About this role
Essential Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership and Compliance
- Lead all corporate accounting functions, including the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, revenue recognition, and the monthly, quarterly, and annual close.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, audit requirements, tax regulations, and internal accounting policies.
- Own the preparation of financial statements, consolidations, and management reports.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance.
- Manage external audits and coordinate with auditors, tax advisors, and other financial partners.
- Manage a team of accounting specialists, including A/P, A/R, operating accounting, and SEC reporting.
- Draft presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors.
Operational Finance and Process Management
- Oversee the end-to-end purchase order lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, policy compliance, and efficient approval workflows.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to improve procurement, vendor onboarding, and alignment between contracts and financial controls.
- Improve inventory management practices, including valuation, cycle counts, reconciliations, reserve analyses, and aging reviews.
- Establish reporting and controls across fulfillment, cost of goods sold, landed cost, and other supply chain-related financial activities.
- Identify bottlenecks and drive automation across purchasing, receiving, inventory, and other finance-adjacent workflows.
Financial Strategy and Business Partnership
- Partner with FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
- Provide variance analysis, financial insights, and operating metrics to support executive decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency across procurement, supply chain, and corporate functions.
- Support strategic planning, scenario modeling, and long-range financial initiatives in partnership with the CFO.
Systems and Team Leadership
- Lead the modernization and optimization of financial systems, including ERP platforms, inventory modules, procurement tools, and workflow automation.
- Drive continuous improvement to shorten close timelines, improve data quality, and strengthen process discipline.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing accounting and operational finance team.
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Develop talent pipelines and succession plans within Finance.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including leadership of corporate accounting teams.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit environments.
- Hands-on ERP experience and a track record of process improvement.
- Ability to lead teams through growth, change, and system implementations.
- Strong analytical, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Demonstrated experience leading close processes and supporting external audits.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or other advanced business degree.
- Experience with procurement, inventory, supply chain, and fulfillment workflows.
- Experience with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms.
- Experience in a public company or pre-IPO environment.
What Success Looks Like
- Timely and accurate close and reporting processes.
- Strong internal controls and scalable accounting processes.
- Clean audit outcomes with minimal adjustments and clear process ownership.