Temporary Accounting and Controllership Optimization Lead

About Heath
Heath Ceramics is a California company making dinnerware and architectural tiles of good and enduring design for 75 years. We are design-led with the mission of creating products of beauty and integrity while designing manufacturing and running our business in a way thats better for society and our planet. Our products are designed manufactured and sold in our two California factories and five showrooms ensuring accountability in our process from beginning to end. As a Certified B Corp we maintain high standards of social responsibility environmental performance and transparency. We believe in the benefits of local manufacturing and support a community of people committed to and inspired by the process of designing making and sharing. We believe in pay equity full health and welfare benefits and a place for meaningful work.

Position Summary
This six-month assignment is for an experienced accounting leader who will work closely with the VP of Finance and accounting team to understand how work is currently organized and completed from accounts receivable and accounts payable through reporting and close. The role will identify gaps duplication bottlenecks and opportunities to improve processes reporting controls and the use of NetSuite AI automation and other tools.

Success means leaving the team with clearer roles practical SOPs more reliable reporting and approved improvements that are working in practice. This role will support the team by strengthening how work gets done rather than taking over ongoing accounting responsibilities.

• Partner with members of the accounting team to understand and document current responsibilities workflows handoffs systems and reporting practices across the full accounting cycle.
• Assess how work is organized and distributed identifying gaps duplication bottlenecks manual work key-person dependencies and opportunities to better align responsibilities with role scope and team capacity.
• Develop practical process maps ownership documentation and standard operating procedures validating them with the employees who perform the work.
• Review close processes account reconciliations internal controls and accounting practices and implement approved improvements that strengthen accuracy consistency compliance and visibility.
• Standardize the NetSuite reporting structure reports and definitions so the company uses clear and consistent financial information.
• Identify practical opportunities to use AI automation NetSuite capabilities and other tools to reduce manual work and improve the quality and timeliness of accounting processes.
• Lead the implementation and testing of approved process reporting and system changes in partnership with the VP of Finance accounting team and other internal partners.
• Support adoption through training documentation and knowledge transfer and provide a prioritized roadmap for remaining improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience including experience as a Controller Assistant Controller Accounting Manager or in a comparable accounting leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting including accounts receivable accounts payable fixed assets cost accounting reconciliations reporting and close as well as GAAP and internal controls.
• Experience documenting processes and implementing improvements through SOPs process maps workflow changes reporting standards or system enhancements.
• Hands-on NetSuite experience including reporting reconciliations and accounting workflows.
• Ability to build trust handle sensitive information with discretion guide change collaboratively organize a broad project and follow improvements through implementation.

Preferred

• CPA or equivalent accounting certification.
• Experience with manufacturing inventory or cost accounting.
• Experience evaluating or implementing accounting automation AI-assisted finance tools NetSuite workflows or integrations.

Work Environment and Hours
This is a full-time temporary position expected to last approximately six months. The schedule is Monday through Friday generally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. While we offer a hybrid work model spending time together in person is an important part of how we collaborate. This role is expected to work onsite at least two days per week typically one day at our San Francisco location and one day in Sausalito with additional onsite days as business needs require. The salary range for this position is $72$77 per hour based on experience.

Only Bay Area candidates will be considered.

Benefits
Heath provides sick time accruals in line with California Sick Leave requirements. We offer a great discount on all Heath Ceramics products.

Proud Equal Opportunity Employer
At Heath we dont just accept differences we celebrate it we support it. Heath is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce at all job levels. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation transgender status age marital status veteran status or disability status.

How to Apply
If you would like to be considered for this position apply through this application form. Thank you for your interest!