The Controller works closely with the Corporate Controller, CFO, Director of FP&A, and the Plant Controllers to improve and maintain Primal’s accounts receivable, accounts payable, and selected general ledger responsibilities across multiple locations. This position will provide ownership and accountability for the payables and receivables across all of the Food operations, general ledger reporting and integrity for Abilene and Colorado locations, bank and covenant reporting for the Food operations, and cash forecasting. This position is a hybrid role within the DFW area.

• Oversee the plant accounting for the Colorado operations and the combined Texas/Colorado operations.
• Supervise the shared services accounts payable and receivable activities for the combined Texas, Colorado, and California FoodCo operations. Additionally, supervise the general ledger and financial reporting for the Texas and Colorado operations.
• Promote business partnership with the Abilene, Fairfield, and Colorado operations through active collaboration, support, and pursuit of strategic and tactical opportunities and challenges. Work with each Plant Controller and Plant senior management to support any operational challenges.
• Work with the Corporate accounting team to consolidate multi-site, multi-entity reporting, prepare month-end bank covenant and borrowing base reporting, support annual budget preparation and interim forecasting, and help lead any year-end financial audits and annual bank audits.
• Ensure the proper processes and procedures are in place for timely and accurate accounts payable processing. This includes inventory accounting, standard cost accounting, variance reporting, 1099 processing, accurate 3-way match, expense payable processing, and travel expense processing (including Concur and corporate credit cards).
• Ensure the proper processes and procedures are in place for timely and accurate accounts receivable reporting. This includes collection and application of customer payments, customer credit profile evaluation, customer credit memo processing, processing and evaluation of customer programs (e.g. returns, discounts, allowances, etc.), and timely/accurate billing.
• Oversee the weekly cash forecast preparation (both receipts and disbursements).
• Maintain accurate and reconciled general ledgers for all of the applicable entities.
• Support the plants with inventory management and cycle/physical counts and reconciliations.
• Oversee all activities related to state and federal tax compliance issues to include sales tax compliance by state.
• Work closely with the Corporate Controller and CFO to oversee the tactical operations of external auditors, actuaries, financial institutions, and property/liability/casualty insurance brokers/carriers, as deemed necessary.
• Support and oversee the journal entry, month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, and financial statement preparation processes.
• Provide adequate and cost-effective safeguards to company assets, including ensuring the maintenance of internal accounting and management controls, providing appropriate assistance to leadership in controlling expenses, and maximizing returns to preserve the value of the company.
• Provide timely and accurate financial reporting in support of all local Plant and Corporate requirements.
• Maintain auditable systems and effectively support internal and external audits.
• Accountable for local annual planning, Plant budget creation, and adherence with regular reporting on deviations and forecasting
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Lead the local Accounting Team, providing performance management and supervisory oversight. Initially, this will include the Shared Services Operation (SS manager, two payables clerks, and two receivable clerks) and the general ledger and financial reporting for Colorado and parts of Texas (on staff accountant). Scope and size of operation might expand as additionally entities are brought into the shared services center.

• BS or BA degree in accounting or related degree required.
• CPA or MBA is a plus.
• 5 or more years in a high growth environment as a Controller, or equivalent level position in a financial role with both financial and strategic analysis required.
• Experience with strategic projects and analysis of very large, complex sets of data.
• Experience in the food manufacturing industry and cost accounting preferred.
• Experience with BC Central/Microsoft Dynamics is helpful.
• Strong work ethic and utmost integrity.
• Ability to use mathematical and statistical knowledge to assess data and determine process capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to simplify and explain complex accounting guidance across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to prioritize and follow-through to achieve results and meet deadlines to meet the needs of the business.
• Strong leadership skills, with an ability to build trust, provide direction, and vitality to execute with excellence and achieve extraordinary results.
• Strong computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision.
• Background working in a privately held or private equity backed company also helpful.