Controller

Job Summary

Starface is seeking a Controller to lead and strengthen our accounting function as we enter our next stage of growth. This role reports directly to the SVP, Head of Finance.

About the Role

Your impact at Starface will be to lead the full accounting function, including the monthly close, general ledger, reconciliations, financial reporting, consolidation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory accounting, and technical accounting. You will also lead relationships with external auditors, accountants, tax advisors, and other partners, serve as Starface's primary accounting subject-matter expert, and develop a practical roadmap for improving accounting processes, controls, systems, documentation, and team structure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full accounting function, including the monthly close, general ledger, reconciliations, financial reporting, consolidation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory accounting, and technical accounting.
• Quickly assess the current state of the function, team, systems, open workstreams, and key risks, while identifying immediate opportunities to improve accuracy, accountability, and efficiency.
• Bring outstanding audits, covenant reporting, reconciliations, tax-related workstreams, and other critical external deliverables fully current.
• Establish a reliable and well-controlled close process, with clear timelines, ownership, documentation, and reporting standards.
• Lead relationships with external auditors, accountants, tax advisors, and other partners, serving as Starface’s primary accounting subject-matter expert and point of accountability.
• Build and begin executing a practical roadmap for improving accounting processes, controls, systems, documentation, and team structure.
• Own accounting systems and tools, including NetSuite, and partner with Operations and Systems to ensure cross-functional decisions support accurate and efficient financial processes.
• Evaluate the accounting team’s structure, capabilities, and capacity, develop existing talent, and recommend future hiring priorities.
• Manage and coach the accounting team, establishing clear expectations, strong operating rhythms, and opportunities for growth.
• Partner closely with the SVP of Finance on priorities, risks, decisions, and communication with executive leadership and the Board.
• Strengthen Starface’s readiness for future financing, investment, diligence, or M&A activity by ensuring our accounting records, controls, reporting, and documentation can withstand increased scrutiny.
• Identify issues early, communicate them clearly, and bring forward practical recommendations and paths to resolution.
• Balance strong controls and financial discipline with the speed and flexibility required in a fast-growing business.

Requirements

• Significant progressive accounting experience, ideally including experience as a Controller or Head of Accounting.
• Experience leading or materially improving an accounting function within a growing, changing, or operationally complex organization.
• Experience in consumer products, retail, beauty, apparel, food and beverage, or another inventory-based business.
• Experience supporting a financing, investment, acquisition, sale process, or other major transaction, and understanding the level of rigor, responsiveness, and documentation required.
• Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, revenue recognition, accruals, financial reporting, internal controls, and U.S. GAAP.
• Meaningful experience with NetSuite and understanding how accounting systems, operational systems, and business processes intersect.
• Experience working through accounting backlogs and inherited challenges that come along with a high growth, fast-paced business.
• Ability to distinguish between controls that are essential and processes that can remain appropriately lightweight.
• Comfortable taking ownership quickly, making informed decisions with incomplete information, and improving existing systems rather than waiting for ideal conditions.
• Strong people leadership skills, including assessing talent, developing team members, and building an accounting organization for the future.
• Proactive communication style, ability to keep senior leadership informed of progress, risks, tradeoffs, and recommended next steps.
• Collaborative, low-ego, and ability to build trust across Finance, Operations, Systems, and the broader organization.
• Located in the Eastern or Central time zone, or can maintain substantial working-hour overlap with teams and partners across the U.S. and U.K.
• CPA and private equity-backed company experience are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Compensation range: $190,000 - $230,000 base, depending on level of experience, with bonus eligibility.
• Additional benefits include: Access to high-quality health care options, 401k with 5% employer match eligibility, 4 weeks of vacation plus up to 20 paid holidays, 12 weeks fully paid parental leave, 5 days of pet-ernity leave for pet adoption, Annual learning & development stipend, Flexible Fridays, and Summer Fridays, Fully remote work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Starface is an Equal Opportunity Employer where the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.