Hiring: Controller Company: EMERGING BLUE Location: San Diego Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:08:42 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Product Lifecycle Management About the job Experience: •6+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including direct experience in apparel, fashion, or consumer products manufacturing. Required Skills: •This role requires genuine apparel and manufacturing accounting experience and preferably fluent Spanish — their South American facility team communicates primarily in Spanish, and this role will work directly with them on a regular, ongoing basis. •Financial Close, Reporting, Budgeting & Cash Flow •Own the monthly close process — journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis — and deliver accurate financial statements on a consistent timeline. •Interface directly with the outsourced accounting services firm to understand the data download from the current ERP system used to prepare the monthly excel based financial reporting package, and evaluate alternatives •Lead the annual budget and monthly forecast processes, consolidating projections across wholesale, e-commerce, and private label, and communicating results to the Fractional CFO, President, and Finance Committee. •Prepare detailed cash flow forecasting to fund a business with seasonal inventory buys and sales and an owned manufacturing facility. •Manufacturing, Inventory & South American Operations •Lead and oversee cost accounting and inventory valuation for a company that manufactures its own product — standard costing, landed cost, duty/import classification, and COGS by channel. Qualifications: •Operational familiarity with apparel-specific ERP/PLM or wholesale order management systems (e.g., JOOR, NuOrder, or similar). •Prior experience managing or mentoring a small accounting team. •Target annual compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 depending on experience. Compensation: •$150,000 - $180,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!