GHJ Search & Staffing is partnering with a growing apparel manufacturing and private label company with approximately $100M in annual revenue that is seeking a Financial Controller to join its leadership team.
This is a highly visible role reporting directly to the CFO and overseeing the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, audit support, and cash flow management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end and year-end close
- Manage AP, AR, GL, payroll, and financial reporting
- Oversee cost accounting, inventory, WIP, and inventory-in-transit
- Manage factoring relationships and A/R financing
- Lead audits and ensure GAAP compliance
- Partner with Production, Sourcing, Logistics, and Executive Leadership
- Manage and develop the accounting team
Ideal Background:
- Prior Controller experience
- Apparel manufacturing, wholesale, private label, or import production experience
- Strong cost accounting and inventory accounting knowledge
- QuickBooks Online expertise
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience in high-volume transaction environments
- Factoring and financing experience is a plus
This company is looking for a hands-on leader who understands the operational and financial complexities of overseas production, inventory management, and large retail customer relationships.
If you have apparel industry experience and are interested in learning more, please apply!
Skills Required
- Prior Controller experience
- Apparel manufacturing, wholesale, private label, or import production experience
- Strong cost accounting and inventory accounting knowledge
- QuickBooks Online expertise
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience managing AP, AR, GL, payroll, and financial reporting
- Experience in high-volume transaction environments
- Factoring and A/R financing experience
- Audit leadership and GAAP compliance experience
- Experience managing and developing an accounting team
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
