City Brewing Company – Who We Are City Brewing & Beverage is a leading U.S. co-manufacturer for top beverage brands. With more than 25 years of experience and state-of-the-art high scale and high volume facilities, we have the ability to produce a diverse portfolio of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. We foster a collaborative, growth-focused workplace where employees are empowered to learn, lead, and make an impact while helping shape the future of the beverage industry. Job Summary The Controller directs the accounting practices of City Brewery’s Irwindale plant, by ensuring all financial records for the location are compliant with all relevant company policies and GAAP standards, and developing appropriate reporting to guide the plant leadership team. This individual leads a team of operational accounting experts who are collectively responsible for assisting the Plant Manager and HR Director in identifying cost reduction opportunities, tracking plant KPI performance, ensuring delivery of capital project returns, developing budgets and forecasts, and managing local plant accounting functions. The Controller also supervises the plant general ledger functions and financial reporting, plant level accounting control (e.g., expense reports, inventory, petty cash, etc.), and plant level operations analysis. Duties and Responsibilities • Maintains the plant's system of accounts and keeps books and records on all company transactions and assets for the Memphis plant • Develops, analyzes, and interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other indices of the plant’s operating effectiveness • Monitors all cost accounting functions for the Memphis plant including new item setup, bill of material maintenance and verification, actual vs standard variance reporting • Manages the plant period end close process to ensure compliance with the corporate close schedule • Prepares the monthly operations results for the plant, and proactively investigates/reviews with local stakeholders • Coordinates local activities with the company’s internal and external auditors • Monitors financial controls for the plant in accordance with corporate policy to safeguard both customer and company owned assets against fraud, theft, and mitigate other financial risks • Presents actual results vs targeted results to senior leadership and identifies areas of improvement Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field • 7+ years accounting experience, preferably in both public and private sectors • 5+ years experience managing and coaching a large team • Manufacturing/operational accounting experience within a complex industry • Strong GAAP and financial reporting technical skills • Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferred • Advanced MS Suite capabilities, especially Excel and PowerPoint • Excellent written and verbal communication skills City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.