Controller

Role Overview

• Financial Close & Reporting: Monthly, quarterly, and annual close process (tighten to ≤5 business days over time). Ensure accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements. Maintain audit-ready documentation and schedules. External audit and tax coordination.
• Inventory, COGS & Gross Margin Integrity: Own inventory accounting across 3PLs, retail, and DTC channels. Contribute to accurate standard costing, landed cost tracking, and SKU-level margin visibility. Build controls around shrinkage, obsolescence, and write-offs. Partner with Supply Chain on purchase accounting and inventory forecasting alignment.
• Retail & Trade Spend Accounting: Build and manage accounting for: Chargebacks, deductions, and returns. Trade spend, promotions, and markdowns. Ensure proper revenue recognition and contra-revenue treatment. Partner with Sales and Supply Chain to reconcile retailer activity.
• Cash, AR/AP & Working Capital: Oversee AR/AP function (including existing AR/AP Specialist). Partner on cash conversion cycle improvement: AR collections rigor. Vendor terms optimization. Maintain daily/weekly cash visibility and reporting.
• Systems & Process Buildout: Partnering: Optimize and scale QuickBooks (or transition to ERP). Controls, SOPs, and documentation across all accounting workflows. Partner with Head of Finance on system roadmap (inventory, FP&A, reporting tools).
• Compliance & Controls: Partner on establishing internal controls appropriate for a scaling business. Ensure compliance with tax, sales tax, and multi-state nexus requirements. Build foundation for SOX-readiness (future state).
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop accounting team. Build org structure as company scales. Drive accountability, timelines, and high-performance culture.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years in accounting (CPG, retail, or inventory-heavy business preferred)
• CPA strongly preferred (Big 4 or strong audit background a plus)
• Deep experience with: Inventory and cost accounting
• Retail / wholesale accounting complexities
• Experience scaling processes in a high-growth environment
• Strong systems orientation (QuickBooks, ERP exposure, Excel modeling)

Tech Stack

• ERP