About Vangarden

We grow cannabis and make cannabis products in Leicester, MA. More importantly, we’re life-long learners, and pioneers in the future of our industry and the future of work. We embrace new technology, new management practices, and cultivate a culture of innovation through systems that simultaneously promote greater freedom and accountability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role you’ll be responsible for producing highly accurate cash management & forecasting reports, and:

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, other regulatory or governmental requirements, and corporate policies and procedures by staying attuned to early warnings of financial problems. 

• Be able to provide suggestions on decisive action to resolve or address these problems

• Oversee best practices company wide in financial modeling and budgeting

• Re/design as necessary all financial SOPs in a growing startup (for example, our expense reimbursement process)

• Be accountable for timely communication with creditors and debtors and all AR / AP workflows

• Oversee and guide the activities of a staff accountant

• Represent Vangarden’s financial interests in contract negotiation

• Coordinate the activities of external auditors

ABOUT YOU

You are a competent and compassionate leader, taking ownership of the finance domain via clear goal setting and managing buy-in and communications to make sure others are aware of your needs and your work. Additionally you are:

• A CPA with 5-7 years of experience in finance and accounting; MBA preferred

• Confident with 280e accounting for the Cannabis industry

• A natural problem solver, quickly compiling robust and accurate custom financial models 

• Confident handling small tax liability intricacies (being able to handle account set up for out of state employees, understanding what thresholds will trigger liability, overseeing payroll company execution of these responsibilities, etc)