Controller

banza · New York, NY · New York, New York, United States

Who We Are: Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods, like pasta, pizza, mac & cheese, using chickpeas. Why? Because we know chickpeas aren’t just delicious; they’re also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80% of the country isn’t eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Banza is the #1 better-for-you pasta brand in the country, and our products are available in over 21,000 stores nationwide. We’ve been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year, Adweek’s Best Food Brand, and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America, The New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and more. Your Mission: Reporting to our Co-Founder, Banza’s Controller will lead our accounting function at a pivotal moment in Banza's growth. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role, where you will own the integrity of our books, our controls, and our close. Just as importantly, you connect them to how Banza generates and manages cash. You give leadership a clear, proactive view of where our run-rate and cash are heading, not just a record of what already happened. You are our accounting subject-matter expert and the owner of the accuracy of the numbers the rest of the business builds on. You help build accounting into how we operate so our books are accurate, current, and grounded in how the business runs. The way this function works is going to change as more gets automated, and you'll help define what it becomes. What You'll Do Cash & Forward Visibility - Own how we manage cash and working capital. Inventory, A/R, A/P, trade accruals. Proactively translate our results and run-rate into what they mean for cash over the coming months. Accuracy of the Numbers We Build On - Own the integrity of the actuals and accounting inputs that feed our forecast and Operating Buildup. Certify what's right, flag what isn't, and be the accountable party for the accounting truth. Accounting Integrity & Control - Own the monthly close, the control environment, and GAAP compliance. Maintain an accurate, timely, well-controlled set of books as the single source of truth for what happened. Inventory, Cost Accounting & COGS - Own inventory valuation, reserves, standard cost setting, and cycle counts. Be our subject-matter expert on COGS accounting, co-manufacturing and tolling, freight, spoilage and obsolescence, revenue recognition, and trade/deduction accounting. A/P, A/R, Credit & Deductions - Own accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer credit, and the deduction/chargeback process. Maintain accuracy, controls, and timely resolution. Debt & Covenant Compliance - Own debt compliance and banking reporting. Prepare borrowing base certificates, track covenant compliance across our credit facilities, and deliver all required lender reporting accurately and on time. Monitor headroom, flag risks proactively, and maintain clean, audit-ready documentation supporting our credit agreements Audit & Tax - Own the audit relationship and deliver an efficient, timely annual audit. Manage tax compliance (such as Nexus, sales and use tax, K-1 processes) and coordinate with our external tax partner. Foundation for Scale - Strengthen the controls, systems (e.g., NetSuite), and processes that let Banza grow while mitigating risk. Deploy automation and AI in accounting workflows, with accountability for verifying what they produce, and partner with our Strategy & Analytics team on what accounting needs from the platform we're building. Close Gaps at the Source - Monitor gaps against actual charges, maintain the gap list, and partner with the Strategy & Analytics team and department heads to make reconciliations and accruals automatic outputs of upstream processes to ensure accounting is the last line of defense, not the manual engine. Team Leadership - Lead and develop the accounting team, including direct reports and external contractor support. Set clear expectations, grow capability, and build the function Banza needs as it scales Collaboration - FP&A sits with our Strategy & Analytics team. You'll partner day to day with the head of that team, who owns the forecast and the Operating Buildup, while you own the actuals and the view on cash their work depends on. The two of you will work in lock step across the close and the planning cycle. Who you are <ul> <li>At least 10 years of progressive experience in corporate finance and accounting roles currently operating at a strong Controller level.</li> <li>Public-accounting audit experience strongly preferred</li> <li>Connects the close to cash - You can explain how the business generates cash, what run-rate implies, and you say it before you're asked.</li> <li>Owns the numbers - You're the accountable party for the actuals other teams build on, and certify what's right and flag what isn't.</li> <li>Embeds accounting at the source - You understand accounting deeply enough to design it into systems and processes, not just reconcile after the fact.</li> <li>Enables decisions - You give people accurate, decision-ready inf

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