Corporate Controller

The Corporate Controller is a key member of the Veronica Beard Finance team. S/he is responsible for safeguarding company assets and maintaining strong accounting integrity and internal controls.

The Corporate Controller will establish best practice procedures and automation to deliver timely and accurate service levels and will produce relevant financial reporting in accordance with GAAP. This role is based out of our New York City corporate office and reports to the VP of Finance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Execute, monitor, and enhance month-end/year-end checklists and workflows to ensure timely, accurate period-close procedures and relevant financial reporting.
• Ensure balance sheet and account reconciliations are properly performed and reviewed in a timely manner with reconciling items clearly explained and supported.
• Manage and maintain accruals and reserves for accurate monthly and annual results
• Establish, monitor, enhance the internal control environment to ensure compliance.
• Document and publish policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to proactively communicate and resolve accounting matters
• Work with FP&A to inform and develop annual budgets and reforecasts.
• Work with FP&A to explain monthly variances to budgets/forecasts and utilize variance analysis to support accruals where necessary.
• Track financial KPI’s for AR aging, DSO, DPO, Inventory turns, etc., and manage to target.
• Manage banking relationships, establish cash control procedures, and prepare cash forecasts.
• Manage financial covenant compliance and prepare compliance certificates
• Manage external auditor relationships, and support annual reviews and resolution of audit findings
• Set SLA’s and targets for the accounting personnel, supervise, and develop talent.
• Conduct periodic best practice benchmarking across accounting procedures and recommend improvements to resources, technology systems, and procedures to improve accuracy, control. speed and quality of financial reporting,
• Prepare audit-ready Annual Financial Statements.
• Other duties as typically required by the role of the Controller

Requirements:

• B.A. or B.S. degree is required – preferably in Finance or Accounting or related field.
• Public accounting experience and MBA a plus
• 10+ years of professional financial and business analysis experience within an apparel or consumer packaged goods company
• Experience with a global company working with multiple currencies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills and able to build and develop teams

Personal Profile:

• Outgoing and proactive. Able to deal with internal and external counterparts in a professional and friendly manner
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment and comfortable making decisions, and adjusting priorities and resources
• Process, service, and results oriented with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to think strategically as well as execute tactically
• Highly committed self-starter with strong sense of responsibility
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.

At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.