Corporate Controller

The Odom Corporation•Boise, WA

9d•$175,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Odom Corporation is seeking a Corporate Controller to lead its accounting function and strengthen the accuracy, discipline, and scalability of its financial operations. The role owns financial close and reporting, accounting policies, external audit readiness, general-ledger integrity, and internal accounting controls. The Corporate Controller also leads and develops the accounting team and partners with the CFO and operating leaders to improve processes, systems, and service to the business. The position oversees close and reporting, audit and compliance, accounting operations, process improvement, team development, and business partnership. It supports business changes, acquisitions, supplier programs, and systems implementations from an accounting and controls perspective. The role is hybrid and may be based in Vancouver, Washington; Spokane, Washington; or Boise, Idaho.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Progressive accounting leadership experience, including ownership of monthly close, financial reporting, external audit, internal controls, and team leadership.
Experience improving accounting processes, clarifying roles, and leading change in a multi-location, inventory-intensive, distribution, manufacturing, or consumer-products environment.
Demonstrated command of U.S. GAAP and ability to translate accounting requirements into practical business processes and controls.
Strong technical accounting, financial reporting, audit, internal-control, and balance-sheet-management capability.
Ability to establish a disciplined close calendar, identify root causes, and improve speed without sacrificing accuracy or control.
Practical understanding of inventory accounting, supplier funding, customer deductions, rebates, deposits, fixed assets, cash, and other balance-sheet and transaction-accounting processes.
Advanced analytical and systems skills, including effective use of ERP data, Microsoft Excel, reporting tools, and workflow automation.
Clear executive communication and ability to explain accounting matters to non-accounting leaders.

Nice To Haves

CPA license or active CPA credential.
Experience in beverage distribution, alcoholic-beverage distribution, Coca-Cola bottling or distribution, wholesale distribution, or a similarly regulated route-to-market business.
Experience with enterprise resource planning, warehouse or route-accounting systems, financial consolidations, and close-management or account-reconciliation tools.
Experience supporting acquisitions and financial systems implementations.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting.
Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, chart of accounts, intercompany activity, and supporting accounting records.
Improve close speed and reliability by standardizing work, resolving bottlenecks, and establishing effective review controls.
Lead the annual external financial-statement audit and maintain year-round audit readiness.
Design, document, and monitor practical internal accounting controls across key financial processes.
Own accounting policies and significant technical conclusions under U.S. GAAP.
Identify and escalate material accounting, reporting, control, or compliance risks.
Oversee cash, receivables, payables, inventory accounting, fixed assets, and other controllership activities.
Clarify process ownership and eliminate unnecessary duplication, manual rework, and single-person dependencies.
Lead practical system and workflow improvements that increase accuracy, control, and efficiency.
Develop an accountable, service-oriented accounting team through clear expectations, coaching, cross-training, and succession planning.
Partner with finance, operations, sales, supply chain, IT, HR, auditors, and advisors.
Provide disciplined accounting insight to the CFO and senior leadership.
Support business changes, acquisitions, supplier programs, and system implementations from an accounting and controls perspective.