Controller

Ronan, Montana · On site with store travel · Full time, salaried, FLSA exempt
Base salary: $71,250–$90,000 per year, plus a performance bonus of up to 30%.

Position summary

• Employer: Mission Mountain Holdings, Inc. (MMH).
• Department: Finance.
• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer.
• Direct reports: Staff Accountant; AP and Payroll Specialist, with one to three direct reports in total.
• Location: Ronan, Montana
• Worker permit: A Montana cannabis worker permit is required for site access; MMH pays the fee.

Purpose of the role

Mission Mountain Holdings is a Montana management company that runs finance, HR, compliance, and operations for licensed cannabis businesses, including The Hi-Line Company’s dispensaries, cultivation and manufacturing facility in Ronan, and wholesale business.

The Controller owns accurate, timely, and defensible books for Mission Mountain Holdings and The Hi-Line Company. The role produces a reconciled monthly close for both entities, keeps point-of-sale, Metrc, and general ledger records in agreement, administersclient  billing under the Administrative Services Agreement, and gives the outside CPA what it needs to file correct returns, including the Section 280E analysis.

You will lead a small team and work directly with the CEO and our outside CPA.

Essential functions

Close and reporting

• Run the monthly close for company and client companies; deliver a reporting package — balance sheet, P&L by facility, cash, and key variances — to the CEO by business day ten.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, class and location tracking, and accrual schedules.
• Prepare account reconciliations for every balance-sheet account monthly, with review evidence.

Retail, inventory, and cost accounting

• Reconcile daily sales, cash, card settlements, and safe balances for every store; investigate and escalate shortages.
• Reconcile point-of-sale sales and inventory to Metrc and to the general ledger monthly; escalate compliance-relevant variances the same day they are found.
• Account for R inventory and cost per unit; value inventory at period end; record intercompany transfers and wholesale sales.

Intercompany and MSA

• Calculate and issue monthly Administrative Services  management-fee and payroll-reimbursement invoices from MMH to Hi-Line in accordance with the written agreement.
• Reconcile due-to and due-from balances monthly to zero unexplained difference; document every reconciling item.
• Maintain records supporting third-party relationship and financial-interest disclosures required by the Montana Cannabis Control Division.

Tax, payroll, and compliance

• Prepare and file quarterly Montana marijuana tax returns for adult-use and medical operations and any local-option returns.
• Oversee payroll processed in Gusto: approvals, journal entries, allocations to entities and locations, and payroll tax filings.
• Prepare the year-end tax package, including 280E cost classification support, for the outside CPA; support any review, audit, or regulatory request.

Cash, controls, and growth

• Maintain a rolling thirteen-week cash forecast for each entity; manage vendor payment runs within approved limits.
• Design and enforce cash-handling, deposit, and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Support financial diligence on acquisitions; set up opening balances and convert client books to MMH accounting standards within ninety days.
• Lead, train, and evaluate the accounting team; manage the outside CPA relationship.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including two or more years owning a monthly close.
• Multi-entity accounting experience, including intercompany reconciliation.
• Multi-location retail or inventory-heavy accounting experience.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online and a third-party payroll platform; Gusto is preferred.
• Supervisory experience.
• Eligibility for a Montana cannabis worker permit and a valid driver’s license.

Preferred qualifications

• CPA credentials, active or eligible.
• Cannabis accounting experience, including 280E, state cannabis tax, and Metrc reconciliation.
• Manufacturing or agricultural cost accounting.
• Management-company or shared-services accounting and acquisition integration.

Working conditions

• Office based with travel to sites roughly one to two days a month, occasional overnight travel, and Montana winter driving.
• Close weeks require extended hours.
• Work takes place in and around licensed cannabis facilities; adherence to state rules on access, badging, and product handling is required. The Controller does not handle product.

Pay and benefits

• Annual base salary of $71,250–$90,000.
• A scorecard bonus of 10% of base at threshold, 20% at target, and 30% at stretch, paid quarterly. Bonus earnings depend on performance.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plan; paid time off.
• CPA license and continuing education support.
• Travel reimbursement and paid Montana worker-permit fees.

How to apply

Email your résumé and a short note describing the fastest close you have run and how you got it there to careers@mission-mountain.com. Please include “Controller” in your subject line.

This position will remain open until filled. We consider internal and external candidates, and every candidate at each step receives the same information. Applicants must be 21 or older and eligible for a Montana cannabis worker permit.

Equal opportunity

Mission Mountain Holdings is an equal opportunity employer.

This description is not exhaustive and may change with business needs. It does not create a contract of employment.