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About the Role
The Finance Controller will report directly to the CFO and oversee the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and financial compliance across multiple legal entities and retail locations. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with proven leadership capabilities and experience building accounting processes in a fast-growing organization. This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to drive meaningful improvements in accounting operations, ERP implementation, financial governance, and organizational development.
Responsibilities
- Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, revenue recognition, inventory accounting, fixed assets, leases, payroll accounting, and intercompany transactions.
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Manage multi-entity consolidation and intercompany reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP.
- Establish standardized accounting policies, reconciliations, accrual procedures, and financial review controls.
- Continuously improve financial close efficiency and reporting quality.
- Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and management reporting packages.
- Analyze financial performance, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, inventory, working capital, and cash flow.
- Identify unusual financial trends, accounting discrepancies, and operational risks.
- Support the CFO with management presentations, investor reporting, and financial analysis.
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective internal controls across key financial processes.
- Strengthen segregation of duties, approval workflows, documentation standards, and financial governance.
- Support IPO readiness initiatives, including SOX readiness, accounting policy development, and audit documentation.
- Coordinate annual financial audits and work closely with external auditors and tax advisors.
- Oversee accounting-related compliance and coordinate tax reporting and filing requirements.
- Serve as a key finance leader in the implementation and optimization of NetSuite ERP.
- Collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure effective integration among ERP, POS, payroll, inventory, and other operational systems.
- Improve accounting automation, data integrity, financial controls, and reporting capabilities.
- Develop scalable financial processes to support rapid business expansion.
- Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team, including GL, AP, revenue, cost, and other accounting functions.
- Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability across the team.
- Strengthen technical accounting capabilities through training, mentoring, and professional development.
- Identify organizational improvement opportunities and support recruiting and succession planning.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandising, HR, IT, and other departments to improve financial processes and business controls.
- Provide accounting guidance on complex business transactions and operational initiatives.
- Proactively identify and resolve financial and operational issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is required.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive accounting, finance, or audit experience.
- At least 3 years in a management or leadership role.
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, consolidations, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated experience managing month-end and year-end close processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate accounting teams.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly growing business environment.
- Big Four public accounting experience (PwC, Deloitte, EY, or KPMG) is a strong plus.
- Experience in multi-entity, multi-location retail, consumer products, or other high-volume transaction environments.
- Experience with NetSuite ERP implementation or optimization.
- Experience supporting public companies, IPO readiness, SOX compliance, or external audits.
- Familiarity with inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, lease accounting (ASC 842), and intercompany transactions.
- Experience building or transforming accounting teams, processes, and internal controls in high-growth organizations.
Skills
- US GAAP
- Financial Reporting
- Consolidations
- Internal Controls
- Month-end close
- Year-end close
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Team leadership
- Team development
- Team motivation
- NetSuite ERP
- Inventory accounting
- Cost of goods sold
- Lease accounting (ASC 842)
- Intercompany transactions
Location
- On-Site
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 8+ years of progressive accounting, finance, or audit experience
- 3+ years in a management or leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000 - $150,000 per year
- Quarterly Performance Bonus
Benefits
- 401(k) & 401(k) matching
- Paid Sick Leave
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid Time Off