Director of Accounting

JARS Cannabis / Corporate, Michigan

JARS Cannabis is more than just your average cannabis brand and retailer. We are a culturally inspired organization on a mission to rewrite the existing narratives that surround cannabis, one community at a time. We seek to empower the future leaders of our industry while creating an inclusive workplace environment that is fueled by celebrating the intersection of cannabis with creativity, community, and collaboration.

Implementing a progressive approach, we aim to provide only the highest quality of product and service to our customers and the communities that we are fortunate to inhabit. Striving to set a new standard of professional excellence in cannabis retail, our highly motivated team is comprised of knowledgeable experts who are committed to making the integration of cannabis into any lifestyle both easy and accessible.

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JARS Cannabis is seeking an experienced and highly accountable Director of Accounting to lead our finance and accounting operations across a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis business. This executive-level role is responsible for building and enforcing a high performing finance function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and creating structure around 280E tax treatment, distributions, intercompany activity, and balance sheet integrity. We need a leader who not only understands GAAP and cannabis-specific complexities, but also knows how to build accountability, improve team output, and drive a culture of ownership, accuracy, and timely execution.

• Outgoing and approachable.
• Takes initiative; the go-to person for problem solving and follow-through.
• Strong communicator / high-level communicator who can read between the lines.
• High accountability and ownership of responsibilities and deadlines.
• Strong judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Highly organized with excellent prioritization and follow-through.
• Emotionally intelligent; able to support, coach, and lead team members at all levels.
• Strategic thinker who can operate both at the detail level and the executive level.
• Confidential, professional, and trusted by leadership and staff.

• Lead all financial operations, including accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, and compliance.
• Ensure the monthly financial close is completed accurately and on time, with balance sheet and P&L integrity across all entities.
• Oversee intercompany reconciliations, 280E tax booking, distributions, and retained earnings tie-outs.
• Develop and enforce internal controls, approval processes, and standard operating procedures for all financial activities.

• Directly oversee accounting and finance team members (controllers, senior/staff accountants, FP&A analysts).
• Provide FP&A oversight.
• Establish clear KPIs, performance standards, and review cadences for all team members.
• Conduct regular 1-on-1s, team performance reviews, and individual coaching.
• Identify skill gaps or workload issues and implement solutions (training, hiring, restructuring).
• Optimize current processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

• Partner with executive leadership to drive financial strategy, full-company budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Lead financial modeling, delivery analysis, cost/facilities evaluations, and support growth initiatives including M&A and capital investments.
• Oversee corporate financial management including backend corporate oversight, optimizing/managing corporate spend, debt tracking per location, company-wide net liabilities and cash, and loan covenant compliance.
• Oversee treasury management, liquidity planning, and cash movement across the organization.
• Lead the preparation of board and investor materials, including presenting financial performance, risks, and opportunities.

• Oversee financial systems including Sage Intacct, Flo Qast, Power BI, and integrations with POS/inventory.
• Ensure reporting systems are accurate, automated where possible,…