Senior Manager, Accounting
Who We Are
The Farmer’s Dog was created to radically improve the $90 billion global pet food industry — starting with a subscription service that sends freshly-made food directly to customers’ doors. Long term, our aim is to simplify every part of pet care, bettering the lives of the animals who make our lives better. Backed by the early investors of Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club, and Sweetgreen, we've raised over $100M in funding and seek to build a company as healthy as the dogs we feed.
Join The Farmer’s Dog team as we continue to figure out ways of bringing peace of mind to customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.
#LongLiveDogs
Where You'll Come In
The Senior Manager, Accounting will have oversight of TFD's entire chart of accounts! In this role, you'll manage our accounting org, and will work closely with colleagues in FP&A, accounting, and across the team to further develop our accounting workflows to stay ahead of growing commercial needs. You'll guide us through the accounting close, and refine our team's structures/controls for success through our next phase of growth and beyond.
Your responsibilities will include developing the accounting org through a combination of mentoring and hiring. Also, project management, and hands-on accounting, including owning some of the most technical accounting performed at TFD.
As a meticulous accounting leader who possesses strong attention to detail and an unwavering dedication to maturing accounting processes, the team will look to you for examples of how to improve our account analyses/workpapers and controls to public-company standards.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Lead our monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes
- Manage the accounting for some TFD's most sophisticated and material financial processes & transactions
- Work with the Accounting Manager and with FP&A to refine expense tracking and budget actualization
- Collaborate with the Director of FP&A to deliver financial reporting on an agreed-upon, consistent cadence
- Continuously review the major GL outputs to identify and resolve inaccuracies and anticipated variances vs forecast
- Develop our request and approval flow for capital expenditures and significant cash commitments
- Working with Supply Chain & Logistics to refine our workflows with fulfillment partners, seeking billing efficiencies and optimizing for the accuracy of our inventory reporting
- Improve the finance team's efficacy at operating in our recently implemented ERP system (NetSuite)
- Guide the team through development, implementation, and documentation of accounting policies and internal controls
- Be the main point of contact for our external auditors and tax specialists
- Be a coach to our accounting team, helping them to continue to develop professionally
- Collaborate with our Operations team to design scalable inventory matching processes
- Provide insightful analyses to leaders across the team, identifying and understanding fluctuations in account balances
We're Excited About You Because
- 6+ years of combined accounting experience with a public accounting firm and/or a private company
- 2+ years experience within a consumer packaged goods (CPG), food, or manufacturing business, is preferred
- CPA preferred
- Experience as a people manager
- Solid understanding of inventory workflows in NetSuite a GIANT plus
- Current and comfortable knowledge of GAAP as it applies to CPG
- You're well-organized, with a superpower around prioritization of strategically meaningful projects, and triage of incoming requests
- You have a collaborative attitude, with proven ability to work with cross-functional teams
- You're a proactive and passionate leader who can multi-task, think creatively, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- You have an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving and/or previous experience with growth-stage companies. You think outside of the box, are resourceful, and fiscally responsible
- You're passionate about The Farmer Dog’s mission and core values
A Few of Our Best Benefits
- Brand new dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village (upon a safe return-to-office!)
- Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
- Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
- Competitive 401k plan with company match
- 12 week paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO and WFH policy
- Discounted fresh food for your pup
- Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug