Assistant Controller

The Assistant Controller reports to the Controller and is responsible for supporting accounting management, formulating, and maintaining internal controls, and lead the preparation of financial statements. The Assistant Controller will also manage journal entries, assist with budgets and forecasts, and ensure compliance. This role will be given the opportunity to design key accounting processes and will be a key player in the implementation of automation and other exciting changes in a collaborative and team-oriented environment.  

Schedule:This is a hybrid position based at our office in Chico, CA, with in-office days Tuesday - Thursday.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team of 3-5 to manage day-to-day accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL duties, and oversee state tax compliance. 

• Lead monthly close process – prepare/review account reconciliations and journal entries, roll forward and analyze inventory activity, update expense accruals and reserves for returns, self-insured medical liability and other key areas as needed, and ensure capital expenditures and lease activity are properly captured 

• Lead the preparation and publishing of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements/reports and supporting analysis 

• Ensure internal controls are maintained for financial transactions and financial reporting, including documentation of business processes and updating accounting policies. 

• Lead preparation of audit schedules  

• Collaborate with other key departments (Marketing, Inventory, Planning and Allocation, Data and Analytics, Operations, and Legal) to provide financial data and analysis for decision support, contracts and insurance renewals. Ensure accuracy of inventory in partnership with Operations and reconciling activity between WMS, sales order system, and cycle counts 

• Support FP&A during annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes 

• Prepare analysis for key month-over-month and year-over-year fluctuations Provide financial information as needed, for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations 

• Assist with monitoring daily treasury operations, including monitoring cash flow activity versus the weekly forecasts  

• Mentor and develop accounting team members 

• Additional duties and ad hoc projects as necessary 

• Travel as needed (10%) 

What You’ll Need 

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field 

• 8+ years of previous experience or a combination of training and experience  

• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role including all aspects of coaching, mentoring, and providing verbal and written feedback 

• Exceptional communication, organizational and analytical skills 

• Advanced MS Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets 

• Highly detail oriented and organized with ability to meet assigned deadlines 

• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external parties to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results 

• Proficiency in ERP systems 

• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced high-energy, deadline-oriented environment 

• Improve/implement processes to evolve with the needs of being publicly traded 

• Strong time management skills 

• Previous experience working for a publicly traded company 

• Self-motivated and effective problem solver 

• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls 

Nice to Have - Bonus Points! 

• CPA 

• Retail industry experience 

• Knowledge of inventory WMS system 

We’re ready to meet you! Come help us achieve our ambitious goals! 

At Lulus, we believe our people are our greatest asset and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we can attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range for the role. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include an annual bonus and other benefit programs.