Controller

CIP Recruiting Services•Boston, MA

2d•$150,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Polkadog is a beloved Boston brand, founded in 2004 and now backed for serious growth. As Controller, you will own the financial backbone of the business — our books, our close, our controls, and the systems and reporting that leadership relies on to make decisions. This is a build role: you’ll take a founder-built company that is professionalizing and put real accounting infrastructure underneath it.

Requirements

A proven track record in accounting and financial reporting, with experience owning a full-cycle monthly close and producing financial statements.
Experience implementing or optimizing accounting/ERP systems, and comfort with the data plumbing between operations and finance.
Instinctively build structure, policies, and controls, and bring order to environments that are growing fast.
Experience with inventory-based or manufacturing businesses and cost accounting is a big plus.
Comfortable being the person who does the work and the person leadership trusts with the numbers — happy in the details and in front of leadership.
Like a fast-moving, founder-built company that is professionalizing, and want to help build the finance function rather than inherit a finished one.
Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field — or equivalent hands-on experience.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or public accounting experience is a strong plus.
CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the general ledger and the integrity of our financial records across all entities and channels — retail stores, wholesale, and Amazon.
Run an accurate, on-time monthly close — journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and the discipline that lets us trust our numbers.
Produce timely financial statements and the management reporting leadership uses to run the business, including results by channel.
Own our accounting systems (Quickbooks Online) and the integration between accounting and operations (we run Fishbowl for inventory).
Design and maintain the internal controls, policies, and procedures that protect the business — building the discipline a growing company needs.
Own cash management, accounts payable, and accounts receivable — keeping cash flow visible and obligations current.
Partner with operations on inventory valuation and cost accounting so margins and landed cost are accurate and trusted.
Own sales tax, regulatory filings, and the year-end audit / tax preparation, working with our outside accountants.
Support the annual budget and ongoing forecasting, giving leadership clear visibility into performance against plan.