Happy Veg Inc. ยท 1 day ago
Senior Accountant / Finance Lead
The Woodlands, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHappy Veg Inc. is hiring a Senior Accountant / Head of Finance (CFO Track) to join their U.S. headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. This high-responsibility role involves managing all accounting and finance operations while preparing for a future transition to a Chief Financial Officer position.
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Responsibilities
Manage all day-to-day accounting functions, including A/P, A/R, bank reconciliations, general ledger, and monthly closings
Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records across all Happy Veg entities
Maintain strong internal controls, documentation, and financial discipline
Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, and advisors in the U.S. and internationally
Prepare and analyze global consolidated financial statements across multiple international entities
Coordinate accounting standards, reporting timelines, and expectations across countries and currencies
Serve as the single source of financial truth for leadership
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable international requirements
Build and maintain budgets per company, per country, and consolidated
Develop rolling cash flow forecasts and runway models
Clearly communicate burn rate, cash needs, and financial risk
Support leadership decisions with real-time financial insight
Analyze every sale, customer, and product line to ensure profitability requirements are met
Build contribution margin and true profitability models (beyond surface-level gross margin)
Identify unprofitable pricing, customers, or structures and flag them immediately
Partner with Sales and Operations to improve margins and financial outcomes
Lead financial strategy discussions with the CEO
Support capital planning, debt strategy, and investor reporting
Evaluate ROI on new initiatives, facilities, equipment, and hires
Help design scalable financial systems and ERP infrastructure
Prepare the foundation for a formal CFO transition
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
Proven experience with multi-entity and/or international accounting
High proficiency in QuickBooks, Excel, and financial modeling
Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
Ability to operate both tactically and strategically
Self-starter with high accountability and emotional resilience
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-expectation environment
Preferred
CPA or MBA strongly preferred
Experience in inventory, manufacturing, or cost-based businesses (strongly preferred)
ERP experience is a strong plus
Benefits
Performance bonuses
Profit-based upside
Company
Happy Veg Inc.
Happy Veg Inc. is a global produce exporter specializing in ginger, garlic, and turmeric.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase