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Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we've grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw Hard Seltzer, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.

The Controller will be a critical Accounting & Finance role that will be a part of the Mark Anthony plant leadership team in its brewery in Glendale, Arizona.

This role is responsible for financial leadership at the facility, ensuring a well-controlled environment for Mark Anthony operations. In partnership with the full plant team in Glendale, as well as with the team in Chicago, the Controller will lead and execute the development of standard product costs, month-end close activities, budgeting and forecasting processes, and ERP/General Ledger control assurance. Providing financial support to key operational initiatives will also be a critical function of the role including overseeing plant TTB compliance processes.

Business Outcomes: Run+ Build + Grow - the department, function and/or business through strategic insights and direction. Establish budgets, policies and long-term roadmaps

People and Teams: Provides day-to-day coaching, mentorship, training and directions related to performance and development

Know-How: Progressive knowledge of concepts and business processes and how they can be applied or integrated into the business

Core Responsibilities:

• Operational Support: Partner with plant operations to ensure accuracy of production records, develop labor costing model, develop continuous pipeline of productivity projects and provide financial analysis in support of ad hoc plant and corporate initiatives.
• Process Management and Controls: Oversee plant TTB compliance, develop, maintain and ensure adherence to financial and operational controls, and manage audit control testing protocols and procedures
• Month End Close: Review P&L accounts and provide critical insights on changes vs budget, forecast and prior year, ensure accuracy of inventory and associated sub-ledger transactions, develop management reporting on various timeline cycles for review with plant and corporate leadership, and lead year-end financial activities
• Budget and Forecast: Lead the process of creating standard costs and variance planning for annual budget and periodic forecasts, develop cause of change analytics and reporting, and create budget standards and manage standard costs for all WIP and finished good items
• Team and Leadership Functions: Continue to develop and provide training to team members, ongoing assessment of resourcing needed to support the business and meet our objectives and build and update resource contingency plans

Experience Category: 6 to 8 years

Required experience for this position is as follows:

• Cost accounting and standard product costing experience with complex bills of materials
• Experience in the CPG industry, particularly food and beverage, preferred. Experience in alcohol industry highly preferred
• Experience building labor costing models
• Demonstrated expertise using ERP systems and Microsoft Excel

We are looking for the following knowledge and expertise required with systems, languages etc.

• Comfortable handling large amount of data, with the ability to see the big picture to prioritize workload effectively
• Exceptional communication skills (oral and written)
• Adaptable and flexible to changing business needs but also laser-focused at being able to execute standard daily and monthly responsibilities
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills
• Possess a "can do" attitude and believes anything is possible with the right focus
• Able to work independently and "roll up your sleeves" to make things happen

Compensation: Compensation offered to prospective Team Members has taken internal equity into consideration and can vary depending on a positions' location. The final agreed upon wage may vary based on the job-related knowledge, skills, and experience of the individual.

• Competitive annual salary
• Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Company matching 401(k) contributions
• Paid time off including annual leave, paid sick time and holidays
• Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth

At Mark Anthony, we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary:

Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are:

Best in Our Craft

We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.

Ambitiously Curious

We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.

Made With Humility

We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.

Daringly Disruptive

We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.