Controller

About the companyCombi-Blocks, Inc. is a distributor of research and specialty chemicals in San Diego, serving academic, biotech and industrial customers across the US and internationally. We run on NetSuite and our own internal systems.The jobYou will own the books, the monthly close, and the project of bringing our accounting into full GAAP compliance. This is a hands-on seat: you will supervise two accounting staff and work directly with our NetSuite developer. You will spend your first year as much on process refinement as on the close. Problem-solving and initiative matter more here than a long résumé.What you will doClose and reportingOwn the monthly close: adjustments, accruals, cutoff, COGS, period lock, and a close calendar that holdsProduce the monthly financial pack for the owners (later the GM): P&L, balance sheet, cash, inventoryReconcile every balance sheet account monthly and keep the supportGAAP cleanup and process improvementMove the books fully to accrual GAAP: revenue recognition on prepaid and drop-ship orders, inventory valuation and reserves, fixed asset schedules, credit card and expense detail at the line level in NetSuiteDocument close procedures and controls so they are repeatable and reviewableWork with the NetSuite developer to build processes to automate routine tasks and minimize human errorCash, credit and receivablesDaily cash position; queue payments for owner approvalSet credit limits and payment terms within policy; escalate significant past-due accounts to ownershipSupervise AR and AP: review their work, answer their questions, cover during absencesInventory accountingOwn inventory valuation, write-off policy, and the accounting side of cycle counts (Operations does the counting)Make sure COGS and landed cost, including tariffs and freight, are captured correctlyTax, compliance and administrationSales and use tax filings and nexus; registered agent and entity filingsTax provision estimates during the year; our outside CPA firm will prepare the returnsAdminister insurance renewals, bank paperwork and audit or review requests; the owners keep the relationshipsNetSuiteOwn NetSuite configuration from the finance side: roles and permissions, saved searches, reports, item and tax code maintenanceWork with our NetSuite developer on anything scripted or integratedWhat you bringCPA (active)5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Accounting Manager who closed the books at a company with physical inventory — distribution, manufacturing or e-commerceNetSuite experience as a hands-on administrator, not just a userComfortable doing the work, not only reviewing it, in a small teamClear written and spoken communication with non-accountants: you will explain the numbers to the ownersNice to haveExperience in a regulated-products business (chemicals, pharma supply, hazmat)Multi-state sales tax and import cost accountingExperience building a finance function from a bookkeeper-level starting pointWhat we offerBase salary $140,000–$175,000 depending on experienceHealth, dental and vision; SEPIRA; paid time offA real seat at the table while the company professionalizes, reporting directly to the owners