Head of Retail Finance

Goodwin Recruiting
Antioch, CA
Category Finance
Remote
Job Description
Role Overview

Join a rapidly growing, multi-unit cannabis retail organization as the Head of Retail Finance, taking ownership of accounting, financial reporting, cash management, forecasting, tax compliance, and internal controls. This is a remote, work-from-home position with occasional travel to individual retail locations and offices.

What You Will Do

Lead all accounting operations, prepare accurate financial statements, build and manage a month-end close process, develop annual budgets and forecasts, and oversee inventory and cost accounting.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to build and establish the company's internal controllership function from the ground up, with significant autonomy and direct influence on the business.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience
  • 3–5 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller role
  • Proven experience with multi-unit, multi-entity, franchise, retail, or similarly distributed operations
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage a five-day month-end close and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting
  • Cannabis accounting experience including knowledge of IRC Section 280E, California cannabis regulations, METRC, inventory accounting, and cannabis-related tax requirements
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP/accounting systems

Benefits

  • Salary range up to $115K (DOE) with EOY Bonus
  • High-impact leadership opportunity to build and establish the company's internal controllership function from the ground up
  • Work primarily from home with purposeful visits to stores and offices if needed
  • Significant autonomy reporting directly to the CEO and operating as the financial owner of the organization without day-to-day micromanagement
  • Direct influence on the business by providing leadership with financial insight that directly impacts store performance, growth, and strategic decisions
  • Growth opportunity in playing a foundational role in building the finance and accounting infrastructure as the organization continues to scale
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