Financial Controller

Overview

A thriving founder-led consumer products company with nine-figure revenue and no external investors is seeking a Financial Controller. The business operates at scale selling physical products through online marketplaces, direct-to-consumer channels, and retail. Due to rapid growth, the finance function needs upgrading to match the business scale.

Role and Responsibilities

As Financial Controller, you will fully own the controllership operations, collaborating closely with the founder/CEO and group CFO. This role demands hands-on leadership where you design processes, implement controls, and execute monthly closing tasks personally before optimizing or delegating them.

• Ensure a disciplined, timely month-end close across multiple entities, delivering accurate draft financial statements to the CEO within the first week after month-end, balancing speed with precision.
• Prepare consolidated, actionable financial reports including intercompany eliminations and clear entity-level profit and loss statements.
• Maintain payment accuracy and accounts payable controls: oversee timely, correct, and single-instance vendor payments; build and enforce detection systems for duplicate payments, fraud prevention, approval workflows, and vendor master data maintenance.
• Lead finance aspects of ERP implementation (such as NetSuite) to unify financial systems and processes.
• Manage inventory accounting and cost of goods sold for a complex, high-stock-keeping unit physical product business, covering landed cost accounting, inventory valuation, marketplace settlement reconciliation, and margin analysis by sales channel.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced controller or senior assistant controller with personal accountability for closing processes in multi-entity, high-transaction environments; background in consumer products, ecommerce, or marketplaces strongly favored.
• Proven ability to transform finance departments from disorganized or outdated systems into structured, effective functions, with demonstrable personal results.
• Detail-oriented and proactive with journal entries, reconciliations, and vendor file management; thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicates succinctly and with impact; capable of delivering concise insights to founders.
• Familiarity or willingness to engage with AI technologies to shorten close cycles and automate reconciliations is encouraged.
• Excellent command of English and comfortable working remotely from any location; the company maintains high communication and cultural fit standards internationally.

Additional Information

Generous compensation will be provided commensurate with experience. Existing accounting team and extensive offshore support are available, with hiring support for further growth.