Controller

Big Agnes, Inc. | Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Full-Time | Exempt | Reports to: Director of Finance

Big Agnes is a Colorado-based outdoor equipment company producing high-quality tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, apparel, camp furniture, and gear designed to help people camp comfortably, explore the backcountry, and have fun outside. We believe outdoor gear should be durable, functional, thoughtfully designed, and made with care for the people and places it touches.

Across our teams, offices, supply chain, and communities, we are committed to building a sustainable and inclusive workplace. We are a privately held, founder-led company with a collaborative culture, a strong connection to the outdoor industry, and a finance function that plays an important role in supporting smart growth, operational discipline, and long-term company health.

We are seeking a Controller to lead the day-to-day accounting function for Big Agnes and support accurate, timely, and useful financial information across the business. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a hands-on accounting environment, understands inventory-based businesses, and can balance technical accounting discipline with the practical realities of a growing outdoor brand.

The Controller will report to the Director of Finance, who provides broader strategic finance leadership across Big Agnes’s U.S. and international operations, including budgeting, financial planning, cash strategy, banking relationships, ownership reporting, and oversight of Big Agnes International B.V. in the Netherlands. The Controller will work closely with the Director of Finance to ensure the accounting function is accurate, efficient, well-controlled, and able to support decision-making across the company.

What You’ll Do

The Controller will own the core accounting function, including month-end close, general ledger accuracy, account reconciliations, accounting processes, inventory accounting support, financial statement preparation, audit and tax support, and supervision of accounting team members.

This role will serve as the accounting leader for the U.S. parent company and will support coordination with international operations, outside advisors, tax providers, auditors, and internal department leaders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including close calendar management, journal entry review, reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement preparation.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, chart of accounts, accounting records, and supporting schedules.
• Oversee core accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, credit support, reconciliations, and accounting team workflows.
• Support inventory accounting, landed cost review, inventory valuation, COGS analysis, and related accounting processes in a seasonal, SKU-intensive consumer goods environment.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure reconciling items are researched, resolved, and documented timely.
• Partner with the Director of Finance on monthly financial review, budget-to-actual analysis, variance explanations, department reporting, and financial statement readiness.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting through accurate accounting data, expense analysis, accrual review, and department-level reporting support.
• Assist with audit, tax, insurance, bank, compliance, and lender reporting requests by preparing accurate schedules and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with outside tax advisors and compliance partners on sales tax, VAT/OSS support, income tax support, payroll-related items, and other required filings as needed.
• Support multi-entity accounting, intercompany activity, and coordination with Big Agnes International B.V. and related advisors.
• Help maintain accounting policies, internal controls, approval processes, and documentation standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve close timelines, NetSuite processes, reconciliations, reporting workflows, and accounting team efficiency.
• Manage, mentor, and support accounting team members, including setting expectations, reviewing work, providing training, and ensuring accountability.
• Serve as a key accounting partner to operations, sales, customer service, logistics, product, and leadership teams.
• Handle sensitive financial and employee information with professionalism, confidentiality, and care.

What You’ll Bring

• 5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in consumer goods, wholesale, retail, outdoor, manufacturing, inventory-based, or multi-entity environments.
• Prior experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Accounting Manager, Accounting Manager, or similar accounting leadership role.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, financial statements, internal controls, and audit support.
• Experience supervising or leading accounting team members.
• Inventory accounting experience strongly preferred.
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with AP, AR, sales tax, merchant processors, Shopify, Avalara, payroll support, or related business systems helpful.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with detailed accounting data.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance team members.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Practical, hands-on approach with the ability to improve processes without overcomplicating them.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• CPA or public accounting experience helpful, but not required.

What Success Looks Like

A successful Controller at Big Agnes will bring calm, clarity, and consistency to the accounting function. They will ensure the books are accurate, the close is organized, reconciliations are clean, the team understands expectations, and the Director of Finance has reliable information to support strategic decisions.

This person will not just “close the books.” They will help strengthen the financial foundation of a global outdoor brand, one reconciliation, process improvement, and thoughtful question at a time.

Why Big Agnes

At Big Agnes, we make gear for sleeping under stars, cooking outside, biking deep into the woods, and making camp feel like home. We also believe that the way we work matters.

Our team values collaboration, curiosity, accountability, inclusion, sustainability, and a healthy dose of fun. We are proud to be part of the outdoor community and are committed to building products, partnerships, and business practices that support people and the planet.

This is an opportunity to join a company with strong roots in Steamboat Springs, a meaningful global presence, and a finance function that is evolving to support the next chapter of growth.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this position is $88,000–$141,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and alignment with role scope.

Big Agnes offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to work with a passionate team in the outdoor industry.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Big Agnes is committed to building a sustainable and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage candidates with diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer.