Assistant Controller

Overview

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial Close

• Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements across multiple international legal entities
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, including revenue recognition, inventory costing, and intercompany transactions
• Maintain and enforce strong internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures

International & Multi-Entity Accounting

• Oversee accounting for international subsidiaries, including local statutory reporting, currency translation, and eliminations
• Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and transfer pricing support in coordination with tax advisors
• Partner with external advisors on transfer pricing, VAT, sales tax, and international compliance matters
• Support entity formation, system setup, and process design for new international operations

Revenue & Sales Operations

• Oversee accounting for multiple revenue streams with different revenue recognition criteria
• Ensure accurate accounting for inventory, COGS, landed costs, and reserves
• Partner with Supply Chain on inventory controls, cycle counts, and variance analysis

Audit, Tax & Compliance

• Lead annual financial audits, acting as primary point of contact with external auditors
• Support tax compliance (income tax, sales tax, VAT) in partnership with external tax providers
• Ensure timely and accurate regulatory filings across all entities

Systems, Process & Team Leadership

• Manage and develop the accounting team, providing mentorship and clear ownership of responsibilities
• Own accounting systems and integrations (ERP, AP, payroll, banking, etc.)
• Drive process improvements and automation to support scale and efficiency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Supply Chain, Sales, and Leadership

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time in a Senior Manager role.
• Strong experience with multi-entity consolidations and international subsidiaries
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP
• Experience in retail, consumer products, or inventory-based businesses
• Advanced Excel skills; comfort working with ERPs and financial systems

Preferred

• CPA
• Experience supporting international tax, VAT, or transfer pricing
• Prior experience in a high-growth early stage business
• Hands-on ERP implementation or system scaling experience

What Success Looks Like:

• Accurate, timely close and consolidated financials every month
• Clean audits with minimal adjustments
• Scalable accounting processes that support international growth
• Strong partnership with Supply Chain and Leadership
• Timely accurate reporting that business teams trust

Benefits:

• 100% paid medical coverage plan option for employees and access to 15+ plan types, including PPO, HMO and HDHP
• Dental and vision and ancillary benefits such as short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Generous PTO for rest and recharge throughout the year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 1 week paid holiday break at the end of December, for a company-wide closure + 11 additional nationally recognized holidays
• 401(k) offering
• Tech tool preference, including choice of PC or Mac.
• We are a hybrid company with remote employees. Hybrid employees receive catered lunch once a week.