Controller

Buck Mason is looking for a Controller who has genuine passion that goes beyond just numbers,.  We are interested in candidates who love growing the business, their team, and themselves every single day.  The ideal candidate wants to understand and know everything going on with the business, and can speak simply and clearly the actuals and reality of what’s happening financially within the business.  This candidate enjoys going beyond the traditional controller tasks, and enjoys doing FP&A work. This candidate will report to the Director of Finance, and be a crucial right-hand partner by managing the Accounting department.

• Own the month end close process and responsible for all financial accounting functions.
• Improve and evolve ways of existing accounting processes, and manage implementation of any new accounting process as the business grows and expands.
• Manage and report on all fabric and raw materials, and own reconciliation between accounting and supply chain team to ensure maximum usage of all fabric and raw material assets.
• Issue and prepare timely and accurate financial reports by business channels and units.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reporting across multiple different expenditures within the business; payroll reporting, R&D reporting, freight reporting, ship from store reporting,
• Capital Expenditures reporting, and other reporting needs for the business.
• Review and manage all general ledger activity across all entities within the company.
• Review and process payroll for entire company, in tandem with HR team.
• Manage reconciliation of fabric level.
• Manage ASC842 on quarterly basis.
• Drive the enhancement of internal ERP system with our accounting system to automate posting to our general ledger.
• Assist in the creation of a formalized budget, and provide monthly budget trackers across all departments (tracking actuals vs budget and effects vs projected financial results).
• Manage the Annual Review with our Audit Firm, and the annual tax compliance filings with outside CPA Firm, including PBC list coordination and delivery.
• Manage and lead the Accounting Team, and ensure an entrepreneurial and growth minded culture within the entire team.
• Assist / own ad-hoc cross-functional projects and ERP enhancement projects.
• Enforce accounting methods, policies and principles within GAAP.

• This role is in office full-time
• BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent
• 8+ years of accounting experience
• 5+ years of leading a team
• Highly capable of being independent, problem solving, and making day-to-day decisions for the department
• Not only incredible analytical skills, but incredibly strong communication skills; able to explain the most complicated analytical information to a toddler.
• Must have Netsuite experience
• Experience with multiple entity structures, and intercompany
• Highly motivated, capable of thriving under pressure, and insanely focused on evolving the department and driving change as the business continues to grow.
• Bonus if you have 4+ years experience with general ledger activity in inventory, raw materials, or CPG.

Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford, Buck Mason makes simplified clothing for the modern man. At the heart of everything we do is the unclouded California ethos of quality, restraint, and integrity. We take iconic pieces and reconstruct them in hard-wearing fabrics, with timeless details, and the perfect fit. Our goal is to offer fashion that is less complicated, building pared-down essentials that live beyond a single season. With its corporate offices headquartered in Los Angeles, Buck Mason's retail footprint extends from sea to sea, through e-commerce and brick-and-mortar locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Brooklyn, and more. Join us at Buck Mason, where style meets substance, and every team member plays a vital role in our success. Ready to make your mark? Apply now!