VP Corporate Controller

Description

The Body Art Alliance (BAA) is at the forefront of innovation, creating the tools and products to better serve our artist. From the first truly wireless tattoo machine, to the groundbreaking novel tattoo parlor on a cruise ship, BAA has cultivated the industry and been the “first of many.” We are dreamers, artists, creatives, innovators and pioneers, driven to propel the body art community across the world.

We’re here to elevate, empower and take our industry to the next level. Our family of brands will continue to be led by their day one founders and continue to create and oversee our innovative product lines. While we are better united, our brands will always have that special touch that makes them unique. Our new partnership will allow us to create, design and manufacture products, create best-in-class educational content that transcends, and have a direct social impact in the communities we serve.

The Body Art Alliance welcomes you home! Discover all that we offer and join our winning team.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Corporate Controller will be responsible for directing the accounting activities of the company. The ideal candidate is someone who inspires the accounting team, but can also embrace ambiguity, loves solving problems and getting their hands dirty. The candidate will possess strong management and team leadership competencies. This individual must be a senior leader who is a change agent and driver of innovation, willing to challenge the status quo from both an operational and team perspective. You will play a critical role in ensuring we continue building a world-class accounting function.  Working closely with team members across the organization you’ll provide technical accounting guidance that impacts the framework of controls for the entire company, helping us streamline processes and software solutions, so that we can spend less time tabulating the data and spend more time connecting the data dots for real-time decision making.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversight for all aspects of accounting within the company including financial statement preparation, tax compliance, inventory, audit planning, and internal controls.
• Lead, support, and develop the accounting team while driving efficiency & automation to keep up with the demands of our diverse business.
• Manage all monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings, including account reconciliations, accrual schedules and general journal entries, ensuring that reconciliations are performed accurately and on-time. 
• Owns the GL and recording of all business transactions, including detailed analysis and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts, while ensuring compliance with local accounting requirements and internal policies.
• Along with the FP&A team partner with the Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams to enhance communication by developing reporting to provide transparency & understanding of performance metrics.
• Accurate and timely completion and issuance of company financial statements.
• Act as a liaison to external auditing and tax firms, while owning primary responsibility for the Company’s views on technical accounting matters.
• Responsible for evaluating the performance of direct and indirect report personnel in the Accounting Department.
• Recommend proper accounting treatment for mergers and acquisition, licensing, etc. and partner with CFO to lead accounting diligence activities for any such transactions.
• Manage Treasury and monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants. Ensure bank reconciliations are completed timely.
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Assist CFO with insurance and risk management.

SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal customers, management, and external customers.
• Computer literate with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, with strength in Excel. Working knowledge of NetSuite ERP preferable.
• Ability to organize and work efficiently in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Strong decision-making skills including the ability to extrapolate from written procedures and policies.
• Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• BA in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, MBA preferred.
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including as a Controller or Director of Accounting, with both public/private global company in leadership roles.
• Experience preferred at a medium-size business within the consumer products manufacturing/distribution/e-commerce space.
• Experience in a multi-currency environment, with experience managing exchange risk a plus.
• Strong ERP utilization and implementation preferably within a NetSuite ERP environment.
• Active CPA preferred.
• Key technical requirements include advanced Microsoft Office skills.

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