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Comptroller / Financial Controller Great Whittier LLC | Whittier, Alaska Great Whittier LLC is seeking a comptroller to lead accounting and financial controls as we prepare our seafood processing facility for a planned May 2027 opening. The position supports Great Whittier and affiliated transportation and property businesses, giving management a clear view of each company's costs, cash needs, and financial performance. This is an opportunity to help establish the financial foundation of an Alaska seafood operation. You will work closely with management, department leads, and outside accounting advisers to organize existing records, implement accounting systems, and develop reporting that supports practical business decisions. The initial priorities include accounting reconciliations, NorthScope implementation, project and asset accounting, and preparation for the 2027 processing season. As operations begin, the role will oversee ongoing accounting, financial reporting, cash forecasting, and production cost analysis. What you'll do Lead accounting across multiple companies. Oversee the general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and monthly close. Organize and reconcile existing records. Resolve outstanding accounting items, verify supporting documentation, and establish reliable opening balances and an organized audit trail. Implement financial systems and controls. Lead the accounting side of the NorthScope transition, including account mapping, data migration, reconciliations, approval workflows, and coordination with payroll, purchasing, inventory, and fish accounts. Establish meaningful cost tracking. Develop consistent coding by company, department, project, property, vehicle, and equipment. Allocate shared expenses and distinguish construction, startup, and operating costs. Maintain fixed-asset and construction schedules. Track acquisitions, project additions, equipment placed in service, depreciation, transfers, and disposals in coordination with engineering and outside advisers. Manage budgets and cash forecasts. Monitor spending, purchase commitments, outstanding obligations, and remaining project costs. Forecast working capital needs through startup, processing, and customer collections. Oversee seafood accounting controls. Coordinate reconciliation of fish purchases, fishermen's advances and settlements, tender charges, inventory, production, and sales. Develop useful operating reports. Analyze processing cost per pound, yields, labor costs, freight, product margins, and budget variances. Explain the results clearly to management. Manage payroll and financial administration. Establish and take full responsibility for in-house payroll across all companies, including processing approved time records, calculating wages and deductions, issuing payments, allocating labor costs, managing payroll tax deposits and filings, completing reconciliations, and preparing year-end reporting. Coordinate with HR on employee records, pay changes, benefits deductions, and approvals. Maintain the payroll and financial filing calendar. Support the accounting team. Establish clear procedures, train staff, and identify additional support needed during implementation and the processing season. What we're looking for Progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for reconciliations, financial statements, monthly close, and internal controls. Experience managing accounting for multiple entities, including intercompany transactions and shared-cost allocations. Strong understanding of inventory, cost accounting, fixed assets, and capital projects. Experience implementing or improving accounting software and financial workflows. Strong Excel skills and the ability to turn accounting data into clear, useful reports. A practical, organized approach and willingness to work directly with transactions and supporting records. Clear communication, sound judgment, and dependable follow-through. A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Experience with seafood processing, seasonal operations, manufacturing, transportation, or property accounting would be valuable. NorthScope experience and CPA or CMA credentials are preferred.

Position details Employment type:

Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Compensation and benefits: DOE Preferred start date: Immediately To apply Send your résumé and a brief introduction describing your relevant accounting, systems implementation, and operational finance experience to kquinn@greatwhittier.com

Pay:

From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance

Work Location:

In person