Assistant Corporate Controller

Second Nature Brands is on a mission to grow 4x from $300MM to $1+B in the next 4 years through a combination of organic growth and M&A. In anticipation of the growth, we have a created a new role, Assistant Corporate Controller, to support the corporate accounting function at our headquarters in Madison Heights, Michigan. The responsibilities of the Assistant Corporate Controller include the following:

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead corporate consolidation for month-end and year-end close process
• Prepare financial statements and reporting package including analysis of balance sheet, income statements, and cash flows
• Responsible for direct supervision of 2 senior accountants
• Responsible for accounting policy & procedure updates and serve as a key resource for technical accounting questions/issues (revenue recognition, lease accounting, business combinations, etc.)
• Owns debt reporting including calculation of covenant ratios and quarterly submissions
• Responsible for (13-week) cash flow forecast and respective working capital targets
• Calculate and post journal entries in connection with month-end process
• Maintain general ledger and related chart of accounts
• Work cross-functionally with (IT, Purchasing, Sales etc.) to implement system enhancements and to improve processes and create efficiencies
• Serve as main point of contact with external auditors providing documentation and schedules for year-end audit and interim reviews.
• Perform other special projects related to acquisitions and subsequent integration
• Support ERP launch in SAP and identify opportunities to improve reporting and financial close processes
• Ad Hoc reporting for Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Qualifications And Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• CPA Designation
• 10+ years of experience at preferably with mix of public accounting and manufacturing experience in the CPG industry
• Proficient user of Microsoft office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel);
• Excellent communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Prior experience with M&A and ERP integration strongly preferred