Fellow is on a mission to give you the gear, the guidance, and the coffee to make your brewing routine a moment of creativity. We design products for your countertop—not your cupboard—full of thoughtful features you’ll actually use. Headquartered out of San Francisco’s Mission District, Fellow has grown from a Kickstarter campaign into a global brand with distributors and customers in more than 50 countries. Welcome to a brighter, less boring morning!

Position Overview:

Fellow is seeking an organized, communicative, and collaborative Controller to join our Finance & Accounting team. This role will report to the CFO and oversee all day to day accounting operations at the company. The Controller will work across all departments, and with external partners and stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and metrics. The successful candidate will enjoy building and evolving systems to meet the dynamic needs of our high-growth business.

The Controller will accomplish all of this while living out Fellowship Thinking, our leadership principles:

  • Fellowship Thinking centers our customers, always.
  • Fellowship Thinking views all goals as shared.
  • Fellowship Thinking never stops improving.
  • Fellowship Thinking says “yes, if”.
  • Fellowship Thinking deliberately seeks equity. 

Please note this person is required to be located in the Bay Area. This is a hybrid position with 2 days in office. 

Responsibilities:

  • Directly own major accounting operations for Fellow including GL, revenue recognition, expense management, inventory and balance sheet integrity
  • Steer timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close including review of account reconciliations and preparation of financial statements
  • Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure timely recording of transactions and the completeness and accuracy of all financial reporting
  • Continuously improve accounting practices and financial controls, processes and procedures.  Ensure effective safeguards over company assets, receipt of revenue, payments of authorized expenses, compliance with contractual obligations, and compliance with company policies.
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory standards, leading to audit-ready financials and processes
  • Own ERP system from an accounting perspective (Netsuite)
  • Oversee tax compliance and appropriate regulatory reporting, File taxes accurately and timely
  • Prepare analyses and presentation materials as needed by senior leadership, including reports, forecasts and projections and support for Board and investor presentations and analyses

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of accounting and finance experience, Big 4 experience a plus
  • CPA certification and strong knowledge of US GAAP
  • Deep ERP expertise; Netsuite experience a strong plus
  • 3-5+ years of consumer products / physical goods industry accounting experience, with broad familiarity in industry-appropriate financial metrics
  • Strong familiarity with full-cycle accounting for high growth startups: e.g. omni-channel revenue, stock-based compensation, investor relations reporting, etc. 
  • Experience with contract manufacturing, complex inventory management processes and inventory management systems
  • Self-motivated, with a love of complex problem solving, and a results-oriented approach to a dynamic environment.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills and excellent oral/written communication skills.
  • Experience delivering financial results and insights to C-suite, investors, employees, and others
  • Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally to create processes and deliver financial information, including channel or function reporting
  • Experience managing critical projects such as ERP system implementations
  • Strong proficiency in wide variety of software and tools and ability to quickly ramp on new tools, e.g.: Shopify, Amazon, Carta, payroll systems, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, with expert level Excel skills
  • Working familiarity with tax and compliance requirements, deadlines, and reporting 
  • Proven track record of implementing internal controls with light, user-friendly processes

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation including employee equity plan
  • Generous paid time off plan
  • 401k with company contribution after 6 months of employment
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • Better Yourself Wellness credit & Better Your Community donation matching
  • Generous discount on Fellow products
  • Best coffee anywhere

Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000

Our highest goal at Fellow is creating a safe, inclusive, and rewarding environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and thrive. We are committed to building diverse teams and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. 

Fellow is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

 

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