Chief Accounting Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq : CVGW) is a global food leader providing quality produce, primarily avocados, and

healthy fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, and other prepared food. Calavo products are sold under the trusted Calavo

brand name, proprietary sub-brands, private label, and store brands. Founded in 1924, Calavo has a rich culture of

innovation, quality, and growth. The company now serves retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass

merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers worldwide. Calavo is headquartered in Santa Paula, CA with

processing plants and packing facilities throughout the US and Mexico.

The Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) will be responsible for leading Calavo’s accounting and financial reporting

function, including related controls, processes, and systems. The position also will lead the accounts receivable

and payable functions as well as payroll. The CAO will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and will

be an integral member of the finance and accounting (F&A) leadership team, as well as an integral member of

leadership within Calavo broadly. The CAO will work closely with other members of the F&A team, including the

CFO-Mexico, Sr. Director FP&A, and VP Internal Audit, and their respective teams. Additionally, the CAO will

interact regularly with other members of the company’s management and board of directors. The CAO will be the

primary point of contact with the company’s external auditors and will interact regularly with the company’s tax

and legal advisors.

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensuring financial statement integrity in accordance with GAAP by implementing and maintaining high standards

of performance for closing and reporting processes

reporting cycle times by introducing process efficiencies

reporting (SOX) and other corporate functions in partnership with Internal Audit

Experience and Skills

to improve accounting function and business operations broadly

Calavo Growers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind : Calavo is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Calavo are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Calavo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.