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CFS
  • Wallingford, CT
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    Job Description

    Key Responsibilities



    • Oversee month-end and year-end close processes

    • Prepare and analyze financial statements

    • Manage quarterly and annual budgeting and forecasting

    • Oversee manufacturing cost accounting, including product costing, yields, and cost-per-pound calculations

    • Develop and maintain average costing models for 2027

    • Manage product-level P&Ls and profitability analysis

    • Conduct labor cost studies, material costing, and financial analysis

    • Monitor procurement costs and identify cost variances

    • Supervise one Staff Accountant responsible for AP, AR, and customer service functions

    • Partner directly with the President on financial reporting and business planning



    Requirements



    • Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory costing, and product profitability

    • Experience managing month-end close and preparing financial statements

    • Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis experience

    • Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP

    • Ability to work independently with minimal training

    • Previous Controller, Accounting Manager, or CFO experience

    • QuickBooks experience preferred but not required



    Why Work Here?



    • Growing company with approximately $13 million in annual revenue

    • Products distributed across all 50 states

    • Two established product lines, including cocktail mixers and 100% juice

    • Opportunity to work directly with company leadership

    • Hands-on role with involvement in financial and operational decisions

    • Small accounting team with significant ownership and responsibility

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWallingford, CT
    IndustryFinancial Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

    About Company

    Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

    CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

    Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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    Skills

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    • Business Planunmatched
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    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Controlunmatched
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    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Head of Financeunmatched
    • Intuit Quickbooksunmatched
    • Inventory Costingunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Manufacturing Costunmatched
    • Materials Cost Analysisunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Product Costingunmatched
    • Product Managementunmatched
    • Product Profitabilityunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Profit & Loss Analysisunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
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