Accounting Lead

Accounting Lead
Salary: $70,000-90,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Join a stable, established organization within California’s agricultural industry.
• Expand your experience across accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Gain leadership exposure by supervising and mentoring a small accounting team.
• Work closely with finance, operations, management, auditors, and banking partners.
• Develop specialized experience with cost accounting and operational reporting.
• Influence business decisions through meaningful financial analysis.
• Lead process improvements that strengthen reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Gain visibility across multiple business and product lines.
• Build toward broader accounting or finance leadership opportunities.

Key Responsibilities for the Accounting Lead:

• Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Lead monthly closes, allocations, and cost analyses.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting process and support quarterly and ad hoc forecasts.
• Prepare and review financial reports for management and external stakeholders.
• Analyze financial results, trends, and variances to support business decisions.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of 1–3 accounting professionals.

Qualifications for the Accounting Lead:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, or analysis.

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