Harmonic Finance Inc ™ | Certified B Corp Looking for Senior Director Accounting | Rapid Growth E-Commerce Scale-Up at New York City Metropolitan Area Full Time

Controller (Senior Director Level) | Rapid Growth E-Commerce (Health & Wellness) | New York

The Client

Harmonic are delighted to be partnering with one of New York’s fastest growing e-commerce scale-ups in the Health & Wellness space. With sustainability at the core of what they stand for they have launched several innovative brands (often developed with advanced scientific and biotech research to bring the products to market).

Forecasting over $250m revenue in 2023 following headcount growth in 5 years from 2 to 150+ this is an exciting time to join the business as they push towards $500m revenue by 2025.

With a predominantly e-commerce direct to consumer model (D2C) the brands sit at the intersection of food & beverage and health & wellness with two new product launches planned for 2023. As the brands mature they will also launch into more traditional wholesale and retail spaces and there are advanced talks for a launch in two of the USA’s largest supermarkets.

Following a significant acquisition they are also moving to become more vertically integrated with their own manufacturing facility which will support the manufacture of existing and new brands as they take greater control over their supply chain to support growth.

Culturally the business has attracted some top talent from major e-commerce and food & beverage success stories. With some of the brightest and best this is a fast-paced environment where people are encouraged to have massive impact as the business scales. However, the culture is absolutely underpinned by a sense of ‘fun’ and positive social impact. With a remote first model they have a space in New York City to encourage relationship building and collaboration and they are currently in the process of concluding the B-Corp accreditation.

The Role

The Controller (Director level) will report directly to an excellent CFO with extensive experience in the industry. The Controller will manage a team initially of two Accounting Manager’s, Head of AP/AR and the manufacturing Finance team (with a Plant Controller on site).

The Controller will oversee the Corporate Accounting function working to establish the controls and processes in an increasingly complex multi entity, multi brand, DTC e-commerce and Retail environment. Implementing the necessary processes for scale both in terms of top line revenue but also the manufacturing element the Controller will be key to the next phase of growth.

The Controller will also partner closely with the Senior Director FP&A, CFO, Operations and Leadership teams to challenge the numbers and ensure accuracy to drive decision making.

Responsibilities:

· Overall responsibility for monthly and annual financial close process

· Develop and implement controls and compliance processes

· Manage end to end close process and consolidation into Group position

· Review and analyse monthly figures and discuss budget and variance with the CFO

· Work collaboratively with the CFO to identify data points and trends for discussion

· Establish world class standards in terms of timeliness and accuracy

· Provide guidance and supervision to the manufacturing Controllership team with particular focus on cost accounting

· Manage and develop the weekly cash flow forecasting process partnering with Operations, Sales and Marketing teams

· Liaise with external tax advisors to ensure preparation of tax files

· Work closely with external auditors

· Develop, build and lead the Accounting team as it grows

· Extensive project based work supporting new brand launches, new retail channels, supply chain and inventory controls and potential integration of acquisition targets

· Continuously review and drive automation and streamlining of internal processes

What you need:

· Experience in a Direct to Consumer/ e-commerce business in the CPG industry (food & beverage, health & wellness) ideally with their own manufacturing element

· And/ Or experience in a CPG or FMCG manufacturing business

· Experience leading an Accounting function

· Proactive with experience building and improving controls and processes

· Excited to work in a scale-up business

What we’d like to see:

· Degree in Accounting or MBA

· CPA qualification is preferred

· Experience with Netsuite

Package: $200,000 – $225,000 + Bonus + Benefits Package

Please note that salary package varies based on geographical location and experience

Location: New York City (Hybrid East Coast)

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