Controller

Murray s Cheese•New York, NY

About The Position

Murray’s Cheese LLC (www.murrayscheese.com [http://www.murrayscheese.com]), the leading cheese retailer since 1964, is seeking a Controller. Murray’s Cheese LLC headquarters is located in New York City, and is a full-owned subsidiary of Kroger, supporting growing sales in sectors such as retail, wholesale, events & education, catering, and e-commerce. The Controller will lead company-wide finance & accounting functions which consist of but are not limited to budgeting, tax filing, insurance, financial statements, establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, audit, and reporting systems. The position requires a candidate with strong integrity, attention to detail, effective management and communications skills and an understanding of internal controls. Additionally, you will directly manage and mentor the finance & accounting team of four.

Requirements

CPA
7-10 years of prior experience in corporate or public accounting
Advanced Excel skills including pivots and lookups
Experience with an ERP system (Netsuite preferred)

Responsibilities

Responsible for the financial reporting functions of the company
Maintain accounting policies, procedures and internal controls for and ensure compliance with all regulatory reporting requirements
Review and ensure financial controls and compliance with corporate policies are maintained - work with parent company to ensure any financial requests are satisfactorily resolved in a timely manner
Lead accounting department people to carry job functions including general ledger, A/P, A/R, billing, credit card management and receipts, internal control development and implementation for separation of responsibility, tax/compliance in the areas of sales taxes, new state registrations, penalty abatement and other related tasks
Serve on planning and policy-making committees with other core leaders
Lead training for finance & accounting staff
Prepare monthly management reports
Manage the company’s budget process including performing budget to actual comparison and related analysis
Perform financial modeling of new business proposals and the related evaluation of the related financial reporting, controls and automation necessary to successfully support such programs
Build strong collaborative relationships with staff, management, and external resources.
Partner with operations team to ensure inventory control processes and procedure accuracy
Provide financial tracking over projects