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Ideal candidates will be located within 1.5 hours of our Northampton, MA office: Worcester, MA | Providence, RI | Hartford, CT | Albany, NY area candidates encouraged to apply.Key Responsibilities:Financial close & consolidation — Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all entities, including intercompany eliminations and consolidated reporting on a timely, accurate basis.Cost & inventory accounting — Supervision of direct manufacturing cost accounting, absorption costing, inventory valuation, and standard/actual cost true-ups in a multi-facility production environment.Technical accounting — Apply and document GAAP across inventory (ASC 330), leases (ASC 842), revenue (ASC 606), stock comp (ASC 718), and income taxes (ASC 740), including memos and SOPs.Audit & tax — Lead the annual financial statement audit and coordinate with external tax advisors, including cannabis-specific positions (§280E, §263A/UNICAP) and support in other related areas.Regulatory & lender compliance — Ensure financial compliance with state cannabis regulators across operating states and with senior lender reporting and covenant requirements.Systems & controls — Maintain and improve the ERP (Acumatica) and surrounding finance stack (Datarails, Ramp) design and enforce internal controls, workflows, and process documentation.Team leadership — Manage, mentor, and develop the accounting team (onshore and offshore); ensure adequate coverage, training, and accountability.Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory/managementStrong technical GAAP foundation and demonstrated ownership of a full-cycle closeCost/manufacturing/distribution accounting experienceAdvanced Excel; ERP proficiencyPreferred Experience:CPACannabis or other highly regulated, multi-entity / multi-state industry experienceFamiliarity with §280E and cannabis tax considerationsExperience with Acumatica and FP&A/consolidation tooling","company":"Fernway","rawCompany":"fernway","city":"Springfield","state":"MA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T08:30:36.274Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3031.01","title":"Treasurers and Controllers","slug":"treasurers-and-controllers"},{"code":"13-2011.00","title":"Accountants and Auditors","slug":"accountants-and-auditors"},{"code":"11-3031.00","title":"Financial Managers","slug":"financial-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541219","title":"Other Accounting Services","slug":"other-accounting-services"},{"code":"551114","title":"Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices","slug":"corporate-subsidiary-and-regional-managing-offices"},{"code":"551112","title":"Offices of Other Holding Companies","slug":"offices-of-other-holding-companies"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Controller","description":"We are seeking an experienced Controller to join our team operating across five states under a multi-entity structure. 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