Financial Controller
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For the first time in fragrance history, a major, full-blown fragrance collection was launched as an homage to a great city. The name of this fragrance collection is Bond No. 9 (which is also the address of its headquarters boutique at 9 Bond Street, in NoHo). The city it celebrates is none other than, could be no other than, New York. The Bond No. 9 collection of women's, men's, and unisex eaux de parfum has a dual mission: To restore artistry to perfumery, and to mark every New York neighborhood with a scent of its own.

JOB DESCRIPTION

An experienced financial controller, to undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures. Finance controller responsibilities will also include financial risk management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Manage all financial accounting and reporting functions for the company.

· Generating accurate and timely monthly financial statements, prepare monthly reporting package, including comparative reports of operating results and variance explanations.

· Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

· Oversee, develop and grow small accounting staff (e.g. AR/AP/Bookkeeper).

· Maintain the accounting database.

· Preparation for annual audits going forward.

· Review bank reconciliations, loan schedules, and all other balance sheet schedules.

· Assist the CEO in preparing the annual corporate budgets, monitor compliance and provide YTD updates.

· Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances

· Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements

· Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting

· Research technical accounting issues for compliance

· Support month-end and year-end close process

· Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

· Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

· Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

· Additional controller duties as necessary

· Oversee inventory with operations team

Requirements

• Proven working experience as a Financial controller within the beauty industry
• 5+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
• Advanced degree in Accounting
• CPA or CMA required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and QuickBooks
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skill