Senior Accountant opportunity in Golden, Colorado for a manufacturing company specializing in natural products and turn-key solutions servicing a broad spectrum of clients.

The ideal candidate will welcome the challenges associated with the restructuring of an accounting department to support the company’s on-going growth. Candidate must be comfortable working in a highly regulated industry while providing guidance to the founders of the company as well as to the Board of Directors, maintaining strict accounting compliance and upholding confidentiality.

This is an environment that requires someone who can remain positive, focused, solution-oriented, and highly organized.

Along with competitive pay and benefits, this position comes with an opportunity to strengthen our corporate culture as we strive to always  provide the gold standard of manufacturing and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Timely management with day to day functions of GL, AP, AR, Payroll, FA, financial statement preparation, month/quarter, and year end close, journal entries and bank reconciliations.


• Forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management.


• Plan, coordinate, lead weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reporting & analytics, communicating opportunities, risk, and performance issues to business segment leadership.


• Actively participates and provides guidance in the development of business strategies and plans, and their execution including ongoing improvement of departmental SOP’s and work instructions.


• Develop, create, and maintain a strong, cost-effective controlled environment ensuring compliance. with US GAAP and internal accounting policies, procedures, and reporting regulations.


• Prepares and communicates analyses of business performance for business segment team members as well as corporate executive level teams.


• Leads Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process and responsible for coordinating this core business process across all functional teams.


• Daily reporting to COO and CEO

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required, MBA preferred


• Accounting certification a plus.

• Financial experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or consumer packaging environment.


• Strong technical knowledge (US GAAP, financial systems, FP&A, manufacturing cost accounting, cash flows) with solid operational orientation.

• Participated in M&A projects including due diligence and integration processes


• Familiarity with COGS and pricing


• Stellar Excel and QuickBooks required