Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage daily accounting across the group, including general ledger, AP, AR, and fixed assets.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage multi-entity consolidations, intercompany reconciliations, and eliminations.
• Maintain consistent accounting practices and US GAAP compliance; support audits and CFO analysis.

Manufacturing Cost Accounting & Inventory

• Maintain and review standard product costs for raw materials, packaging, direct labor, and overhead.
• Review and update Bills of Materials (BOMs) in partnership with Operations.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, production yields, inventory adjustments, and overhead absorption.
• Reconcile inventory to the general ledger; coordinate counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Support SKU-level cost accuracy and gross margin reporting.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Improve accounting classifications, close procedures, controls, and reporting reliability.
• Work directly in accounting systems, including QuickBooks where applicable.
• Participate in ERP implementation or upgrades and reduce manual spreadsheet processes.
• Explore Excel, Power BI, AI-assisted reporting, and automation opportunities.

Business Support & Teamwork

• Provide cost information for pricing and customer/SKU profitability analysis.
• Collaborate with Operations, Procurement, and Commercial teams.
• Support and supervise the existing accountant and provide ad hoc analysis to the CFO.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; approximately 5–8 years of progressive experience.
• Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accountant experience with substantial close responsibility.
• Manufacturing accounting experience and practical knowledge of BOMs, standard costing, and inventory.
• Strong general ledger, financial statement, reconciliation, and Excel skills.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented approach suited to a lean accounting team.

Good to Have

• Food manufacturing/CPG; multi-entity accounting; QuickBooks.
• Pricing and SKU profitability; participation in ERP transformations.
• Power BI, AI-enabled reporting or automation; CPA or CMA.

Ideal Candidate

A motivated, practical accounting professional who enjoys the details, understands manufacturing accounting, takes ownership of the books, and wants to grow into a broader Controller role while improving the company’s reporting and processes.