Director of Agricultural Accounting & Operations

Hoxton Circle; Castroville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoxton Circle partners with a well-established agriculture company to hire a Director of Accounting Operations in Castroville, CA. This is a true leadership role overseeing farming, harvesting, processing, and grower accounting.

You will lead a team of about 8, manage cost and inventory accounting, standard costing, BOMs, budgeting, forecasting, and audit coordination while guiding margins and operational decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost or manufacturing accounting, farm accounting, or grower accounting.
• Experience leading or managing teams.
• Strong ERP and Excel skills; knowledge of Essbase, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
• Curiosity about AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee close across multiple business units from farming to processing.
• Manage cost accounting, standard costing, BOMs, and inventory accounting.
• Lead variance and margin analysis for operational decisions.
• Be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and audit coordination.
• Direct a team of about 8 with a Farming Controller and a Grower Accounting Manager reporting to you.

Skills

Agriculture accounting

Cost accounting

Farm accounting

Grower accounting

Manufacturing accounting

People leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Essbase

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Hoxton Circle partners with a well-established agriculture company to hire a Director of Accounting Operations in Castroville, CA. This is a true leadership role overseeing farming, harvesting, processing, and grower accounting.

You will lead a team of about 8, manage cost and inventory accounting, standard costing, BOMs, budgeting, forecasting, and audit coordination while guiding margins and operational decisions.