Controller

Company Background

Tracksmith is an independent running brand, headquartered in Boston, with a global, omnichannel presence. We honor the Amateur Spirit upon which the sport was founded and champion the Running Class – the non-professional yet competitive runners dedicated to the pursuit of personal excellence. We offer well-considered and authentic products for training, racing and rest day. In everything we do, we aim to celebrate, support and add to running’s distinct culture.

Position Summary

The Controller will be a key member of the finance leadership team, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls. We are looking for someone with strong financial acumen, experience assessing and designing reporting processes, comfort working within a rapidly evolving startup environment, and a team player mentality. 

This job will require 2-3 days per week in office at 285 Newbury Street in Boston.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations to ensure accurate recording and classification of transactions in NetSuite, which will involve frequent collaboration with e-commerce, retail, wholesale, logistics and inventory planning teams.

• Own the month-end close process: assess current state, reconcile data sources, evaluate risks, design mitigating controls and ensure the maintenance of proper documentation. 

• Perform analytical reviews by channel at month-end, reporting on KPIs and proactively identify and investigate anomalies. Support CFO in controlling spend vs. budgets, liaising with department heads on actualized monthly results and re-forecasting as necessary based on observed trends, changes to business plans, etc.

• Serve as company point person on year-end audit, corporate and sales tax compliance, 409A valuations and annual lender diligence procedures

• Support CFO in cash flow management, principally in monitoring A/R collections and A/P processing

Skills & Qualifications

• 5-10 years of public and/or private accounting experience

• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and controls to address completeness, accuracy, existence/occurrence, valuation and cutoff risks

• Top proficiency in Microsoft Excel; NetSuite experience required; experience with entity consolidation and FX strongly preferred. Shopify experience preferred.

• Experience with e-commerce or retail, particularly inventory-based businesses with landed cost calculations

• Ability to interpret, synthesize, communicate, and present complex financial information, despite often imperfect data sources

• Self-starter who can triage, troubleshoot, redirect and ultimately architect solutions and who thrives in a fast-paced, team sport environment

TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume to accountant@tracksmith.com.

Due to internet hiring scam attempts, we encourage applicants for open positions listed at Tracksmith to apply through the following site: tracksmith.com/pages/team. All communication with the hiring team at Tracksmith will come directly from a @tracksmith.com email address. Please reach out to careers@tracksmith.com if you have any questions or concerns.