Corporate Controller

3P Partners; Salinas (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Controller at 3P Partners will lead the close, strengthen controls, and own day-to-day accounting for a manufacturing organization. This hands-on role partners directly with the CFO to drive accuracy, timeliness, and transparency in financial reporting, while coaching a three-person accounting team.

Hybrid remote from the Salinas Valley, CA, the position offers broad ownership of accounting and reporting, with opportunities to improve processes, systems, and internal controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience with leadership.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, three-statement reporting, consolidations, cash flow.
• Experience coordinating external audits and serving as primary auditor contact.
• Manufacturing accounting experience; inventory and cost accounting important.
• Proven ability to develop teams and improve accounting processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close; streamline processes.
• Maintain a proactive close calendar with clear accountability.
• Strengthen reconciliation practices across balance sheet and income statement.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements, disclosures, and cash flow.
• Manage external audit relationships; coordinate schedules and evidence.
• Serve as technical authority for complex transactions and systems.
• Coach and develop the accounting team; delegate effectively.
• Oversee GL, AP, AR, cash, and banking operations.
• Own borrowing-base reporting and treasury functions; monitor collateral.
• Collaborate with operational finance on inventory and manufacturing costs.
• Improve accounting policies, controls, ERP processes, and reporting efficiency.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Consolidations

Financial reporting

Team leadership

Internal controls

ERP systems

Close process

Auditing liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Direct CFO partnership with broad ownership of accounting and reporting.
• High-impact mandate to improve the close, controls, systems, and processes.
• Hybrid remote from the Salinas Valley, CA, offering $180K+ base salary

This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on accounting leader to partner directly with the CFO and take ownership of the day-to-day accounting function for a dynamic manufacturing organization.

The Corporate Controller will lead the close process, strengthen balance sheet and income statement controls, deliver accurate financial statement roll-ups, and manage the external audit relationship. The role offers meaningful scope to improve processes, elevate the quality and timeliness of financial reporting, and coach and develop an established three-person accounting team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close. Improve processes to streamline the close and enable timely financial analysis.
• Maintain a proactive close calendar, establish clear accountability, and identify bottlenecks before deadlines are at risk.
• Strengthen balance sheet and income statement reconciliation practices, including self-attesting reconciliations that clearly document ownership, supporting detail, rationale, and resolution of reconciling items.
• Prepare accurate consolidated financial statements, disclosures, and cash flow statements; ensure parent and operating-company accounts and statements tie out correctly.
• Manage the day-to-day external audit relationship, coordinate audit schedules and supporting documentation, and resolve audit findings promptly.
• Serve as the technical authority for complex transactions, including system, reporting, balance sheet, and P&L implications.
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team through effective delegation, career development, cross-training, and clear performance expectations.
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash, banking, and other accounting operations.
• Own borrowing-base reporting involving inventory and accounts receivable collateral, proactively identifying issues that could affect collateral availability.
• Build sufficient treasury knowledge to support cash management, debt reporting, lender requirements, and borrowing-base activities.
• Partner with operational finance leaders to ensure inventory, manufacturing costs, reserves, and related accounting activity are accurately reflected in the financial statements.
• Improve accounting policies, internal controls, ERP processes, documentation, and reporting efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, three-statement financial reporting, consolidations, cash flow preparation, internal controls, and general ledger accounting.
• Demonstrated success leading financial closes and serving as a primary contact for external auditors.
• Manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred; experience with inventory and cost accounting is important.
• Strong ERP capabilities and experience improving accounting processes, controls, and systems.
• Proven ability to develop teams, establish accountability, solve complex accounting issues, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to operate strategically while remaining close enough to the details to ensure accuracy and control.