Controller
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$150,000–$180,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Agricultural Crops, Agriculture, Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Check Processing, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Customer Satisfaction, Due Diligence, Executive Assistant Skills , Farming, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Follow Through, Food Delivery, Food Safety, Head of Finance, Insurance, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Investment Analysis, Investment Management, Investment Reporting, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Multitasking, Nonprofit, Organic Food Production, Outsourcing, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Policy Development, Policy Implementation, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Procedure Implementation, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Regulatory Compliance, Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Investment (ROI), Small Company, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Operations, Sustainability, Team Player, Time Management, Underwriting
LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA
POSTED
2 days ago
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Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are a leading agricultural and food production organization specializing in the sourcing, processing, and distribution of high-quality farm-grown commodities, including nuts and other specialty crops. With a strong commitment to sustainability, operational excellence, and long-term grower partnerships, we manage an integrated supply chain that connects farms to global markets. Our focus is on delivering consistent quality, food safety, and reliability while investing in innovation and efficiency across our farming, processing, and logistics operations.
Why join us?
Joining our team means becoming part of a stable, growth-oriented company that values expertise, accountability, and continuous improvement across every level of the operation. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic agricultural environment where your contributions directly impact product quality, operational performance, and customer satisfaction. We offer a collaborative culture, hands-on exposure to end-to-end supply chain operations, and the chance to grow with an organization that is investing in its people, processes, and long-term expansion.
Job Details
Controller Job Qualifications & Description
Company Background
Primex World, Inc. is a growing small company that manages approximately $200 MM of its own diverse portfolio of assets. The company’s primary assets are pistachio farms located in California Central Valley. The first pistachio farm was developed in 1988. Primex World, Inc.’s other assets are real estate, public equities (stocks), private equities, private placements & alternative investments. The company is continuing to grow by primarily buying agricultural land to develop pistachio & almond farms and/or buying existing orchards, as well as investing directly in real estate, private equities, private placement & stocks. Primex World, Inc. is also making a difference by operating a nonprofit organization and planning to develop new charitable projects. The office is in the West Los Angeles area, on Wilshire Blvd, several blocks West of Bundy.
Primex World, Inc. provides exceptional employee benefits. The benefits include health insurance (pays 70% of HMO), 10 days paid vacation for the first year of employment with annual increase of 1 day for each year of employment up to a maximum 20 days paid vacation, 9 paid holidays, 5 sick or personal days off, 401(k) plan with company matching 100% of employee contribution up to 5% of employee's annual wages, bonus based on employees’ performance of up to 7.5% to 10% of annual salary, additional bonus of up to 5% of annual salary if Company’s performance is above average. Parking is provided. In addition, a budget is allocated for staff to buy snacks, fruits, etc. Office is in a secure building in prime location on Westside.
Job Qualifications & Requirements that are a Must
- Very stable job history.
- Experience in working in a small company.
- A minimum of 5-7, years of experience as a Controller in USA.
- Experience in Managing a department with a team of 5 to 10 direct reports.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business.
- Strong decision making, critical thinking, leadership, management and problem-solving skills.
- Strong Project Manager, who can best define the Projects objective, strategize & identify alternative approaches and select the best approach/strategy. Finally, properly implement the plan & achieve results with top quality and efficiency.
- Fast learner with good, time management skills.
- Proficient with office software applications specially advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
Job Qualifications & Requirements that are Big Plus
- Experience in investment analysis, evaluation & coming up with IRR.
- Experience in farming.
- Experience in Permanent crops Farming is a big plus. Experience in nuts Faming a very big plus & specially in Pistachio &/or Almond’s farming is an extremely big plus.
- Previous Positions as Accounting Manager is a big plus.
- Experience in acquisition of farms, especially Pistachio and Almonds.
- Experience in underwriting of new investments.
- Experience in real estate acquisition and development.
- Overseeing Money Managers, Financial advisors & Company Stock Portfolios.
- Experience in investing in stocks, private equities, private placements & alternative investments.
- CPA License.
- Master’s degree or MBA.
Job Description
Reporting to the CEO, the Accounting Manager will serve as an integral member of the Executive Management Team. Being a small company, the Controller will need to be hands on and able to easily pay attention & handle multiple tasks with different priorities and deadlines. As a Controller of a small Company, you must wear many different hats. In another words as a the Accounting Manager you are an Accountant, Accounting Manager,
Controller, CFO.
MANAGING ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Manage Accounting staff.
- Direct and manage all accounting and finance work internally & externally.
- Hire, terminate, discipline, promote, complete performance reviews, outsource, etc.
- Ensure all financial statement and accounting information are accurate and done in a timely manner by randomly checking the information & tasks.
- Ensuring compliance with laws and regulating agencies.
- Develop and implement policy and procedures including internal controls for checks and balances.
- Implement and maintain checks and balances to protect against internal and external fraud and embezzlement with random checks based on category of transactions and amount involved.
- After analysis of Financial Statements & Accounting & Financial reports, takes actions and make suggestions & Update CEO about the important information.
- Conduct day-to-day responsibility of planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial related activities of the company.
- Oversee and execution of all Financing & refinancing activities of the company.
- Proactively improve functions and/or identify opportunities to improve the bottom line.
MONITOR AND EVALUATE CURRENT INVESTMENT’S PREFORMANCES (FARMS/REAL ESTATE/STOCKS AND OTHER ASSETS)
- Review financial performance reports for currents investments. Make recommendations where performance targets are not met or could be improved and communicate risks.
- Review and determine whether adequate insurance is in place to cover all reasonable risks.
- Oversee and execution of refinance activities.
- Managing and evaluation stock portfolios, money managers, private equity and private placements.
- Maximize return on financial assets of all asset classes.
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, EVALUATING AND UNDERWRITING NEW INVESTMENTS
- Assist CEO in finding new investment.
- Review, implement and/or develop of the organization’s strategic goals for growth.
- Evaluate, underwrite, prepare proforma and conduct in depth due diligence for purchase of new investments.
- Follow through all aspects of acquisition & Procuring financing.
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2018
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