Controller - Fractional - Hybrid

George Howell Coffee Company - Acton, Massachusetts

Controller

Fractional - 30 hours per week - Hybrid

We are an artisan, small‑batch coffee roaster located just outside of Boston, MA. We sell our roasted‑to‑order coffee both online to consumers worldwide and to cafés, restaurants, and major grocery retailers in the US and Canada. We are a small company looking to grow our business across all channels—wholesale, retail cafés, and online.

We are seeking a Controller to manage the accounting and financial operations for our manufacturing coffee roasting and retail café businesses. You will work closely with the company’s CEO and President and manage a team of four accounting professionals. This is a very hands‑on position, and the right candidate will need to be a leader as well as a daily operational contributor.

• Hands‑on payroll, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and bank reconciliations experience and ability to lead the accounting team in these areas.
• Solid experience in company consolidation process and ability to leverage technical tools to streamline the consolidation process.
• Ensure timely and accurate month‑end closing in accordance with GAAP.
• Review and completion of monthly reporting packages in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain monthly financial reporting package and KPI’s to be reviewed with leadership including café managers.
• Prior experience with inventory‑related activities is required. Experience using Quick Books for perpetual inventory is a plus.
• Solid working knowledge of Profit and Loss (P&L), Balance Sheet (BS), and Cash Flow forecasting and analysis.
• Prepare the annual budgets and forecast updates by working closely with department management.
• Manage cash flows with forecasts, including routine reports and advising senior management of cash needs.
• Coordinate with the manufacturing team Profiles various reports, including cost accounting, inventory valuation, obsolete inventory, and opportunities for reducing costs.
• Ability to review and negotiate vendor contracts and, upon execution, ensure detailed monitoring and adherence.
• Maintain and further develop the Company’s accounting practices, procedures, and initiatives.
• Evaluate the company’s current cost accounting processes and recommend and implement improvements.
• Evaluate and document the company’s current purchasing process for the purpose of identifying areas of improvement.
• Coordinate with tax accountant for annual K‑1’s and tax strategies.

• BS/BA degree in Accounting or Business
• Prior Accounting/Finance Experience in the manufacturing and/or restaurant/café industry
• Must be highly proficient with Microsoft Applications
• Advanced erklärte experience with Quick Books Enterprise
• Prior experience with Toast or similar POS and AP integration software preferred
• Working knowledge of system integrations required
• Excellent analytical, data‑manipulation, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• Expertise with managing and mentoring a team of professional accountants
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to seek resources as needed
• Is an effective communicator at all levels.

• In the office three days a week, work from home two days a week
• This position reports to our President

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Paid time off - vacation, sick, personal days, and holiday pay.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. Therefore, qualified applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race shops age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or another protected category.

Local Candidates Only - relocation is currentlyuntas not being provided.