Heartland Food Products Group

Controller

• Facilitate and complete accurate and timely monthly accounting close procedures for Java House company legal entities
• Report and present financial information to stakeholders and corporate management on a monthly basis and report on variances to budget, as well as KPI’s in the restaurant/retail industry
• Manage direct reports over the finance, accounting and shared services for Java House entities
• Maintain documents and support in accordance with Company policies
• Review and approve bi-weekly payroll prepared by the Java House Payroll Manager, including reconciliation of tips, expense reimbursements, and ensure compliance with quarterly and annual tax reporting
• Review of daily cash reconciliations prepared by the stores to ensure compliance and cash management
• Assist with cash management and treasury functions for responsible entities, including approval and support of weekly payments, accounts payable and vendor management
• Prepare information utilized by the Corporate Tax Group for the sales tax and preparation of annual K-1’s and income tax returns as required by the Finance Director of Tax
• Assist and support departmental management in the preparation of the Budget and forecast of income, balance sheet, and cash flows
• Supporting in special projects as they arise such as M&A due diligence, business combinations, ERP implementation
• Prepare Capital Appropriation requests for fixed asset projects and new store openings, as necessary
• Review monthly account reconciliations prepared by the bookkeeper
• Document, research and draft accounting policies and procedures, and implement changes related to new accounting policies to ensure compliance with rules and regulations for tax, audit and daily store procedures

Accounting Manager

• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly close schedule, including balance sheet, income statement, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity statement.
• Drafting and supporting quarterly financial statements, MD&A, and annual report as well as covenant compliance certificate for filing with the lenders.
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures for certain holding company entities.
• Prepare and review monthly account reconciliations within Blackline.
• Consolidation and close of our international organization in our consolidation software, Adaptive, including reviewing Intercompany activity is in balance and eliminated.
• Document, research and draft accounting policies and procedures, and implement changes related to new accounting policies.
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances to budget.
• Identify areas of improvement and automation efficiency, including documenting and perform testing of internal controls within the Company’s policies and procedures
• Assist with external audit preparation, including providing and reviewing schedules and support.
• Assist and support the FP&A team in preparation of the Budget and forecast.
• Supporting in special projects as they arise such as M&A due diligence, business combinations, automation projects, and other process improvements.
• Other projects as assigned

Director, Accounting – Reporting

Supply Chain

• verifies the actual material matches the bar code and description on the Bill of Material
• verifies the actual material matches both bar codes on the pallet
• verifies the expiration date of the material
• verifies the condition of the packaging of the material
• verifies the material is staged to the appropriate staging bin location
• checks that the actual pallet quantity coming into a room matches the quantity on the bar code label
• Maintains a high level of safety awareness for an accident-free work place
• Reports any unsafe or hazardous work conditions or safety-related issues to Management
• Immediately issues materials to appropriate job numbers as the material is brought into the production room
• Immediately informs the Production Supervisor or Coordinator of discrepancies between the bar code quantity and actual quantity
• Requisitions materials and/or ingredients from warehouse personnel
• Runs variance report and compares material used to material staged and provides the information to the supervisor or the lead on a timely basis
• Assists Production Leads to ensure pallet quantities match tag quantities for any material returning to the warehouse
• Prints and monitors bin aging reports throughout shift to identify problems and resolves them immediately
• Suggests changes to procedures that may increase the accuracy of inventory
• Assists leads in ensuring the staging bin inventory is accurate at the end of each production shift
• Maintains area free of debris
• Suggests ways to control labor and supply costs as well as improve processes
• Ensures that all work activities are performed with attention to the highest standards for quality, safety and compliance with all appropriate legal and food safety requirements and a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensures that all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are followed
• Follows all company policies & procedures as well as the GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested

Controller

Director, Accounting – Reporting

Supply Chain Clerk – 2nd Shift