Agriculture Accounting Ops Director: Close & Costing

Hoxton Circle; California; In loco; USD 160.000 - 205.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Hoxton Circle in California is confidentially seeking a Director of Accounting Operations. This hands-on leader will oversee accounting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and operational financial reporting across farming, harvesting, processing, and corporate operations.

You will own the close across multiple business units, govern standard costing and BOMs, and translate variance analysis into actionable insights for operations.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA/CMA/MBA preferred.
• Experience with GAAP, internal controls, and cost/inventory accounting.
• Experience with standard costing, BOM governance, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Experience leading close processes across multiple business units.
• Strong communication skills to explain results to operators and finance teams.
• ERP implementation or reporting automation experience is a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to company sites.

Mansioni

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close across multiple business units, including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, allocations, and year-end audit.
• Develop and maintain standard costs, product costing, BOMs, item masters, yield assumptions, and cost allocation methodologies across farming, harvesting, cooling, processing, and manufacturing.
• Oversee inventory accounting and controls across raw materials, packaging, WIP, finished goods, and agricultural inventories, including crops in ground costs.
• Run monthly variance analysis (material usage, purchase price, labor efficiency, yield, overhead absorption, scrap) and partner with unit leaders on root causes and cost improvements.
• Produce business unit reporting packages with commentary on budget vs forecast vs prior year; perform profitability analysis by commodity, product line, customer, and facility.
• Set budget and forecast guidelines; support CFO on financial modeling, ROI, lease-vs-buy, and automation investments.
• Strengthen internal controls and data integrity in ERP; collaborate with IT and operations on reporting automation.
• Lead and develop the accounting team.

Conoscenze

GAAP knowledge

Internal controls

ERP systems

Excel

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Strumenti

ERP systems

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Hoxton Circle in California is confidentially seeking a Director of Accounting Operations. This hands-on leader will oversee accounting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and operational financial reporting across farming, harvesting, processing, and corporate operations.

You will own the close across multiple business units, govern standard costing and BOMs, and translate variance analysis into actionable insights for operations.