Assistant Controller

Summary

Join Allbirds as an Assistant Controller and lead a team of accounting professionals. Oversee the month-end close process, manage financial accounting functions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You will ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance with GAAP and regulations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role requires strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, along with extensive accounting experience. Allbirds offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent, Masters preferred
• 8+ years of accounting experience
• 5+ years of leading a high performing team
• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA is a plus
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Gsuite

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as bonus and equity for eligible roles
• Healthcare
• Retirement savings
• Other great benefits for the whole being
• Health benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and eligible dependents
• Medical plan options include: PPO, HDHP (100% premium paid for employees, employees only pay premium for dependents), and HMO (in California)
• 100% Company paid OneMedical memberships available for members of certain medical plans
• Company HSA contribution for enrolled HSA members
• Financial benefits include: company equity for eligible roles, 401(k) with employer matching contribution (with immediate vesting and pre and post-tax options), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, company-paid life insurance for full time roles, short-term and long-term disability, pre-tax savings programs for eligible healthcare, childcare and commuter expenses for both full and part-time roles, medical travel expense reimbursement program for full and part-time roles
• Unlimited PTO for full-time corporate roles, sick and vacation time for  other roles, plus parental leave (with a new parent bonus for full-time employees), volunteering, medical & family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Support benefits through Modern Health (free mental health benefit with coaching and therapy sessions), Employee Assistance Program and more
• Other Perks include: the company discount (50%) on most Allbirds products, discount mall through LifeBalance, reimbursement on eligible wellness expenses (full-time employees) and cellphone and more for certain eligible roles