Controller

About the role

14er Cannabis is one of Colorado's original cannabis brands — vertically integrated across retail, wholesale, extraction/MIP, post-production, and cultivation since 2010. We operate under the Centaurus Farms Holdings parent entity (owned by an original owner of 14er), which also includes a Kentucky medical cannabis business targeting first revenue in Q3 2026.

The role

This is a hands-on, high accountability role reporting directly to the CEO. You will be the senior-most accounting leader in the company with responsibility for day-to-day accounting, and for building the infrastructure that supports a multi-entity, multi-state operator scaling toward its next phase of growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly close across all three entities — 14er Colorado, Kentucky Operations, and Centaurus Corporate — with consolidated and entity-level financials delivered by the 15th of the following month
• Manage transition from outsourced accounting firm (MGO) and establish all internal close processes from scratch
• Maintain chart of accounts, general ledger, journal entries, account reconciliations, and intercompany eliminations
• Oversee QuickBooks Online environment across all entities, ensuring data integrity and structural consistency
• Implement and maintain internal controls and accounting SOPs
• Build and maintain COGS models across cultivation, extraction/MIP, and post-production
• Manage inventory accounting across all cannabis product categories — raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
• Ensure proper inventory valuation, reconciliation to physical counts, and reserve analysis
• Cook with standard costing and variance analysis
• Prepare monthly sales tax and excise tax calculations across Colorado and Kentucky
• Own 280E positioning — ensure calculations are current, documented, and defensible
• Coordinate with external CPA on federal and state income tax filings
• Ensure compliance with Colorado MED and Kentucky cannabis regulatory financial reporting requirements
• Oversee AP/AR contractor (remote); serve as functional manager and own the output
• Create and deliver weekly cash position and rolling cash forecast
• Establish vendor payment terms, approval thresholds, and collections protocols
• Manage banking relationships and all banking matters
• Prepare and deliver monthly reporting package including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow by entity and consolidated
• Support debt compliance reporting and noteholder obligations as applicable
• Partner with CEO and FP&A Manager on budget, forecast, and KPI reporting
• Provide variance analysis and actionable insight on financial performance
• Stand up Kentucky entity books prior to first revenue — chart of accounts, cost structure, tax registrations
• Own Kentucky regulatory financial reporting from day one of operations
• Ensure revenue recognition is done correctly from first sale

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a controller or senior accountant role
• Multi-entity close experience — you have done this before and can build the process independently
• Strong cost accounting, and inventory valuation background in a manufacturing or production environment
• QuickBooks Online proficiency; comfortable with its limitations in a multi-entity environment
• Ability to operate without a CFO above you — you know when to escalate and when to decide
• High attention to detail
• Cannabis industry experience, particularly extraction/MIP, cultivation, or multi-state operations
• 280E familiarity and working knowledge of cannabis-specific tax positioning
• Experience managing or transitioning from an outsourced accounting function
• CPA license or active candidate
• Familiarity with cannabis seed-to-sale systems (METRC, Flowhub, Distru, or similar)

Benefits

• Base salary: $140,000 – $180,000 depending on experience
• Performance bonus eligibility
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• PTO
• Direct reporting relationship to CEO with meaningful influence over how the finance function is built