Chicago, IL
Controller
Position Overview:
The Controller will be responsible for the consolidation, reporting and analysis of various internal and external financial statements. The Controller will also be responsible for the accounting and reporting of Catch Co. and all of our brands including cash and debt activity, fixed assets management, M&A purchase accounting, internal controls, as well as the development and mentoring of the finance team.
What you will do:
- Be a key partner to develop good processes that are scalable and auditable
- Build, manage and provide oversight of Accounting and AP/AR teams
- Build and maintain vendor and customer relationships
- Supervise the monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial close process, strive for optimizations and efficiencies, i.e. drive close timelines down. Play key role in the Company's year-end audit and footnote reporting process and tax return filings.
- Provide monthly financial statements within 5 days of month end
- Streamline the bi-weekly Borrowing Base calculations, provide accurate and timely calculations for review prior to submitting to the bank
- Generate monthly cash flow and working capital forecast with assumptions and key drivers
- Provide monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements to management, board and investors
- Build and maintain relationships & processes across all functions via consistent communication and financial analysis
- Provide data and insights to help managers run their departments, and make effective decisions, resulting in the ability to deliver consistent results
- Lead financial initiatives and projects across the organization including ERP, M&A, controls, new processes & procedures to increase financial acumen for the Company
- Be the custodian of the current accounting platform (QBO) and take the leadership role in the selection and implementation of a new ERP system in conjunction with other key leaders across the organization to enable better financial compliance, improved budgeting and enhanced reporting
- Source ideas to drive efficiency, improve controls, and improve financial processes and controls for best practices
- Liaison with key relationships with banks, auditors, tax experts, PEO, legal advisors and insurance brokers
- Analyze working capital accounts by supporting valuation and turnover specifically relating to inventory and accounts receivable with > 5% of invoices past due
- Be accountable for all accounting operations including AR, AP, FA, Inventory / Cost Accounting
- Mitigate risk, file and remit sales and excise tax information
What experience you need:
- 8 years of accounting experience
- 2+ years of Assistant Controller experience or similar senior level role
- Experience with the ERP system implementation is a plus
- Excellent knowledge of financial reporting
- Knowledge of M&A accounting/reporting preferred
- Experience at a consumer products company preferred, with a clear understanding and application for standard cost accounting and other inventory management processes
- Ability to lead and prioritize other members of the Accounting Department to assist with projects
- Strong excel skills
What will make you successful:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organization and attention to detail
- Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
What is Catch Co?
At Catch Co, our purpose is to rescue people from the indoors by connecting them with America’s top outdoor sport: fishing. More than 50 million Americans fish every year and Catch Co is the industry leader in creating products, content, and experiences that modern anglers love. Most importantly, we aim to be the industry’s most data-driven and customer-centric company.
We are building 3 unique businesses to deliver on that mission:
- Mystery Tackle Box - Founded in 2012, MTB is the most popular fishing subscription service in the world, with over 5 million boxes shipped (and counting!).
- Karl’s Bait and Tackle - Launched in 2018, Karl’s is a unique and exciting ecommerce experience that brings the local tackle shop to the Internet.
- Catch Co. fishing products - Catch Co also designs and develops some of fishing’s most popular and innovative brands and products, sold online and in retail throughout the world.
To support these businesses, we have built a best-in-class foundation of creativity, technology, data, and a fun and supportive culture. We have also built durable partnerships with some of the industry’s most impactful content creators, influencers, product designers, and more.
As we execute against our mission, our team members remain curious, action-oriented, and collaborative. If that sounds like you, we would love to meet you.
Everybody can fish with us!
These are our core values:
- Passion: We love what we do and we take pride in our work.
- Action: We work hard to get stuff done, with urgency.
- Optimism: We believe that we will succeed, and we are willing to keep trying new things.
- Honesty: We tell it like it is, communicate issues, take accountability and use data to make decisions. We are transparent with customers, partners and employees.
- Curiosity: We look for ways to make things better. We focus on solutions, not problems.
- #happydance: We create happiness for our customers and for each other.
Our culture is fast-moving, hardworking, welcoming and friendly, and we keep our calendar full of opportunities to learn from coworkers and foster community. We love a good team event (like trivia or Quiplash), continued learning (fireside chats led by colleagues), and niche Slack channels like #mlb, #bachelor, #unpopular_opinions, #badjokes and #smallwins.
Catch Co. is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Catch Co. recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other protected status.
Our Benefits:
- "Take what you need" paid time off (PTO) policy
- 11 paid holidays yearly
- Fully distributed team (most employees may work from anywhere in the continental United States!)
- Flexible working schedule
- Two week-long company retreats per year
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - we cover 80-100% of the premium for yourself and your dependents
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employer-sponsored disability insurance
- Employer-sponsored life insurance
- Employee discount program
- 401(K) plan
- Pet insurance
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Free Karl's Club membership, $100 of store credit and free swag
- And more!
Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available at this time.
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