Retail Finance & Controls Assistant Controller

Job summary

Qualifications

• Strong accounting background with hands-on experience in journal entries, reconciliations, close activities, and financial controls.
• Experience managing payments, disbursements, or accounts payable processes.
• Experience working with multiple entities, locations, or business units.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and approval processes.
• CPA is a plus but not required. Cannabis industry experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting and finance activities across the business.
• Manage the payment and disbursement process, ensuring payments are accurate, timely, and properly approved.
• Strengthen internal controls, approval workflows, and segregation of duties.
• Partner with ownership, outside accountants, bookkeepers, and tax advisors.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Monitor cash activity, payments, and other core accounting transactions.
• Help standardize accounting and financial processes across multiple locations and entities.
• Improve the accuracy and timeliness of information provided to outside accounting partners.
• Hold internal teams accountable to established financial controls and procedures.
• Support audit preparation, documentation, and financial compliance.
• Travel periodically to retail locations as needed.
• Work directly with senior leadership on accounting and finance priorities.