Financial Controller

Vermont Smoke & Cure is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead our finance operations. In this role, you'll manage our general ledger, financial reporting, and cost accounting while supervising our AP/AR staff. You'll partner with our production and sales teams to drive profitability through insightful financial analysis and strategic guidance.

Details:

• This position is primarily on site at our facility in Hinesburg, VT with the flexibility to have a hybrid work schedule.
• Monday - Friday 8:30 – 4:30pm
• Starting salary from $100,000
• Reports to: Commercial Business Lead
• Manages: Accounts Payable, Receivable Clerk and Production Data Entry personnel

Job Summary:

The Controller at Vermont Smoke & Cure will lead all financial operations, overseeing general accounting functions, financial reporting, cost accounting, and cash flow management. This strategic role combines financial leadership with business partnership to drive growth and profitability. The ideal candidate will manage month-end close processes, develop financial models, and provide actionable insights to guide business decisions while supervising AP/AR staff. The Controller will collaborate with Production, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure accurate product costing and develop customer/product P&Ls. Experience with Process Pro ERP system or ability to quickly adapt to new financial systems is essential in this pivotal leadership position.

Responsibilities:

Financial reporting and analysis

• Responsible for leading the month-end close process resulting in meaningful and accurate financial reporting.
• Recording and verifying month end entries and transactions to ensure accurate month-end general ledger and financial statements.
• Reconciling the balance sheet & appropriate subsidiary accounts.
• Summarizing the financial status by collecting information and preparing all necessary month-end financial statements & analysis.
• Reviewing trade spend and managing the accrual.
• Tracking key performance indicators and preparing financial reports.
• Broker commission reporting.
• Work with HR Business Partner to produce bi-weekly payroll, ensuring accuracy, and entering appropriate transactions into the financial system.
• Find efficiencies in the current processes and procedures to allow more time for analysis.
• Assist Johnsonville Headquarters with annual audit and tax filings as it relates to VSC Holdings information & coordination.
• Develop financial projections, lead quarterly, semi-annual and annual budget processes, and build financial models to help drive business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with tax, regulatory, and company policies, and perform other research and analysis as required.

Business partnering with the team to drive growth and profitability.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization to provide meaningful financial and business analysis that leads to actionable insights, recommendations, and contingencies to maximize the performance of the business.
• Working with Production to ensure accurate product costing.
• Working with Sales & Marketing to design customer and product P&Ls.
• Producing the appropriate sales, invoices, and open order reporting and tracking.
• Reviewing and analyzing financial statements and reports and understanding key business drivers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and provide financial guidance for decision-making.

Leadership

• Provide leadership and mentorship to the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 – 8 years of general accounting management and/or finance reporting experience required.
• Experience with ERP systems and demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new software systems.
• Previous experience in CPG manufacturing and cost accounting a plus.
• Previous experience managing and developing a team.

Skills and Competencies:

• Builds trust and strong relationships, finding solutions and influencing outcomes to drive superlative performance.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with demonstrated results in leveraging information systems.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Turns data from various sources into insights – explaining why and asking so what – with a strong attention to detail in a fast-changing environment.
• Uses the numbers to tell the clear story, filtering the data and removing noise.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Developed organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrated self-starter, ongoing self-growth and development; advancement potential and desire.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Ability to Relocate:

• Hinesburg, VT 05461: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hinesburg, VT 05461

Salary : $100,000