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Salary: USD 155,000 - 170,000 / annual
BaubleBar, a direct-to-consumer accessories company founded in 2010 and sold in over 8,500 retail stores globally, is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to serve as the operational backbone of accounting operations.
You will own the full transactional accounting cycle—accounts payable, travel & expense, revenue accounting, and accounts receivable—while maintaining general ledger accounts including fixed assets, prepaids, cash, and corporate balance sheet accounts. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical accounting knowledge, general ledger ownership, people management skills, and deep familiarity with e-commerce revenue, payment, and collections processes.
Key responsibilities include:
**Team Leadership & Oversight**
- Directly manage and develop the Accounting Supervisor, Revenue Accountant, and Part-Time AR Manager
- Serve as escalation point for judgment calls, exceptions, and unusual transactions
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Identify process improvement and automation opportunities
**Accounts Payable & Travel & Expense**
- Review and approve AP aging and cash disbursement forecasts
- Oversee vendor master data controls, invoice-PO matching, and T&E policy compliance
- Review complex accrual estimates, vendor disputes, and contract interpretation
**Revenue Accounting**
- Review monthly revenue-to-cash reconciliations across all sales channels (Shopify, Amazon, wholesale, etc.)
- Oversee revenue recognition policy application, including chargebacks, returns/refund reserves, and payment processor fees
- Review and approve judgmental reserve estimates
**Accounts Receivable**
- Own the AR reserve in partnership with the AR Manager
- Oversee collections aging, customer credit memos, and deduction management (wholesale chargebacks and allowances)
- Ensure cash application accuracy and timely resolution of unapplied cash
**Close Process & Controls**
- Own the close calendar and checklist; ensure deadlines are met
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations prior to Controller sign-off
- Prepare and review manual and non-system journal entries
- Support internal control design, documentation, and testing
**General Ledger & Corporate Accounting**
- Prepare and review monthly cash reconciliations for all operating, payroll, and merchant/payment processor accounts
- Own the fixed asset sub-ledger: capitalization policy, depreciation, disposals, internal software capitalizations
- Maintain prepaid expense and accrued liability schedules
- Record and reconcile debt instruments and investments
- Prepare and review lease (ASC 842) and other corporate schedules
- Serve as secondary technical reviewer for non-routine GL entries
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
- CPA (strongly preferred)
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or management capacity
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Experience with multi-channel e-commerce accounting (strongly preferred)
- Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite strongly preferred) and advanced Excel skills
- Demonstrated experience managing a monthly close process and reconciliation cadence
- Demonstrated success automating accounting processes and reducing close cycle time
- Experience with AP/T&E automation platforms and CRM/AR tools
- Systems- and process-oriented mindset with focus on automation
- Comfortable operating with high ownership and accountability during time-sensitive close cycles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must reside anywhere in the United States and be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Standard working hours 9:00am–6:00pm EST
