engagements/reports (e.g. Year End Reviewed Financial Statements) tax preparation and related interfacing with external CPA.
Partner with operations procurement logistics and sales to improve costs control and margin performance.
Lead process improvement initiatives in financial workflows controls and reporting efficiency.
Provide financial oversight on capital investments and operational projects.

**SALARY (DOE) BONUS FULL BENEFITS 401K NO RELOCATION NO HYBRID VACATION and more.**

Qualifications/Experience Needed:

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field; CPA/CMA strongly preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish/English- preferred
10 years of progressive accounting experience including 3 years in a Controller role.
Industry experience in produce perishables agriculture distribution or food/CPG- REQUIRED

Please contact Tami Lister