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Spark is a venture backed startup looking for a Controller to help build out our accounting policies and processes so that we can hit our financial targets. As our Controller, you will be working closely with our Director of Business Operations to ensure that our books are kept up to date and accurate for quick decision making and reporting. The right candidate is extremely detail oriented with a deep understanding of GAAP, is adept at strengthening financial controls and securing buy-in from cross functional teams, and possesses keen analytical and problem solving skills. This role will be constantly changing and will require the candidate to be adaptable and self-driven.
Responsibilities
- Developing, managing, and enforcing GAAP-compliant procedures
- Performing and managing the monthly and quarterly close processes
- Managing accounts payable, purchasing & payment issuance
- Creating and maintaining budgeting tools including budget-to actual/variance reporting, financial planning and analysis, cash flow analysis, and cost savings analysis
- Managing payroll budgeting and auditing payroll for accuracy
- Ensuring a smooth audit process by creating and maintaining internal controls, establishing and maintaining immaculate record keeping and managing the audit process
- Anticipating and evaluating business needs to make sure that financial organization and systems appropriately support the company’s growth
- Managing internal and external teams and vendors by setting expectations, training internal staff accountants and developing training modules and templates
- Supporting the business with ad hoc systems/financial analysis and problem solving
- Managing outside vendors
Qualifications
- 5 – 15 years of related experience with progressive responsibilities
- Consumer hardware experience required, DTC experience preferred
- Big 4 experience and CPA or CPM preferred
- Strong knowledge of corporate finance and other accounting theory, principles and practices to include GAAP
- Ability to prepare statistical reports and analyze financial reports
- Knowledge of research techniques to analyze data and make recommendations
- Ability to describe accounting systems and processes in written correspondence and in procedure manual format
- Ability to perform mathematical computations accurately and quickly, including computation of ratios and percentages
- Mastery knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets; accounting software including QuickBooks Online, Procurify and Bill.com; inventory management software such as Fishbowl and ERP systems such as Netsuite
- Comfortable in the startup environment (i.e., sometimes chaotic and lacking structure) and able to create structure and foundational accounting processes
- Strong priority management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Compensation, Benefits & Perks
- Unlimited grilling opportunities with a fun team.
- Generous equity package in a venture-backed startup.
- Market based compensation.
- Comprehensive benefit options with a Spark contribution to health, vision, and dental insurance.
- Flexible scheduling and PTO policies.
- Volunteer Time Off policy.
- Friends at work with many hobby related groups.
- Plenty of room for professional growth as part of a small but growing team.
About Spark
We’re applying engineering, design, technology, and, above all, fresh thinking to reimagine the modern grilling experience. Wait what? Grilling is an American pastime. It’s part of our social fabric. Why change something that’s not broken?
We believe parts of the experience and category are broken or stale. Even what’s working can be improved – but we can’t ruin what people already love. That’s a tough balance to strike. But we believe there’s a huge opportunity.
Spark combines the artisanship of the pre-gas era with the technology of today to give cooks the authenticity, taste and character of charcoal without all the hassle.