Position:          Controller - rapidly growing startup

Location:         West Hollywood, CA

Located near the border of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, our client is a private equity backed, hyper-growth technology and consumer products company.

Only three years ago, this company was listed as a builtinla.com "startup to watch" - now the company is one of Inc.'s "Fastest Growing Companies." 

As the Controller, you will:

• Lead all Accounting operations and be a key partner to the CFO and the senior leadership team on accounting implications of all key initiatives.
• Manage and ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial-statement close and reporting
• Work with CFO and FP&A to prepare internal and external financial reporting for management team reviews, board meetings, and investor presentations
• Develop and drive strong financial policies, internal controls, procedures, and systems to scale Accounting with business growth, including the discovery and implementation of key ERP, billing, and other systems
• Recruit, develop, and retain a strong Accounting team capable of effectively scaling with the business' growth
• Help manage banking relationships and compliance for any credit facilities
• Partner with the management team on other strategic business initiatives including the evaluation of accounting implications for these decisions

What you’ll bring:

• Hunger and ambition
• 8+ years of professional experience
• A CPA (active or inactive status), and a minimum of three years of public accounting experience followed by progressive levels of responsibility in “in-house” Accounting roles
• Current or recent experience at the Controller or Assistant Controller level
• Experience at a company with tangible products (e.g. CPG, manufacturing, distribution, food and beverage)
• Strong understanding of GAAP and technical accounting
• Experience in high-velocity startups
• Ability to successfully interact with multiple peers and organizations across this creative and entrepreneurial company 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; strong experience with Excel and related tools
• Experience with or exposure to forecasting, budgeting, and variance analyses
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong presentation skills

Compensation:

Base salary up to $180,000, plus equity