Corporate Controller
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary:
The Corporate Controller plays a key leadership role in directing Pacific Seafood’s corporate accounting operations and enhancing overall financial performance. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records, ensuring compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements, and overseeing the preparation of consolidated financial statements and annual tax filings. The Corporate Controller leads Central Support accounting operations, manages financial risk, supports external audits, and drives the design and execution of effective internal controls. This role is essential in delivering accurate financial reporting, enabling informed decision-making, and contributing to the company’s long-term financial health and strategic objectives.Key Responsibilities:
1. Financial Management & Reporting:
- Coordinate with operating unit controllers to deliver consolidated financial reporting on a timely basis
- Establish companywide policies and processes for accounting functions and to ensure GAAP compliance.
- Maintain and improve controls over financial reporting, and underlying systems
- Drive the implementation, application and continued improvement of financial and accounting processes, procedures and controls, including the centralized functions of accounts payable and receivable.
2. Strategic Planning & Analysis:
- Support the VP -Finance and Administration in preparation of financial and other materials.
- Preparation of consolidated financial statements, bank/debt compliance reporting and other closing deliverables.
- Coordinate with outside CPA firm on completion of annual audited financial statements and preparation of annual income tax returns.
- Ensure thorough review of financial statements and related information for accuracy, timely completion and compliance with GAAP. This includes but is not limited to single period close duties, quarterly reports and year-end audit deliverables.
- Communicate periodic, year to date, and full year financial results in a clear and effective manner.
3. Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead, manage, evaluate and coach all direct reports including timely reviews, updated development and/or transition plans.
- Active participant in the company’s ERP software implementation team
- Manage various accounting, financial reporting, and business transformation projects.
- Be responsive to changes in project priorities.
4. Internal Controls & Risk Management:
- Responsible for compliance with state and local tax requirements including personal property tax returns, unclaimed property reporting, sales and use taxes, and gross receipts taxes.
- Utilize company performance via budget to actual analysis and the use of comparative data (including real-time analytics) and evaluation of operating ratios/statistics in period end closing processes
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.
What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Minimum 8-10 years related experience.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and FASB codification
- Experience in managing teams
Preferred:
- Experience in manufacturing and/or distribution
- CPA or CMA Preferred
Total Compensation:
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick, vacation, holiday, and personal time.
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program.
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.