VP and Corporate Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Vice President and Corporate Controller

Balfour & Co. | Aventura, FL (In-Office MonFri)

ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED

THIS IS NOT A REMOTE OR HYBRID POSITION

ABOUT BALFOUR & CO.

Balfour & Co. is one of the world's leading Collegiate and High School commencement services companies, offering innovative, personalized products like class jewelry, yearbooks, regalia, school uniforms, and photography. With brands such as Balfour, GradImages, and ArtCarved, we've been helping students celebrate life's most meaningful moments since 1913. Operating across North America with over 4,000 team members, we continue to set the standard for quality and service.

THE ROLE

This role is the senior financial leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all accounting and treasury operations across a multi-plant, multi-ERP manufacturing environment. You'll oversee U.S. and Mexico-based accounting teams, lead the monthly close, direct cash management and treasury activities, and provide the financial insight that drives Executive Leadership's decision-making with the majority of accounting operations centralized in Mrida, Mexico.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & CLOSE

Lead and manage the full monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across multiple business units and ERP systems

Ensure timely, accurate consolidation of financials into the company's reporting tool for management and board reporting

Maintain disciplined GL oversight, account reconciliations, and internal controls

Analyze and distribute monthly financial statements to department heads; communicate trends and deviations

TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT

Direct daily, weekly, and monthly cash-management activities, ensuring liquidity across U.S. and Mexico operations

Manage banking relationships, cash forecasting, and treasury reporting

Oversee cash-disbursement controls and payment cycles, including approval of large payables, check signing, and authorization of large wires/ACHs

Optimize working capital through disciplined oversight of AP, AR, inventory, and production-related cash flows

Support strategic capital planning, including equipment purchases, plant investments, and seasonal cash-flow requirements

AUDIT, COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY

Oversee all statutory, regulatory, and financial audits (U.S. and Mexico); serve as key point of contact for external auditors

Ensure compliance with GAAP, local Mexican accounting standards, and all relevant tax regulations

Maintain strong internal controls and risk-management practices to safeguard company financial assets

TAX MANAGEMENT

Direct all sales tax, payroll tax, and corporate tax compliance activities

Coordinate with external tax advisors to ensure accurate filings and proactive tax planning

Monitor multi-state sales tax exposure related to commencement products and photography services

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & RECEIVABLE

Oversee AP and AR operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong cash-management discipline

Implement process improvements to reduce cycle times, improve vendor management, and strengthen collections

ERP, SYSTEMS & REPORTING

Lead accounting integration across multiple ERP systems used by different business units

Ensure accurate data flow into the consolidated reporting platform for executive and operational visibility

Partner with IT and operations to improve system reliability, data governance, and reporting automation

Own financial reporting and investor relations; oversee company transactions as needed

Provide guidance on required inventory needs to meet financial goals, and timing of incoming inventory receipts

TEAM & STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Lead the Accounting and Treasury teams, including plant-level accounting functions in Mrida, Mexico

Build a high-performance culture focused on accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement

Serve as a key partner to operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and executive leadership

Serve as a member of the senior leadership team, participating in strategy and execution across Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and Tax

Review finance and payroll procedures and recommend improvements to controls, workflow, and process

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree and active CPA license required MBA a strong plus

8+ years of finance experience in multi-country manufacturing and e-commerce, including 5+ years at the senior leadership level

Broad international experience (including the U.S.) preferred

Bilingual English & Spanish

Track
record leading finance for an organization at $200M+ in annual revenue

Experience partnering with external auditors and reporting to a Board of Directors

International Travel required

WHY BALFOUR & CO.

Join a 100+ year legacy brand still growing where Finance sits at the center of every major decision. If you're ready to lead a cross-border team, sharpen our financial infrastructure, and help write the next chapter of our story, we want to hear from you.