Controller
Shinkei•El Segundo, CA
About The Position
We are seeking a Founding Accountant to build and own the accounting function from the ground up. This role is both hands-on and strategic. You will establish the financial backbone of the company and partner closely with leadership to enable scale.
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of accounting or finance experience
- Strong GAAP foundation
- Experience in at least one of the following: manufacturing, inventory-heavy business, or food / perishable goods / CPG
- Proven ability to build accounting processes from scratch
- Deep understanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting (standard costing and variances), and revenue recognition
Nice To Haves
- ERP implementation or migration experience
- Multi-entity and consolidation experience
- Experience in high-SKU, high-volume environments
- Familiarity with yield-based production systems
Responsibilities
- Establish accurate and timely monthly close process
- Own the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management
- Implement accrual accounting, including expenses, prepaid assets, and fixed assets
- Clean up and maintain a reliable, audit-ready balance sheet
- Build systems to track inventory (robots and seafood), yield, shrinkage, and SKU-level profitability
- Partner with operations to establish reliable COGS and gross margin reporting
- Reconcile sales to cash and ensure revenue accuracy
- Develop standard costing frameworks, including yield, labor, and overhead allocation
- Evaluate and lead migration from QuickBooks to a scalable ERP system
- Implement systems for inventory and cost accounting
- Build cost center tracking and reporting structures
- Ensure data integrity between operations and finance systems
- Design and implement scalable processes across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles
- Build inventory tracking and reconciliation processes
- Introduce internal controls and audit readiness standards
- Reduce AR aging and improve cash collection discipline
- Build multi-entity reporting and consolidation processes
- Implement intercompany accounting and transfer pricing frameworks
- Prepare the company for future audited financial statements
- Support scaling into manufacturing and plant operations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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