Controller

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Must preserve substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Sections present: - Who We Are (company description) maybe "About the role"? Actually "Who We Are" is about company. Could be "About the role"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to these headings. "Who We Are" could be "About the role"? But "About the role" is about the role, not company. However we have no explicit "About the role" section. Could treat "Who We Are" as "About the role"? Might be okay but better to include "About the role" as a short description of the role? The posting includes "Your Mission: Reporting to our Co-Founder, Banza’s Controller will lead our accounting function..." That's about the role. So we can put that under "About the role". Also "Who We Are" could be omitted or placed under "About the role"? The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph about company maybe under "About the role" or separate? The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content. Let's see what we have: - Responsibilities: The "What You'll Do" bullet list (many items). That's responsibilities. - Requirements: The "Who you are" section lists experience, CPA, etc. That's requirements/qualifications. - Qualifications: Could be similar to requirements; but we might combine. However we need to decide: maybe "Requirements" for experience, "Qualifications" for education/certifications, "Skills" for specific skills. The posting includes: "At least 10 years of progressive experience in corporate finance and accounting roles currently operating at a strong Controller level. Public-accounting audit experience strongly preferred Connects the close to cash ... Owns the numbers ... Embeds accounting at the source ... Enables decisions ... CPA strongly preferred; strong GAAP depth required. Manufacturing or CPG cost-accounting experience required - inventory, standard cost/COGS, trade accruals, and deductions. Track record of strengthening controls and deploying or scaling finance systems. Executive presence - You're the top of our accounting function, you communicate clearly and exercise independent judgment." These could be split into Requirements (experience) and Qualifications (CPA, GAAP depth, manufacturing CPG cost accounting). Skills could be things like "Connects the close to cash", "Owns the numbers", "Embeds accounting at the source", "Enables decisions", "Executive presence". But we can also just put all under Requirements and Qualifications as appropriate. - Benefits: The "Perks and Benefits" section lists many items. - Pay: The "Compensation" section includes salary range $175-$215K. - Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should not include Schedule section. - Skills: Could be derived from "Who you are" bullet points like "Connects the close to cash", "Owns the numbers", "Embeds accounting at the source", "Enables decisions", "Executive presence". Also maybe "Public-accounting audit experience", "Manufacturing or CPG cost-accounting experience". But those are more qualifications. We'll decide. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the company description? It's not under allowed headings but maybe we can include as a short paragraph under "About the role"? The instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings for sections. It doesn't say we cannot add other headings, but likely they expect only those. Safer to stick to those. Thus we need to map content: - About the role: Could include the mission statement and description of role: "Reporting to our Co-Founder, Banza’s Controller will lead our accounting function at a pivotal moment in Banza's growth. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role, where you will own the integrity of our books, our controls, and our close. Just as importantly, you connect them to how Banza generates and manages cash. You give leadership a clear, proactive view of where our run-rate and cash are heading, not just a record of what already happened. You are our accounting subject-matter expert and the owner of the accuracy of the numbers the rest of the business builds on. You help build accounting into how we operate so our books are accurate, current, and grounded in how the business runs. The way this function works is going to change as more gets automated, and you'll help define what it becomes." Also maybe include brief company description? Could be included but not required. Might be considered substantive but not under allowed headings. Safer to include a short paragraph about company under About the role? Might be okay. - Responsibilities: The "What You'll Do" list items. We'll convert each bullet to

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. - Requirements: Could be the experience requirement: "At least 10 years of progressive experience in corporate finance and accounting roles currently operating at a strong Controller level." plus maybe "Public-accounting audit experience strongly preferred". Also maybe "Manufacturing or CPG cost-accounting experience required". But those are more qualifications. We'll split. - Qualifications: CPA strongly preferred; strong GAAP depth required; Manufacturing or CPG cost-accounting experience required (inventory, standard cost/COGS, trade accruals, and deductions); Track record of strengthening controls and deploying or scaling finance systems. - Skills: Connects the close to cash; Owns the numbers; Embeds accounting at the source; Enables decisions; Executive presence (communicate clearly, exercise independent judgment). Also maybe "Ability to partner with FP&A, Strategy & Analytics team". But we can include those. - Benefits: List all perks and benefits. - Pay: Salary range $175-$215K. - Schedule: Not present, omit. We must not include boilerplate like "To Apply:", "We're aware of the research...", "Our Commitment:", EEO, E-Verify, etc. We must not include duplicated lines. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft. Structure:

About the role

... (mission and role description)

Responsibilities

• Own how we manage cash and working capital. Inventory, A/R, A/P, trade accruals. Proactively translate our results and run-rate into what they mean for cash over the coming months.
• Own the integrity of the actuals and accounting inputs that feed our forecast and Operating Buildup. Certify what's right, flag what isn't, and be the accountable party for the accounting truth.
• Own the monthly close, the control environment, and GAAP compliance. Maintain an accurate, timely, well-controlled set of books as the single source of truth for what happened.
• Own inventory valuation, reserves, standard cost setting, and cycle counts. Be our subject-matter expert on COGS accounting, co-manufacturing and tolling, freight, spoilage and obsolescence, revenue recognition, and trade/deduction accounting.
• Own accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer credit, and the deduction/chargeback process. Maintain accuracy, controls, and timely resolution.
• Own debt compliance and banking reporting. Prepare borrowing base certificates, track covenant compliance across our credit facilities, and deliver all required lender reporting accurately and on time. Monitor headroom, flag risks proactively, and maintain clean, audit-ready documentation supporting our credit agreements.
• Own the audit relationship and deliver an efficient, timely annual audit. Manage tax compliance (such as Nexus, sales and use tax, K-1 processes) and coordinate with our external tax partner.
• Strengthen the controls, systems (e.g., NetSuite), and processes that let Banza grow while mitigating risk. Deploy automation and AI in accounting workflows, with accountability for verifying what they produce, and partner with our Strategy & Analytics team on what accounting needs from the platform we're building.
• Monitor gaps against actual charges, maintain the gap list, and partner with the Strategy & Analytics team and department heads to make reconciliations and accruals automatic outputs of upstream processes to ensure accounting is the last line of defense, not the manual engine.
• Lead and develop the accounting team, including direct reports and external contractor support. Set clear expectations, grow capability, and build the function Banza needs as it scales.
• Partner day to day with the head of FP&A (who sits with our Strategy & Analytics team) on the forecast and Operating Buildup, working in lock step across the close and the planning cycle.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in corporate finance and accounting roles currently operating at a strong Controller level.
• Public-accounting audit experience strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• CPA strongly preferred; strong GAAP depth required.
• Manufacturing or CPG cost-accounting experience required – inventory, standard cost/COGS, trade accruals, and deductions.
• Track record of strengthening controls and deploying or scaling finance systems.

Skills

• Connects the close to cash – able to explain how the business generates cash, what run-rate implies, and proactively communicate insights.
• Owns the numbers – accountable party for the actuals other teams build on, certifies what's right and flags what isn't.
• Embeds accounting at the source – understands accounting deeply enough to design it into systems and processes, not just reconcile after the fact.
• Enables decisions – provides accurate, decision‑ready information so stakeholders can move forward.
• Executive presence – communicates clearly and exercises independent judgment as the top of the accounting function.

Benefits

• Equity in Banza
• Annual Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance starting day 1: Banza pays 80% of the monthly premiums for employees and 70% for dependents
• One Medical Membership
• Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account
• Commuter Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, 6 sick days, 2 personal days, and a birthday day off
• Extended Leave: Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave, and other Paid Family Leave. Support provided by our end-to-end leave management partner, Sparrow
• New Parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave plus additional optional