Corporate Controller

GLOBAL WIDGET•Town "n" Country, FL

9d•$170,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Global Widget is a leading U.S. based contract manufacturer specializing in premium vitamins, minerals and functional gummy supplements for national brands and private label customers. The Corporate Controller owns the accounting function for Global Widget, a contract manufacturer with multi-brand e-commerce operations. The role is hands-on: it runs the close, owns the general ledger and financial statements, and is the primary source of financial insight for ownership and operations. This is an opportunity to join a company with the agility of an entrepreneurial organization, the capabilities of a world-class manufacturer, and a leadership team committed to building one of the premier health and wellness manufacturing companies.

Requirements

BA/BS/MS/MBA in Finance or Accounting; CPA certified is preferred but not required
10+ years of progressive experience in finance/accounting functions
Experience in manufacturing, contract manufacturing or consumer products, including cost accounting and inventory; e-commerce or multi-brand experience preferred
Experience working in the private sector; start-up company experience preferred
Experience implementing accounting software packages and related systems and developing reporting capabilities
Experience building and managing high-performing teams
Proven ability to build strong partnerships across the organization; ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
A demonstrated ability to think logically and critically
PC and MS Office proficiency, excellent MS Excel skills required
Experience with QuickBooks and SAP Business One preferred
Management experience preferred

Nice To Haves

CPA certified is preferred but not required
e-commerce or multi-brand experience preferred
start-up company experience preferred
Experience with QuickBooks and SAP Business One preferred
Management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing executive level analysis, financial guidance and executing judgment on items that may materially impact the financial performance of the business.
Own all aspects of the general ledger, including accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and other related documents.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements in accordance with GAAP; own the month-end close calendar, account reconciliations (bank, credit card, balance sheet) and supporting schedules.
Create consolidating and consolidated financial statements across entities and brands.
Responsible for technical accounting research and implementation of new accounting standards and application of US GAAP.
Deliver a monthly financial package and KPI dashboard to ownership covering revenue by brand and channel, gross margin, operating expenses, cash position and working capital.
Pro-actively provide visibility into financial performance (both leading & lagging) to operations to drive accountability for results and provide the framework for empowerment.
Own cost accounting for contract manufacturing: manufacturing order costing, standard costs, bill-of-material and yield variances, and cost of goods sold.
Maintain inventory accounting and controls, including valuation, physical count and cycle count procedures, reserves for obsolete or slow-moving stock, and reconciliation of inventory to the general ledger.
Report gross margin by customer, brand, product and channel; support pricing and customer quoting with cost and margin analysis.
Perform break-even, contribution margin and production capacity analysis to inform operating and growth decisions.
Oversee Accounts Payable and payroll processes, including vendor setup, approval workflows, payment runs and year-end 1099 reporting.
Oversee Accounts Receivable: customer credit terms, invoicing, collections, aging review, credit memo and write-off policy, and escalation of past-due accounts.
Own sales commission calculation and reconciliation, ensuring payouts tie to collected invoices and reconcile to the accounting system.
Reconcile e-commerce and marketplace sales, payment processor settlements and shipping data to recorded revenue across all brands.
Manage cash: weekly cash flow forecasting, bank relationships, and monitoring of receipts, disbursements and working capital.
Lead Global Widget's budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, including the preparation and presentations.
Coordinate with external auditors for the year-end audit.
Coordinate with external CPA firm for preparation of tax returns; manage sales and use tax filings, business licenses and other recurring compliance.
Respond to information and due-diligence requests from banks, lenders, insurers, auditors and outside counsel.
Design, document and enforce internal controls, approval workflows, segregation of duties and written accounting procedures.
Ability to lead the accounting portion of a new process manufacturing and accounting software program; own data integrity in the accounting system (currently QuickBooks) and its integrations.
Provide support for corporate partnering and transactions and other projects that arise.
Assist in all strategic private capital raises.
Lead, develop and hold accountable the finance team across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll and staff accounting.
Set priorities, cross-train the team and document procedures so the function runs without single points of failure.