Finance Controller

What This Job Is

A fully remote, senior finance leadership role for a profitable US-based food and wellness company. You are the sole finance person — no team, no manager above you in finance. You report directly to the COO and own everything related to money, tax, and accounting.

What the Company Does

• Delivers chef-designed, health-focused meals (gluten/dairy/sugar-free) to high-net-worth clients across California and nationally
• Has a commercial production kitchen, farm partnership, and logistics network
• Sells direct-to-consumer (D2C) via Shopify and ships nationally
• Growing into CPG products — cookies, pantry items, retail
• $26M revenue, 12%+ net profit margin — bootstrapped and stable

What You Will Own

Tax — everything

• File all federal, state, city and county corporate tax returns
• Research and claim R&D credits, WOTC, donated food credits, energy credits
• Handle all IRS correspondence and audits independently
• Work toward or maintain Enrolled Agent credentials

Accounting Operations — everything

• Approve every single expense at the company
• Own month-end close (target 3–5 days)
• Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statements
• Reconcile Shopify, Stripe, and other merchant processors

Manufacturing Accounting — complex

• Track inventory for perishable/fresh food
• Allocate COGS across culinary labor, delivery labor, food purchases, packaging
• Manage shrinkage and waste tracking
• Build production cost models by SKU and menu item

Strategic Finance — forward looking

• Build budgets, forecasts, and scenario models
• Implement and upgrade QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, Dext
• Segregate P&Ls for 3 business units with different economics
• Build financial infrastructure that scales to $50M–$100M

Who This Is For

Someone with 5–7 years of progressive US accounting experience who has been the sole finance lead at a company — not a support person, not someone who sends reports to a US controller for review. Someone who has built systems, filed tax returns, and made decisions independently.

What Makes It Different from a Typical Controller Role

• You are replacing all outsourced CPA/tax services — massive scope
• Direct daily access to the COO in Las Vegas
• Performance bonus up to $40K on top of $40K base = $80K maximum
• Clear path to VP Finance as company scales
• Intellectually complex — farm-to-table supply chain, perishable inventory, multi-state compliance, new CPG lines all at once

Non-Negotiables

• CPA or equivalent
• US GAAP — not IFRS only
• Minimum 4–5 hours overlap with Pacific Time (8am–12pm PT)
• Fluent business English
• Ownership mentality — I built, I decided, I own — not we supported