Controller Role What This Job IsA fully remote, senior finance leadership role for a profitable US-based food and wellness company. You are the sole finance person — no team, no manager above you in finance. You report directly to the COO and own everything related to money, tax, and accounting.What the Company DoesDelivers chef-designed, health-focused meals (gluten/dairy/sugar-free) to high-net-worth clients across California and nationallyHas a commercial production kitchen, farm partnership, and logistics networkSells direct-to-consumer (D2C) via Shopify and ships nationallyGrowing into CPG products — cookies, pantry items, retail$26M revenue, 12%+ net profit margin — bootstrapped and stableWhat You Will OwnTax — everythingFile all federal, state, city and county corporate tax returnsResearch and claim R&D credits, WOTC, donated food credits, energy creditsHandle all IRS correspondence and audits independentlyWork toward or maintain Enrolled Agent credentialsAccounting Operations — everythingApprove every single expense at the companyOwn month-end close (target 3–5 days)Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statementsReconcile Shopify, Stripe, and other merchant processorsManufacturing Accounting — complexTrack inventory for perishable/fresh foodAllocate COGS across culinary labor, delivery labor, food purchases, packagingManage shrinkage and waste trackingBuild production cost models by SKU and menu itemStrategic Finance — forward lookingBuild budgets, forecasts, and scenario modelsImplement and upgrade QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, DextSegregate P&Ls for 3 business units with different economicsBuild financial infrastructure that scales to $50M–$100MWho This Is ForSomeone with 5–7 years of progressive US accounting experience who has been the sole finance lead at a company — not a support person, not someone who sends reports to a US controller for review. Someone who has built systems, filed tax returns, and made decisions independently.What Makes It Different From a Typical Controller RoleYou are replacing all outsourced CPA/tax services — massive scopeDirect daily access to the COO in Las VegasPerformance bonus up to $40K on top of $40K base = $80K maximumClear path to VP Finance as company scalesIntellectually complex — farm-to-table supply chain, perishable inventory, multi-state compliance, new CPG lines all at onceNon-NegotiablesCPA or equivalentUS GAAP — not IFRS onlyMinimum 4–5 hours overlap with Pacific Time (8am–12pm PT)Fluent business EnglishOwnership mentality — "I built," "I decided," "I own" — not "we supported"