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New York, New York, United States
Onsite
Who We Are: Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods, like pasta, pizza, mac & cheese, using chickpeas. Why? Because we know chickpeas aren’t just delicious; they’re also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80% of the country isn’t eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Banza is the #1 better-for-you pasta brand in the country, and our products are available in over 21,000 stores nationwide. We’ve been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year, Adweek’s Best Food Brand, and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America, The New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and more.
Your Mission: 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.
What You'll Do
Cash & Forward Visibility - 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.
Accuracy of the Numbers We Build On - 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.
Accounting Integrity & Control - 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.
Inventory, Cost Accounting & COGS - 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.
A/P, A/R, Credit & Deductions - Own accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer credit, and the deduction/chargeback process. Maintain accuracy, controls, and timely resolution.
Debt & Covenant Compliance - 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
Audit & Tax - 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.
Foundation for Scale - 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.
Close Gaps at the Source - 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.
Team Leadership - 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
Collaboration - FP&A sits with our Strategy & Analytics team. You'll partner day to day with the head of that team, who owns the forecast and the Operating Buildup, while you own the actuals and the view on cash their work depends on. The two of you will work in lock step across the close and the planning cycle.
Who you are
To Apply: Write a cover letter describing why you want to join Banza and why you would be an excellent fit for this role (yes, we actually read every cover letter!) and then apply directly to this posting. If you have any questions, please email jobs@eatbanza.com.
We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Banza.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $175-$215K. The range is for the expectations as laid out in the job description; however, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and locations. Any updates to the salary range or considerations based on your experience and location will be communicated to you as a candidate.
Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry. Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geographical location, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall within the range based on these factors.
Perks and Benefits
Our Commitment: Banza is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of inspiring people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Facilitating diversity and inclusion is the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with all abilities, people of color, and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
Banza is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Banza will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
Banza participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. As a participating employer, we provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to verify work authorization. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
If you have any questions, please email jobs@eatbanza.com.