Financial Controller

The Financial Controller will lead the accounting department at Mrs. Klein's Kosher Pickle Co. in Phoenix, AZ, onsite, overseeing AR, AP, invoicing, collections, deductions, commissions, financial reporting, and internal controls while partnering with ownership on financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting operations including accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Monitor customer payments, collections, credit exposure, and COD accounts.
• Oversee customer deductions, chargebacks, short pays, reclamations, and dispute resolution.
• Manage broker and salesperson commission calculations.
• Review customer profitability, pricing, freight recovery, and margin performance.
• Create and improve accounting procedures, standard operating procedures, and internal controls.
• Train and develop accounting, billing, and invoicing staff.
• Build reporting dashboards and provide financial analysis to ownership.
• Work closely with sales, operations, warehouse, and executive leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Master's Degree, CPA, or CMA preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of accounting experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Accounting Manager role.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on Canopy software experience preferred.
• Experience in food manufacturing, food distribution, CPG, manufacturing, or wholesale distribution preferred.
• Strong experience with accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, collections, customer deductions and chargebacks, financial reporting, internal controls, and Excel analytics.
• Experience training and managing accounting staff.

Technologies

• Canopy
• Microsoft Excel

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Voluntary Accidental and Critical Illness Voluntary STD, LTD and Life Insurance
• PTO and 6 paid holidays
• Health Insurance
• Paid time off

Job Type

• In office, Full time (Forty-Hour work weeks), Monday through Friday

Compensation

Salary: USD 90,000 - 120,000 per year; Compensation basis: based on experience

Physical Setting

Office

Experience

• Accounting: 5 years (Required)
• Food industry: 5 years (Required)
• Controller CPA: 5 years (Required)

Work Location

In person