Financial Accounting Manager

Company Overview

Who is Costa Farms? We’re one of the world’s largest horticultural growers—but without an ego to match our acreage. Our headquarters are in Miami, Florida, where we were founded in 1961. Costa Farms started on just 30 acres, and over the last 60 years, we’ve grown to more than 5,000 acres around the world. We have farms in North and South Carolina, Central and South Florida, and the Dominican Republic, plus an office in China. Costa Farms now employs nearly 6,000 people: engineers, marketers, accountants/analysts, human resources professionals, and of course, growers and plant scientists!

Here at Costa Farms, we live by the values of H3: being Humble, staying Hungry, and always Hustling. The team rallies to the mission of being a lean, green, growing machine dedicated to enriching the world by bringing plants into everyone’s life.

True to that mission, we grow more than 1,500 plant varieties. Driven by the spirit of innovation, the team is always testing new plants and developing new solutions to make it easier for retailers and plant parents to enjoy plants. We’re also continuously testing different ways of growing our plants to increase quality and improve their ecological footprint as one aspect of our many sustainability efforts.

We cultivate plants, as well as a winning culture. Join the team, and you’ll find opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll collaborate with other driven, determined people who together keep Costa Farms an industry leader. You’ll support and be supported by a team that cares about each other, our customers, our consumers, and our community.

You’ll also find right away that Costa Farms is committed to providing a diverse environment. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, military status, marital status or veteran status, or any other group status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for full-cycle accounting calendar including monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting close accuracy and deadlines.
• Leading teams to successful and timely execution in accordance with GAAP and other Company policies, continuously providing training and working to develop and challenge team members to exceed expectations.
• Responsible for the monthly accounting processes and entries, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency while maximizing timely and actionable information for the business.
• Coordinate due diligence, perform purchase accounting, and prepare reporting and disclosures for potential future acquisitions.
• Ensure high quality review processes for journal entry processing, account reconciliations, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls, and other analyses required to support assigned balance sheets and related business processes.
• Drive continuous business process improvements through the design and implementation of new technologies, overseeing robust and accurate business requirements, reporting, and testing for all system changes impacting Accounting.
• Ensure that SOX controls adequately address business and technology risks, and ensures all processes are documented, kept current, and executed in accordance with Company policy.
• Oversee annual external audit and work closely with internal audit to make improvements to the financial processes and controls throughout the organization.
• Attract, hire, train and retain high performing staff as supported by growth in the business.
• Act as a business partner to work cross-functionally with leaders throughout the organization to ensure operational success, understand and help build business models, implement tactical and strategic initiatives, and support overall performance and growth, as well as to clearly understand impacts to the Company's financial statements.
• Provide input and advise on all growth initiatives, strategy, and M&A work.
• Perform other job-related functions and special projects, as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience; experience requirement may vary based on quality and relevance of experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting theory.
• Big 4 public accounting experience is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, people management, and team building skills.
• Analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet assigned deadlines.
• Active CPA license is a plus.
  
  

COMPETENCIES

• Collaborates
• Communicates effectively
• Builds effective teams
• Ensures Accountability
• Drives results
• Manages Complexity and Ambiguity
• Balances stakeholders
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body Primarily involves sitting, with occasional requirements to stand, walk, or lift objects to a certain weight.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office-based setting may include open office environments where background noise from conversations, office equipment, and phone calls is common.
  
  

All applicants must be work-authorized.

Costa Farms will not sponsor any visa for this position.

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Benefits

Costa Farms offers competitive wages and benefits, including:

• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care
• Telemedicine/ Mental Health Services
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance (Aflac)
• Growth Opportunities
• Challenging and exciting work environment
• Costa Farms Scholarship
• Employee discounts on plants
  
  

Costa Farms Headquarters Also Has

• On-site gym with showers
• Subsidized on-site cafeteria, a quiet room, and indoor games
• Love Where You Work activities throughout the year
  
  

This organization participates in E-Verify

• E-Verify Notice of Participation / E-Verify Aviso de Participación (English/Español)
• E-Verify Right to Work Poster / E-Verify Cartel Derecho a Trabajar (English/Español)