About The Companyn n Our client is a research & development, ideation and sales and marketing firm for the food industry and is located in Glendale, CA.
The Company is an award winning innovation partner for a number of North America’s largest food retailers.
In 2018, our client partnered with a proven private equity partner to support their continued growth and is well positioned for both organic and acquisitive growth.n n Responsibilitiesn Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of cash management, accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, inventories, general accounting, cost accounting, and operations Develop performance measures that support the Company’s strategic direction and provide executive team with advice on the financial implications of business activities Prepare and review accounting journal entries and schedules; monthly reconciliations Coordinate periodic physical inventory counts Analyze financial performance against key business metrics Partner with management and accounting staff to identify, investigate, and analyze potential operational improvement Prepare analysis on food costs and cost of goods sold Manage the forecasting and budgeting processes Prepare weekly forecast of sales and expenses
– including a 13 week cash flow Managing the annual financial audit cycle, audit requests, audit relationship Managing any outsourced tax advisor relationships and ensuring compliance with all taxing authorities Developing, documenting, and implementing all necessary accounting policies and procedures necessary to insure adequate internal controls related to ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting and minimizing fraud Managing and ensuring compliance with local, state, federal government reporting requirements and tax filings Preparation and presentation financial reports to senior executives and investors as may be required Managing the day-to-day banking relationships, transactions, and required covenant submissions/ monitoring Prepare and maintain monthly borrowing base and compliance certificates for Company’s lender Assist in the development of materials for quarterly presentations to the Board of Directors Report to the Co-Founder / CFO Other duties as necessary n n Requirementsn 3+ years of Professional Accounting Experience with a multi-million-dollar company Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and QuickBooks Super User Strong understanding of cost accounting Prior experience with systems implementation or integration Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with frontline employees, peers, and executives n n Compensation And Benefitsn Up to $90,000 on the base 15 to 20% bonus Full Medical, Dental, Vision 401K Match, immediate vesting Casual work environment Chance to build out the back office