Controller - Virtual Company
Irvine, CA 92606
About the Job
A high growth food manufacturing and distribution client is looking for a fantastic leader for the Accounting and Finance team.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
- Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements.
- Financial risk management.
- Lead accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition.
- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting.
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance.
- Support month-end and year-end close process.
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
- Development and adherence of corporate accounting policies ensuring compliance with GAAP for all financial reporting, while staying abreast of accounting regulation changes.
- Manage and comply with local, multi-state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
- Manage, motivate, and develop the accounting team and structure.
Qualifications:
- Active CPA license required.
- Experience in Food Manufacturing industry highly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or equivalent required, Master’s a plus.
- Proven working experience as a Financial Controller.
- 8+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting standards, and internal controls.
- Solid working knowledge of tax reporting, including multi-state and shareholder.
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
- ERP systems implementation experience, knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 highly desirable.
- Excellent technology, analytics and management experience required.
- Requires in-person work Monday - Friday. Based out of Irvine, CA.
Benefits:
- Full range of benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage.
- Company paid Life and Disability Insurance.
- 401(k) with a company match.
- Generous PTO accrual, increasing each year.
- Free Lunch Daily.
- Unlimited Snacks & Refreshments.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.