Assistant Controller, Havenly Brands
$140k
Interior design services
Be an early applicant
Interior design services
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$140k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To open the door to better living and redefine how people shop for home.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting expertise, significant project management experience, and a deep understanding of accounting systems, particularly NetSuite
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting or finance, with at least 3-5 years in public accounting (preferably at a Big 4 or national firm)
- Experience with business acquisitions, debt modifications, and consolidation accounting
- Strong experience in preparing consolidated financial statements for a multi-entity organization
- Prior experience working in a publicly traded company or with publicly traded clients is highly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA (or equivalent certification) preferred
- Proficiency in NetSuite (or similar ERP system), with hands-on experience in implementing and optimizing accounting systems
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, technical accounting issues, and financial reporting for complex transactions (e.g., acquisitions, debt modifications)
- Expertise in managing financial reports for senior leadership
- Analytical and Project Management Skills:
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and offer insights for decision-making
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities, ensuring deadlines and objectives are met
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting issues to non-financial stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, external auditors, and other stakeholders
What the job involves
- Reporting directly to the VP of Accounting and Controller, the Assistant Controller role offers the opportunity to lead various high-impact initiatives, including technical accounting for business acquisitions and debt modifications, system integrations, accounts payable process optimization, financial reporting, and audit support
- Technical Accounting:
- Provide technical accounting expertise on business acquisitions, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., ASC 805)
- Manage the accounting for debt modifications, including reviewing debt agreements and ensuring proper accounting treatment under relevant standards
- Assist with the integration of financial operations for newly acquired businesses, ensuring timely and accurate accounting and reporting
- System Implementation and Consolidation:
- Lead the implementation of new businesses into a consolidated accounting system, ensuring the smooth integration of financial data and processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, Operations, etc.) to ensure the success of system upgrades, integrations, and automation projects
- Monthly Consolidated Financial Reporting:
- Prepare and review monthly consolidated financial statements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP
- Provide insights into the financial results and performance of the business, identifying trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement
- Accounts Payable Oversight & Process Optimization:
- Provide direct leadership of the Accounts Payable function, including management of the AP Manager and team, establishing clear accountability, performance expectations, and ensuring timely, accurate processing of invoices and vendor payments
- Lead the stabilization and transformation of AP operations by addressing process inefficiencies, strengthening internal controls, and implementing scalable workflows and system improvements (including NetSuite optimization)
- Audit Assistance:
- Support the preparation for and coordination of the annual audit, working with external auditors to ensure timely and accurate completion
- Assist in responding to auditor queries and providing the necessary documentation to support financial reporting
- Special Projects and Process Improvements:
- Lead or assist with special accounting projects, such as system improvements, process optimizations, and the implementation of new accounting standards
Our take
Founded in 2014, Havenly Brands has grown to be a major player in the online interior design space. It operates the brands Havenly, Interior Define, Burrow, The Citizenry, The Inside and St. Frank - delivering ways for people to more easily make their spaces their own.
One of the ways it does this is by connecting consumers with professional interior designers and product purchase recommendations through the Havenly platform. These consultations put the company ahead of simple visualization services, by making what is typically an inaccessible service affordable to more people.
Along with the sector at large, Havenly Brands has seen a healthy upswing in recent years. As it continues to build out its family of brands, its unique approach to the interior design business could see it win big.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2021
$28m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$32m
SERIES C
Total funding: $85.9m
Company HQ
River North Art District, Denver, CO
Leadership
Lee (Motayed) Mayer
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Columbia and Harvard Business School graduate who started out in Strategic Development at Canon. They also worked at Bain & Company from 2009 to 2011.
Emily Motayed Lancaster
(Co-Founder)They have an MBA from the Wharton School and were Chief of Staff at Bread. They also co-founded Nurture& and Livi Beauty.
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