Controller – Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls

We are seeking an experienced Controller - Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls to join our team.

This is a highly hands-on role responsible for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of transactional accounting processes, subledgers, reconciliations, and financial controls across the organization.

The idóneo candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working directly within accounting records to identify issues, resolve discrepancies, and implement sustainable accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger & Financial Close

Maintain general ledger accounts and supporting schedules.

Ensure all subledgers reconcile accurately to the general ledger.

Prepare and review account reconciliations and journal entries with proper and resolve discrepancies, unsupported balances, duplicate transactions, and classification issues.

Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.

Ensure transactions are recorded accurately by entity, department, location, and accounting period.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Payroll

Oversee accounting activities related to AP, AR, and payroll.

Review vendor invoices, payments, accruals, customer billing, cash application, deductions, and aged balances, unapplied cash, billing discrepancies, disputed deductions, and payment issues.

Perform payroll accounting reconciliations, including taxes, benefits, and payroll-related general ledger accounts.

Maintain strong controls and segregation of duties across accounting functions.

Inventory & Cost Accounting

Manage accounting processes related to inventory, cost of goods sold, purchasing accruals, freight, reserves, and adjustments.





Reconcile inventory records and investigate valuation, quantity, costing, and margin variances.

Support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.

Review inventory transfers, write-offs, reserve calculations, and related accounting entries.

Partner with operations and IT teams to resolve inventory system and reporting issues.

Cash, Fixed Assets, Leases & Intercompany Accounting

Prepare and review bank reconciling items including outstanding checks, unidentified deposits, and bank exceptions.

Maintain fixed asset, depreciation, lease accounting, prepaid expense, and accrual schedules.

Record and reconcile intercompany transactions across multiple entities.

Support consolidation processes and elimination entries.

Process Improvement, Controls & Leadership

Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and automation opportunities.

Standardize accounting workflows, documentation, reconciliations, and reporting procedures.

Execute and document internal controls and support audit requirements.

Supervise accounting staff, provide coaching, review work, and ensure appropriate coverage for critical processes.

Escalate operational, staffing, system, or control-related concerns when necessary.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.

Minimum 7 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience.





Minimum 2 years of accounting supervisory, management, or review experience.

Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting and month-end close processes.

Expertise in reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and root-cause analysis.

Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, and intercompany accounting.

Strong inventory and cost accounting experience.

Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-location understanding of U.S. GAAP.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with ERP/accounting systems.

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Ability to work independently in a remote environment and meet deadlines.

Must be available to work during US Central Time (CST) business hours, with additional flexibility during month-end and reporting periods.

Preferred QualificationsCPA, CMA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting in food distribution, wholesale, retail, e-commerce, logistics, or other inventory-intensive industries.

Experience within a U.S. public company environment.

Experience supporting external audits and preparing audit-ready track record of process improvement and accounting system enhancements.

Experience with inventory counts, reserves, freight accounting, purchase price variances, and gross margin analysis.

Experience managing remote, offshore, or distributed accounting teams.

If you are a hands-on accounting leader with strong operational accounting, inventory, and controls experience, and are looking for an opportunity to make a direct impact in a growing organization, we encourage you to apply.

📌 Bilingual Controller- Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls (México)
🏢 Relay Human Cloud
📍 México