National Director of Accounting - Jeeter

Job Title: National Director, Accounting

Department: Accounting

Reports to: Corporate Controller

Effective Date: 9/10/2024

Location: Doral, FL

Company Overview: DreamFields is one of the top 5 cannabis companies in the industry, renowned for its leading #1 pre-roll brand, Jeeter. Committed to delivering world-class marketing, high-quality innovative products, and unparalleled customer experiences, DreamFields fosters a cutting-edge operational environment and a thriving company culture. With over 1500 employees, DreamFields is widely recognized as one of the most beloved employers in the cannabis sector. The company is experiencing exponential growth month-over-month, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing entities in the industry. DreamFields has embarked on an ambitious national expansion, targeting all legalized cannabis states in the USA.

Position Overview: The National Director of Accounting at DreamFields is a key leadership role, responsible for overseeing financial reporting, consolidation, and process improvements. This role is ideal for someone with a deep knowledge of accounting principles, experience in high-volume transaction environments, and the ability to manage large teams. Expertise in public companies, CPG experience, ERP conversions, and system-focused process improvements is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting & Consolidation: Lead financial reporting and consolidation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP/IFRS. Manage the preparation of financial statements for internal and external stakeholders.
• Transaction Management: Oversee complex, high-volume financial transactions, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and US GAAP.
• Process Improvement & System Integration: Drive process optimization in areas like AP, AR, budgeting, and consolidation. Lead system integration projects, identify opportunities for automation, and improve transaction processing speed and accuracy.
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Support: Provide accounting support during M&A activities, including due diligence and financial integration. Prepare purchase price allocations and integrate acquired entities.
• Foreign Currency & Multi-National Operations: Manage foreign currency transactions and provide oversight for multi-national operations, ensuring accurate consolidation and compliance with accounting standards.
• Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and manage a large accounting team. Ensure appropriate staffing, training, and development to foster a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Compliance & External Audits: Manage annual financial audits, maintain internal controls, and ensure timely compliance with audit requirements.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Collaborate with FP&A teams to support accurate budgeting and forecasting. Ensure alignment with corporate goals and maintain quality transactional coding processes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with senior leadership to provide financial insights and support decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field is required. Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is highly desirable.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 7 years of accounting experience, with a significant portion at a managerial level or higher.
  • Public accounting experience with a Big 4 or Top 10 firm in audit, tax, or transaction advisory is preferred.
  • Experience in large, complex, high-volume environments, especially in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), is a plus

Key Experience Areas:

• High Transaction Volumes: Proven experience managing and overseeing large transaction volumes, and management and development of accounting processes that support rapid scalability.
• Complex Transactions: Experience with complex accounting issues such as revenue recognition, inventory valuation, derivative accounting, business combination accounting, share-based compensation, and complex valuation.
• M&A Experience: exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, integration, and consolidation.
• Foreign Currency Transactions: Experience managing multi-currency operations and accounting for foreign currency transactions.
• Large-Scale Consolidation: Experience consolidating financials across a large entity group, especially in multi-national organizations.
• Public Company Experience: Strong understanding of SEC reporting requirements and public company compliance is a plus. Experience supporting the IPO process a strong plus.
• ERP Conversion & Systems: Hands-on experience with ERP conversions, system integrations, and process automation. Experience with large ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics is required.

Skills:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and familiarity with GAAP/IFRS standards.
• Excellent leadership, team management, and project management skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

EEOC: DreamFields is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.