Controller

Proper Solutions; Palm Desert (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Proper Solutions in Palm Desert, CA, seeks a hands-on Controller to lead the accounting team, own financial processes, and partner with the CFO to drive accuracy and timely reporting. You will own NetSuite accounting, inventory valuation and WIP costing, manage month-end close by the fifth business day, and oversee payroll in ADP Workforce Now.

This role collaborates with HR and executives on pricing, capital investments, and risk controls, while mentoring staff and maintaining strong internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent
• 5+ years in accounting/controller roles with financial reporting and close
• Strong NetSuite and ADP Workforce Now experience
• Ability to mentor staff and meet deadlines
• Experience in agriculture/food production or multi-entity environments is helpful

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the accounting team and maintain internal controls
• Own NetSuite accounting, inventory valuation, and costing processes
• Oversee month-end close and financial reporting by the fifth business day
• Coordinate tax and external accountants and risk controls
• Manage payroll review in ADP Workforce Now and HR payroll tax matters
• Partner with HR on payroll taxes, deductions, benefits, and recordkeeping
• Collaborate with executives on pricing, ROI decisions and capital investments
• Build and maintain WIP inventory in NetSuite and reconcile to GL

Skills

Team leadership

NetSuite

ADP Workforce Now

Excel advanced

Inventory costing

Financial reporting

Close process

Payroll coordination

Internal controls

Multi-entity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

ADP Workforce Now

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our client is seeking a hands‑on Controller to lead their accounting department and partner with the CFO. This role will own the financial use and continued development of their new NetSuite ERP, oversee payroll accounting in ADP Workforce Now, and build a reliable costing and WIP inventory process in NetSuite.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop the accounting team, maintain documented procedures and internal controls, and provide backup coverage for critical accounting functions.
• Own NetSuite accounting, inventory valuation, and costing processes.
• Work with implementation partners and department leaders on workflows, master data, approvals, testing, training, and ongoing improvements.
• Build and maintain WIP inventory in NetSuite, including unharvested crops, production-stage cost accumulation, inventory transfers, and reconciliation to production records and the general ledger.
• Develop crop and product costing using materials, labor, and production overhead and explain margin and cost variances.
• Own month-end close and financial reporting, targeting completion by the fifth business day.
• Review reconciliations, journal entries, inventory, COGS, and supporting schedules.
• Lead budgets, cash forecasting, and operational analysis.
• Support pricing, customer and freight profitability, capital investments, and ROI decisions with clear financial recommendations.
• Oversee biweekly payroll review and labor-cost reporting in ADP Workforce Now.
• Partner with HR on payroll taxes, deductions, benefits, and recordkeeping.
• Coordinate tax and agency reporting, outside-accountant support, insurance reviews, and financial risk controls.
• Work effectively with executives, department heads, and external service providers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent business experience.
• Five or more years of relevant accounting, controller, or finance-management experience preferred, with demonstrated responsibility for financial reporting, close, budgeting, internal controls, and accounting staff.
• Strong inventory accounting, production costing, and WIP experience, with the ability to translate production activity into accurate inventory valuation and COGS.
• NetSuite implementation, administration, or financial-process ownership experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to define requirements, test workflows, improve reporting, and train users.
• ADP Workforce Now experience strongly preferred, including payroll review, GL reconciliation, and labor reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookup functions.
• Experience in agriculture, food production, manufacturing, or multi-entity environments is helpful.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and project-management skills.
• Ability to mentor staff, set priorities, work independently, and stay calm under deadline pressure.

Full-time: Mon – Fri / 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (weekends as needed) Pay = $110,000 - $140,000 a year (DOE)