Fashion Wholesale Controller / finance Director (CPA)

Our fast-paced wholesale/retail fashion company is looking for a highly organized, Controller to run our accounting department.

This candidate must be diligent and hardworking with a Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience in billing, credit and collection in Wholesale Apparel or Fashion company.

This role is responsible for the strategic financial execution

• Budgeting
• Planning
• Forecasting
• Reporting.
• Lead a team of direct and indirect reports
• Continually improve business practices and processes
• Manage all costing and margins
• Efficiently manage inventory control. 
• Experience in the apparel industry is mandatory

Duties will include:

• Assurance of timely cash application review for cash flow & analysis
• Work closely with Sales & Logistics teams
• Prepare the annual budget by establishing schedules
• Collecting, analyzing, & consolidating financial data
• Recommending plans and quarterly forecasting process.
• Manage cost control within approved budget
• Prepare & present monthly close
• Review and analyze periodic financial results and discuss the Owner
• Provide backup support & final approval on the organization's payroll function, verifying the accuracy of payroll.
• Manage and own the financial accounting processes
• Improve and implement administrative procedures to improve the administrative organization
• Administrator on all bank accounts of the company
• Supervise initiation of new accounts and management of credits limits
• Control of order holds and releases
• Manage and follow up on AR and chargeback reconciliation
• Management of account terms, documentation and up-to-date payment processes including credit card accounts, ACH, tax-exempt forms and general documentation on file and active for all accounts
• Monitoring and reporting on deviations from credit standards
• Reporting as requested to senior management
• Payroll management
• Manage A/P and A/R
• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience in the wholesale apparel industry is mandatory
• Experience in managing a team
• Experience working with department stores across North America
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong time and project management skills
• Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Working knowledge of Excel and QuickBooks

Salary: $100,000