Vice President of Accounting, Away
$220-240k
+ Equity Grant + Away’s Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Soho, NYC)
Luggage for the modern traveller
Open for applications
Luggage for the modern traveller
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$220-240k
+ Equity Grant + Away’s Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Soho, NYC)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To transform travel to inspire people to get Away more and see more of the world.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone that can help us level up our teams, work streams, and accounting tech stack; if that’s you, you know how to come in and how to tackle accounting challenges, big and small, and are excited by that environment
- The ideal candidate is one that has previous experience leading a retail/e-commerce accounting team at a scaling company, and is able to advise us on best practices as we continue to thoughtfully grow
- You have experience managing global accounting teams, spanning across different disciplines; experience working with, and/or managing inventory accounting is required in order to be considered
- You have active CPA licensure, and are passionate about growing not only your accounting leadership career, but also the accounting practices at a start-up
- You have experience working with accounting and inventory softwares; experience with ERP implementations from an accounting perspective is required in order to be considered
- You have advanced business acumen, and possess a desire to continuously improve processes and deploy best practices
- You are a problem solver and relationship builder, and have proven experience uniting stakeholders across the same goals
- You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand
- Agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment
- Passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Vice President of Accounting to lead our Accounting, Treasury, and Tax teams
- This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and takes Away further by providing our global accounting operations with technical and operational leadership to ensure everything we report and deliver upon is accurate, efficient, and compliant with laws and regulations
- The Vice President of Accounting is a critical business leader ensuring our accounting records are accurate, securing the financial stability of the company and always mitigating risk
- This position will manage 5 direct reports and mentor 5 skip-level reports across treasury, tax, AP/AR, inventory accounting, and revenue accounting
- You’ll oversee company-wide accounting operations globally, ensuring compliance with GAAP, FRS 102, ASPE and IFRS
- You’ll lead our internal accounting team, helping team members of all levels advance their skill set through thoughtful coaching, mentorship, and guidance
- You’ll refine our monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, implementing new controls to improve our record-to-report and close accuracy
- You’ll lead our audits, liaising with internal teams and external auditors to ensure we are always in compliance and mitigating business/financial risk
- You’ll recommend tax strategies aligned with the company’s goals, ensuring efficient tax planning and compliance
- You’ll oversee federal, state, and international tax filings ensuring compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations
- You’ll work closely with and build strong working relationships with key cross functional stakeholders, including FP&A, IT/Supply Chain Technology, People Operations/Payroll, and external consultants/auditors
- You’ll recommend new tools to help streamline work streams, leading software selection and implementation timelines cross-functionally to ensure work continuity and positive reception
Our take
Away took on a market that was being ignored by everyone else - luggage - and it's had great success bringing innovation to a product that has been unchanged for decades. With simple touches like adding a mobile charging pack inside the suitcase, it has given luggage a big overhaul, and has survived through both a global pandemic and controversial former CEO.
The company, now headed by co-founder Jen Rubio, spent some time revamping its core business and working on its workplace culture, and has successfully grown its internal infrastructure and retail presence in the last couple of years. In 2022 it partnered with United - its first partnership with a major airline - to provide customers with onboard amenity kits, which represents another step in the company's impressive return to form.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
65% female employees
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2020
$35m
LATE VC
May 2019
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $216m
Company benefits
- Stock options
- Paid Time Off
- Health coverage
- 401(k)
- Family leave
- We provide the conditions for you to achieve remarkable things
Company values
- Make great new things - Have high standards for our products, our experiences, our work, our people. Innovate, then iterate — don’t be afraid to rethink things
- Be the customer - Be incessantly curious about what travelers want from us, need from us, expect from us. Then make it happen
- Own it - We are all owners, founders, shareholders, entrepreneurs. When we’re accountable for the results, we’re empowered to build anew. You’ve got this — and we trust you
- We belong here - We are a community of people who appreciate, respect, and care for each other. Prioritize diversity in people and thought. And most of all, be yourself
- Do good as you do well - We all have a responsibility to create positive change socially, environmentally, economically. Keep an eye on the right thing as you’re doing the smart things
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Jen Rubio
(CEO)Trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Previously Head of Social Media at Warby Parker, and Global Head of Innovation for AllSaints.
People progressing
Joined as a Social Media Assistant. Promoted to Social Media Manager within 3 years.
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