Key Responsibilities
Lead all financial functions including accounting, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and treasury.
Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on financial performance, risk, and growth initiatives.
Oversee financial reporting, internal controls, and audit processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Present financial results and insights to executive leadership and parent company stakeholders.
Partner cross-functionally to evaluate investments and drive ROI across the business.
Ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
Build and lead a high-performing finance team.
Act as the primary finance liaison with parent company leadership.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including executive-level roles.
Experience in multi-unit or retail environments strongly preferred.
Strong expertise in financial reporting, internal controls, and strategic planning.
Experience working with international or parent-company stakeholders is a plus.
Excellent leadership, communication, and executive presence.
Top Skills
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).
