Senior Controller

Finance Leadership Opportunity in Craft Beverage & Hospitality

Barrel One Collective (B1C) is looking for an experienced and driven Senior Controller to join our growing finance leadership team. This is a high-impact role for a hands-on accounting and finance professional who thrives in fast-paced operational environments and wants to help shape the future of an evolving craft beverage, hospitality, and manufacturing organization. The Senior Controller will partner closely with executive leadership and operational teams across brewery, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, and distribution operations to ensure strong financial controls, accurate reporting, operational visibility, and long-term financial health.

If you enjoy building systems, solving problems, improving processes, and helping leadership make informed business decisions - while working in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment - we'd love to talk.

About Barrel One Collective

Barrel One Collective is a dynamic craft beverage and hospitality company rooted in New England beer culture and built around iconic brands, memorable experiences, and operational excellence. Our portfolio includes breweries, restaurants, taprooms, beer gardens, retail operations, and distribution partnerships across multiple states. We're passionate about creating great products, unforgettable hospitality experiences, and a workplace where people genuinely enjoy what they do.

What You'll Do

Financial Leadership & Reporting

Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

Analyze financial performance, including budget-to-actual reporting and operational variance analysis

Support leadership decision-making through accurate financial insights and reporting

Assist in long-range planning, forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management

Oversee company liquidity reporting and banking relationships

Operational & Strategic Partnership

Partner with department leaders across hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and operations

Help identify operational efficiencies, cost-saving opportunities, and process improvements

Develop and monitor departmental budgets and financial performance metrics

Support strategic growth initiatives, capital projects, and operational planning

Accounting & Compliance

Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal financial controls

Manage relationships with external auditors, tax partners, banking institutions, and insurance providers

Oversee tax planning support, audit preparation, and employee benefit audit coordination

Ensure compliance with insurance coverage requirements including liability, workers compensation, and cyber security policies

Review contracts and agreements from a financial and risk-management perspective

ERP & Systems Management

Oversee and optimize ERP and financial reporting systems

Support process automation, reporting improvements, and operational system integration

Utilize ERP/MRP systems to improve inventory, cost accounting, and financial visibility

Experience with Deacom ERP or similar manufacturing ERP systems strongly preferred

Team Leadership

Supervise and mentor accounting staff

Help build a collaborative, accountable, and solutions-oriented finance culture

Improve workflows, reporting timelines, and cross-functional communication

Lead with professionalism, urgency, accuracy, and adaptability

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

5-7+ years of progressive accounting or finance leadership experience

Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls

Experience managing audits, tax coordination, and external financial relationships

Advanced Excel and financial systems knowledge

Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment

Preferred Experience

CPA or CPA-track strongly preferred

Manufacturing, beverage, brewery, hospitality, consumer products, or distribution experience highly preferred

Cost accounting and inventory accounting experience strongly preferred

Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as Deacom, SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, or similar platforms

Experience supporting multi-location operations preferred

Passion for craft beer, hospitality, and entrepreneurial businesses is a plus

The Ideal Candidate

You are analytical, detail-oriented, and highly organized - but also practical, adaptable, and solutions-focused. You know how to balance accuracy with urgency and can comfortably move between strategic conversations and hands-on operational execution. You enjoy improving systems, building processes, and helping teams succeed through strong financial leadership. You're confident working independently, but collaborative enough to thrive in a highly cross-functional environment where no two days look exactly the same.

Why Join Barrel One Collective?

Competitive salary: $90,000-$120,000

Opportunity to help shape a growing and evolving organization

Highly visible leadership role with direct operational impact

Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture

Exposure across hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and beverage operations

Work alongside passionate people who care deeply about quality, culture, and innovation

Barrel One Collective is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.