Controller

Minnesota Cannabis Services•Edina, MN

25d•$150,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Minnesota Cannabis Services is seeking a Controller to build and own the financial infrastructure for a rapidly growing, multi-state cannabis services organization. This role involves taking charge of the monthly close, consolidation, AP/AR, treasury, cash management, audit preparation, and team development. The ideal candidate will design processes, build a team, and create a robust financial backbone for a company scaling to an enterprise level. This is an opportunity to work with experienced industry leaders and shape the future of a fast-growing sector.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant multi-entity or multi-state operations exposure
Demonstrated experience managing a full monthly close cycle across multiple entities, including consolidation and intercompany eliminations
Hands-on treasury and cash management experience — daily cash positioning, payment prioritization, and liquidity reporting
Strong GAAP knowledge, including comfort with lease accounting (ASC 842), revenue recognition, and multi-entity consolidation standards
Proficiency with QuickBooks Online at an enterprise level or comparable accounting platforms (Intacct, NetSuite, Xero)
Experience managing and developing accounting staff
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Nice To Haves

Active CPA license (candidates without CPA must demonstrate equivalent depth of GAAP expertise through work history)
Experience in highly regulated industries — cannabis, hospitality, restaurant groups, or franchise operations
Experience managing or coordinating with offshore accounting teams
Experience building accounting functions from early-stage or post-restructure environments
Advanced Excel proficiency
Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Responsibilities

Own the full monthly close cycle across a complex multi-entity portfolio, including building and maintaining the close calendar, assigning tasks, reviewing journal entries and reconciliations, preparing consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and driving the close timeline.
Manage intercompany eliminations, entity-level reporting, and ensure consolidation accuracy.
Manage the company’s cash position across all entities, including daily cash positioning, payment prioritization, bank account management, and weekly cash reporting.
Work with executive leadership and external advisors on cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and debt service management.
Oversee accounts payable and receivable workflows, including management of an offshore AP processing team, and build controls around invoice intake, coding, approval routing, and payment execution.
Establish billing processes for a growing real estate and services portfolio.
Ensure revenue reconciliation between POS data, bank deposits, and the general ledger.
Design and implement the internal control environment, including segregation of duties, approval authorities, documentation standards, and accounting policies.
Coordinate with external auditors and ensure the organization is audit-ready.
Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all core accounting processes within the first six months.
Directly manage multiple staff accountants and an offshore processing team, responsible for their work quality, professional development, and task assignment.
Identify additional hiring needs and onboard new team members as the department grows.
Support the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for lenders and ownership, including covenant compliance calculations.
Partner with the external advisory team during the transition period and eventually own the financial reporting and lender compliance process.