Job Title: Assistant Controller

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Department: Finance
FLSA Status: Exempt

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we're with, whatever we're doing, we always make it real.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Finance Controller, the Assistant Controller is responsible for leading the financial functions of the New Phoenix Plant. While finance is centralized in Fresno, this position will be closely integrated to the team and provide local support to operations in all finance matters and day-to-day functions to ensure that the correct protocols and processes for financial controls, reporting, payments for the Phoenix Plant are in place. They will also be required to support the AP/AR function. The Assistant Controller will also be responsible for Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes such as forecasting, budgeting, engaging in cost reduction analysis, and reviewing operational performance. The Assistant Controller will interact with several levels of finance and businesses management and will be an essential business partner to the business.

The ideal candidate for this position would be a self-starter, strong independent contributor and process oriented with solid financial background in a manufacturing environment.

Position Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets, coordinate month-end-close and management reporting on a periodic basis, analyze financial activities and performance, recommend action as needed for multiple manufacturing locations.
• Perform advanced financial analyses to determine present and forecasted financial health of the business with special focus on inventory, manufacturing costs – labor, overhead and freight.
• Manage standard cost maintenance, production variance analysis, activity costing, and customer/product profitability.
• Collaborate and provide routine business support to enable informed decision-making.
• Coordinate all aspects of the monthly close process to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance analysis.
• Complete all aspects of financial reporting, dashboards, metrics and compliance reporting.
• Manage and review journal entries, account reconciliations, process order closure, allocations for month-end-close.
• Review perpetual inventory, monitor cycle and/or physical inventories, and reporting and analysis of cost variances.
• Support fixed assets control throughout all the asset life cycle.
• Manage and support complex internal and external audit and reporting projects.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required, majors in finance, accounting or related field are preferred.
• Five (5) years of manufacturing cost accounting experience is required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is strongly preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel) is required
• SAP experience in manufacturing and cost accounting is highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks accurately and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Ability to build relationships and work well in a team-oriented environment is required.
• Learning agility and game changer attitude will be key for the success in this position.
• Must be able to work with diverse team across geographies
• Ability and willingness to travel to Fresno, CA and other locations as needed for business.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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