Controller, Teamshares
Retail Industry
Creating employee-owned small businesses
Be an early applicant
Creating employee-owned small businesses
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To put $10 billion of wealth in the hands of hardworking Americans.
Role
Who you are
- A proactive, hands-on Controller who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, small business environment
- A strong communicator who can translate complex financial concepts to non-financial audiences
- A self-starter who is comfortable working independently, managing multiple priorities, and rolling up your sleeves when needed
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting role
- Proven experience in retail accounting, preferably with multi-location operations
- Background in small to medium-sized businesses; fractional or outsourced accounting experience a plus
- Tech-savvy and resourceful; comfortable in remote, fast-moving environments
- Proficiency in QuickBooks Online, POS systems, and Excel
- Working knowledge of US GAAP
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Financial Controller to join our growing team, focused on supporting a portfolio of retail companies. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll partner closely with company presidents and employee-owners to drive financial clarity, optimize operations, and support long-term strategic success
- You’ll be responsible for the full accounting cycle, financial reporting, inventory oversight, and advising leadership teams—while identifying opportunities for improved systems, processes, and profitability
- Serve as a trusted advisor to multiple retail business presidents, tailoring financial insights to their operational needs
- Leverage your hands-on experience in retail operations to guide cost control, product margin analysis, vendor management, and inventory forecasting
- Translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations that support both short- and long-term strategic decisions
- Lead full-cycle accounting operations including A/P, A/R, GL, inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and payroll
- Manage month-end and year-end closes, including reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, and deferred revenue adjustments
- Oversee inventory accounting and ensuring accurate valuation and minimizing shrinkage
- Maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and recommend solutions to optimize working capital
- Prepare trial balances, variance analyses, and financial reporting dashboards using OneStream or similar platforms
- Collaborate with company leadership on budgets, quarterly planning, and long-term strategic initiatives
- Deliver KPIs that reflect operational performance and margin trends
- Identify and implement process improvements across accounting systems, POS integrations, and reporting workflows
- Assist in developing internal controls and documenting financial procedures specific to retail environments
- Streamline inventory management practices, multi-location stock, and seasonal adjustments
- Tools You'll Use:
- QuickBooks Online & POS systems
- NetSuite ERP
- OneStream (for reporting and consolidations)
- Gusto (Payroll)
- Asana (Project/task management)
- Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel & Teams)
Our take
Small, local businesses often live and die with the careers of their founders. Few of these business are bought when founders retire, leaving holes in communities and owners without the retirement payout they deserve. That’s where Teamshares steps in, by buying small business as their owners retire, and then returning them to employee ownership.
Teamshares has developed its own software that not only assists with the employee buyout transaction, but also covers general operations, financial advice and assistance as the employees gain ownership of the companies. It’s a model that puts long-standing workers first - an approach that has gained the company plenty of positive attention.
Teamshares has certainly found its niche by supporting participatory capitalism, in which companies can continue operations owned by those with the greatest interest and know-how to do so. So far, it has brought employee ownership to more than 80 small businesses, creating over 2000 new employee-owners. It has also raised financing that supports further scaling efforts and accelerated product development.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$124m
SERIES D
Nov 2021
$90m
SERIES C
Total funding: $220.3m
Company benefits
- Remote-first
- Location-independent salary
- Comprehensive health coverage, 100% paid for by Teamshares
- Parental leave - 3 months for partners, +3 additional months for a delivering parent
- Retreats & offsites - We come together twice a year at great locations
- Building Wednesday - No internal meetings on Wednesdays so you can focus on deep work
- Remote office stipend
Company HQ
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Leadership
Michael Brown
(Co-founder)Previously worked as an Investment Banker Analyst and Research Associate in Areospace and Defence at Morgan Stanley. They were also a Director at Perella Weinberg Partners, and are still employed as a Director at All Type Electric, and Partner at Coles Bay Group.
Alex Eu
(Co-founder)Alongside Teamshares, they are a Director at All Type Electric, a Partner at Coles Bay Group and a Part Owner of Libero Sports. They were previously Co-president of Multin Electric and a member of the Investment Team at TCG.
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