Controller
US Craft Brands | Arvada, Colorado
Compensation: $100,000–$120,000 annually
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Position Overview
US Craft Brands is seeking a hands-on, analytical Controller to strengthen our accounting and financial reporting capabilities while helping build a scalable finance function to support our growing portfolio of consumer brands.
With growing revenue across multiple brands and a lean operating structure, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of accounting, financial reporting, working capital management, and the development of foundational FP&A capabilities.
The Controller will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, developing reliable financial statements, establishing consistent accounting processes, and improving the quality and accessibility of financial information used to make business decisions. The role will also help advance our accounting practices, inventory costing methodology, financial planning, and internal controls as the company continues to grow.
An important long-term objective is to ensure the company has a strong financial foundation that supports continued growth and positions the business for a potential sale or investment transaction.
This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with strong technical fundamentals, a continuous-improvement mindset, and an interest in building processes and systems. The Controller will work directly with the COO, who will provide executive guidance and partnership in prioritizing initiatives and improving financial performance.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Own the monthly accounting close process and the preparation of accurate, timely financial statements.
- Maintain and continuously improve the general ledger, chart of accounts, accounting policies, and supporting schedules.
- Develop consistent accrual-based accounting practices across brands and sales channels.
- Apply sound accounting principles to revenue recognition, expense matching, inventory valuation, and period-end cutoff.
- Maintain the integrity of the balance sheet through regular account reconciliations, supporting documentation, and appropriate review controls.
- Prepare consolidated financial reporting that provides visibility into revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, working capital, and other key performance indicators.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and other financial partners as needed.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Develop the company's foundational FP&A capabilities, including annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and monthly budget-to-actual analysis.
- Build practical financial models that help leadership understand business performance, cash requirements, and future financial outcomes.
- Establish a structured cash flow forecasting process that incorporates customer receipts, vendor payments, inventory purchases, operating expenses, and other material cash activities.
- Develop reporting by brand and sales channel to improve visibility into financial performance and profitability.
- Analyze financial results, identify trends and variances, and communicate meaningful insights and recommended actions to the COO.
- Support financial planning related to inventory purchasing, working capital, margins, operating expenses, and growth initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve profitability, working capital efficiency, and financial discipline throughout the business.
Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable & Working Capital
- Oversee the accuracy and integrity of accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Establish effective processes for invoicing, cash application, collections, vendor invoice processing, payment scheduling, and account reconciliation.
- Monitor receivable and payable aging, outstanding balances, and other working capital metrics.
- Develop reporting and procedures that improve cash visibility, payment planning, and accountability.
- Partner with operations and commercial teams to resolve account discrepancies and improve financial workflows.
Inventory & Cost Accounting
- Develop and maintain reliable inventory accounting and cost-of-goods-sold processes.
- Help lead the evolution of ERP inventory costing toward a moving-average cost methodology.
- Improve the accounting treatment of supplier costs, inbound freight, duties, and other landed costs to support accurate inventory valuation and gross margin reporting.
- Establish consistent processes connecting purchasing, inventory receipts, supplier invoices, freight costs, and the general ledger.
- Partner with operations to improve inventory accuracy, cost visibility, and financial accountability.
- Evaluate costing methods and inventory accounting practices to support informed purchasing and pricing decisions.
Systems, Processes & Internal Controls
- Develop and document clear, practical SOPs for core accounting and finance activities.
- Establish standardized workflows, responsibilities, deadlines, and review procedures across the accounting function.
- Improve the use of the ERP and related systems to strengthen data integrity, reporting, and process efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual work, reduce reliance on spreadsheets, and improve consistency across brands.
- Implement appropriate controls over financial transactions, reconciliations, journal entries, vendor payments, and reporting.
- Build repeatable processes that can scale with the business without introducing unnecessary complexity.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Approximately 3–7 years of relevant experience; candidates with strong technical foundations and demonstrated potential will be considered.
- Public accounting or external audit experience strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of GAAP, accrual accounting, financial statements, account reconciliations, and internal controls.
- Experience with month-end close, general ledger management, and preparation or review of financial statements.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate financial variances, trace transactions, and identify root causes.
- Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to build financial models, reconciliations, and reporting tools.
- Experience with ERP or accounting systems and an aptitude for improving financial processes.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to translate accounting information into practical business insights.
- Comfortable working in a lean environment where the Controller is expected to be hands-on, proactive, and willing to build processes from the ground up.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with inventory-based businesses, consumer products, wholesale, or e-commerce.
- Exposure to inventory costing, landed costs, freight and duty allocation, or moving-average costing.
- Experience with cash-to-accrual accounting transitions or accounting process improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow modeling, and management reporting.
- Experience documenting SOPs and implementing accounting controls.
- Exposure to financial statement audits, quality-of-earnings analysis, or transaction due diligence.
US Craft Brands is an equal opportunity employer