Vice President, Accounting - Modesto, CA

Job Summary

The Vice President of Accounting is a senior accounting leader who is responsible for the oversight and integrity of the company’s financial results, the strength of the company’s accounting control environment, and the ongoing development of the accounting organization as the company evolves. The Vice President of Accounting will lead the accounting team across close processes, technical accounting, financial reporting, tax and treasury functions.

The role partners with our operating executives to ensure our systems and processes support our GAAP and SOX requirements and works closely with FP A, Legal, and other functions to prepare and deliver our monthly, quarterly, and annual board reporting to the JPG corporate office with associated analysis and communications materials.

This position also maintains key relationships with our independent auditor and financial vendors providing non-audit services and leads the accounting information systems and applications to ensure adequate support for the organization’s accounting and control functions.

Requirements

Close Audit:

• Oversee the financial accounting and close process, including sales, merchandise gross profit, operating expenses balance sheet, reconciliations, and account review.
• Lead the accounting team in continuously improving the close and audit processes and ensure policies are documented for all material accounting processes.
• Establish technical positions and related accounting treatments, especially on highly judgmental material areas, and provide expertise and direction to the Accounting Team on technical accounting matters.
• Evaluate financial and accounting systems for adequacy, considering our rapid growth, scope, design, and execute improvements.

Financial Reporting :

• Oversee preparation of financial statements, including intercompany consolidations and flux analyses, along with other analyses that support performance assessment.
• Partner with the CFO and FP A team to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual board meetings, and to analyze trends, business drivers, and variance analysis.
• Maintain open and transparent dialogue with the CFO on control matters.

Financial Operations

• Manage compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements and ensure appropriate tax planning.
• Oversee treasury activities, including near-term cash forecasting, investment of cash balances, letter of credit requirements, and working capital funding.
• Support corporate transactions, including equity and debt funding, strategic partnerships, and M A. Design an organization that can scale with growth with increasing complexity and evolution.
• Serve as a technical and experiential resource to the organization and grow, manage, and mentor the accounting team.
• Partner with the CFO on special projects as required.