Assistant Controller

Insomnia Cookies•Philadelphia PA (Center City HQ), PA

11d

About The Position

As our Assistant Controller , you will play a critical role in shaping our finance and accounting organization to best support the business and brand strategy. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the month-end close process, managing day-to-day accounting operations, and developing financial policies and procedures to drive governance. This is a highly visible role that will partner with operations, finance, and project teams to support decision-making and drive financial discipline across the organization. SWEET POSITION PERKS: A highly visible leadership role where your work will directly impact the business. Rich opportunity to shape the accounting team, set the tone, and drive discipline. Competitive salary + bonus + benefits + equity. 4 Day Work Week (yuppp, we get every Friday off). A fun, entrepreneurial, and cookie-filled culture. Free cookies, branded swag and so much more!

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
8-12+ years of accounting leadership experience — ideally with a combination of public accounting and industry experience, specifically in the consumer products sector.
Strong understand of U.S. GAAP and practical application of technical accounting.
Excellent leadership and people-management skills: you can inspire, mentor, challenge and grow a team.
Experience working cross-functionally and handling multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
Strong communications and presentation skills — the ability to tell a story and not just report out numbers and results.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, with tight timelines, iteration, and results-driven mindset.

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred.
Experience with Workday ERP and Costar lease management software, a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
Develop and implement a periodic balance sheet review process to ensure account accuracy and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team with a continuous improvement mindset.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to properly account for business initiatives.
Champion innovation by identifying and implementing process improvements and automation opportunities to increase accuracy and efficiency.
Play a pivotal role in new systems implementation and business process design.