Assistant Controller, Allbirds
$142-174k
Salary varies by location
Environmentally friendly footwear
Open for applications
Environmentally friendly footwear
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$142-174k
Salary varies by location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Their mission is to prove that comfort, good design, and sustainability don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Role
Who you are
- BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent, Masters preferred
- 8+ years of accounting experience
- 5+ years of leading a high performing team
- CPA is a plus
- High proficiency in research, and making well backed definitive recommendations
- Knowledge of GAAP accounting principles and procedures
- Strong analytical skills, high attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Superior written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
- Experience with SAP a plus
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Gsuite
- Highly motivated and able to thrive under pressure
- Highly organized and ability to drive change
- Team player, with a positive attitude, who is pro-active and owns accountability
- Shares company values and vision and is excited by the challenge of working in an early stage public company
- Passion for our mission of sustainability - Doing better things in a better way
What the job involves
- Reports to VP, Global Controller
- The Assistant Controller is responsible for providing leadership and oversight to a team of Accounting Professionals and oversees the month-close process, ERP projects, communicates with cross functional teams, ensures the accurate completion of complex accounting activities, and communicates financial results and other information to internal and external stakeholders while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
- This individual oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes, including producing internal and external financial statements, and helps ensure adherence to GAAP and compliance with the rules of the SEC, SOX, the IRS, and others
- Oversee the month end close process and manage all financial accounting functions, including general ledger, fixed assets, inventory, AR/AP, payroll, treasury, etc
- Own the month end close process and manage all financial accounting functions, including general ledger, fixed assets, inventory, AR/AP, payroll, treasury, etc
- Drive a continuous improvement approach to develop strategies to improve accounting operation on policy, process, and system changes
- Supports financial transactions by reviewing and approving complex accounting activities; making decisions based on research; providing guidance to others on technical issues; and communicating and resolving complex issues
- Communicates financial results by developing, reviewing and presenting conclusions about areas of accountability to senior level management in verbal and written form; documenting positions and processes in support of process improvement, knowledge retention, and audit requirements; and provides expert consulting services to individuals without finance training
- Leads finance system design, implementations, enhancements, and continuous improvements by reviewing flow of transactions through source systems; monitoring configuration decisions; and ensuring new systems, upgrades, and other system maintenance activities do not impact operations, financial statements, or leadership decision making
- Develops, evaluates and coaches a diverse team to maintain a high level of service and quality
- Inspires, educates, guides and develops employees to meet short- and long-range growth plans/career paths
- Ensure accounting processes adhere to internal accounting policies while also analyzing, researching, and documenting technical accounting issues which impact the Company’s financial results and SEC reporting
- Work closely with the Company’s auditors to provide required support and analysis for quarterly reviews, annual financial statements and controls audits, and other requirements as needed
- Lead the review of the monthly flux analysis with Senior Leadership
- Manage and own the inventory life cycle from an accounting perspective
- Assist with annual audits and quarterly reviews
- Ensure integrity of the Company's accounting systems, including chart of account set-ups, financial report development and maintenance and interfaces between systems and general ledger
- Enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
- Meets requirements of policies and procedures to remain compliant (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley) and ensures staff is compliant
- Assist / own various ad-hoc cross-functional projects and ERP enhancement projects
Our take
Allbirds manufactures eco-friendly wool shoes. They are dedicated to making the most sustainable footwear possible using premium natural materials, designed for the to and fro of everyday life.
The company's commitment to making better shoes in a better way is fuelled by a belief that the shoe industry needs to focus less on flash and more on thoughtfulness. Allbirds have funding from leading venture capitalists in consumer products, which is unusual for a footwear company, and gives them the fire power to make bold bets in a crowded market.
Allbirds started as a direct-to-consumer online retailer but has since expanded to brick-and-mortar - in 2023 opening a pop-up shop in London's Selfridges department store. It follows the blueprint set by successful consumer companies like Warby Parker, who similarly disrupted the eyewear market.
Freddie
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Dec 2019
$25m
SERIES D
Total funding: $202.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
- One Medical Membership
- Mental Health and Financial Wellness Benefits
- 401k employer match
- Hybrid work schedule
- Paid parental leave
- Cell Phone and Wellness Stipend
- 50% Discount on Allbirds Products
- Unlimited PTO
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company HQ
Jackson Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Joseph Zwillinger
(Co-CEO)Previously worked as a Consultant at Deloitte and as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Tim Brown
(Co-Founder)Earned a BS in Design from the University of Cincinnati before playing professional soccer, followed by a Master’s in Management from the London School of Economics.
Benny Joseph
(CTO)Formerly worked as a Director of Engineering. They are a Co-Founder & Managing Director of V1.VC.
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