Corporate Controller

We’re Looking For A: Controller to lead dynamic teams, and handle all day-to-day financial reporting and accounting activities. Your strong bias for results, driving strategic initiatives, while leading and motivating teams in a fast-paced environment would be the foundation for your success. This role reports into the Head of Finance and offers a competitive compensation package with an employee-owned company.

Location: Woodland Hills, CA (Hybrid)

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Prepare financial reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders, including covenants to ensure compliance in accordance with credit agreements. 
• Oversee timely and efficient month, quarter, and year-end close process for +35 companies.
• Financial planning and analysis of the company’s vertically integrated B2B and B2C sales and operations consisting of multiple consumer brands, product lines, call centers, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
• Update the company’s financial projection models.
• Financial Due diligence work for business transactions, company valuations, etc. 
• Oversee all accounting areas, including debt and equity financing transactions, valuations, ESOP, bank loans, dividends, revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, in addition to other existing and emerging topics. 
• Assess contractual agreements and provide financial guidance.
• Ensure appropriate processes and internal controls are in place for all financial processes.
• Oversee the research of technical accounting matters, ensuring conclusions are properly supported, documented, timely implemented, and communicated to all stakeholders.
• Review cash and daily sales metrics. 
• Department SME for new system implementations, ensuring the accuracy of financial records. 
• Develop operational metrics relating to achievement of financial objectives. 
• Plan and Implement initiatives with speed and accuracy.
• Lead, energize, and scale multiple high-performance teams to meet and exceed expectations.
• Promote a sense of urgency for reaching goals and completing key deliverables.
• Ensure teams’ work-life balance, while delivering quality results and driving high performance. 
• Provide teams with effective performance feedback, training, and regular status meetings.
• Effectively manage the audit process and relationships with external auditors.

Qualifications:

• Mid to large size entrepreneurial companies experience.
• Tenure: 15 years of broad financial experience, managing teams led by Directors and Managers. 
• Experience leading a team of 15+ people, including Director, Sr. Manager, Manager, GL and AP, etc.
• CPA required.
• Financial leadership that thrives in fast-paced environments. 
• Constant improvement mindset. 
• Track record in identifying business problems, their solutions, and driving them to conclusion. 
• Must have strong bias for results. 
• Must be highly analytical. 
• Must demonstrate flexible thinking and resolve problems timely and effectively. 
• Strong negotiation skills.
• B.A. in Accounting, Finance or similar. 
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Public Accounting experience with a Big Four or national level firm.
• Industry preference: E-commerce, direct response, and CPG vertically integrated companies. 
• 2-5 years at the Controller/VP/Sr. Director level
• SEC and Sarbanes Oxley reporting a plus.
• MBA a plus.