Director of Accounting & Finance E-Commerce & Distribution
Vessel Advisors · Los Angeles, CA · 3 days ago
Accounting$165k–$180k/yrFull-time
About the role
A rare hands-on leadership seat — own the numbers today and grow into the senior finance leader of the business. You will run accounting end to end, build the reporting leadership relies on, and partner with the executive team on strategy, costing, and planning. This is a player-coach role: strategic in scope, but close enough to the details to own the close and walk the floor.
What You'll Own
- The full accounting function — close, financial statements, cash, AR, controls — for a multichannel e-commerce business.
- E-commerce / DTC / consumer-products accounting end to end: marketplace settlements, payment processors, sales-tax nexus, inventory, COGS, and channel-level margin.
- The reporting and analysis that guide decisions — daily KPIs through full financials.
- Budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow planning; the banking relationship.
- Partnership with leadership on costing, pricing, and strategy — with a path to broader finance leadership.
- Leadership and development of the accounting team.
What You Bring
- 8+ years in accounting/finance, including senior leadership (Controller/Director level).
- E-commerce / DTC / consumer-products experience; NetSuite strongly preferred.
- Inventory/COGS, multi-state sales tax, and full-cycle close ownership.
- Maturity and confidence to advise and challenge leadership — proactive, secure, business-minded.
- Strong GAAP and advanced Excel.
Requirements
- 8+ years in accounting/finance, including senior leadership (Controller or Director level).
- E-commerce, DTC, or consumer-products experience — strongly preferred.
- Full-cycle close ownership, plus inventory/COGS and multi-state sales tax experience.
- NetSuite — strongly preferred.
- Manufacturing or product-operations accounting — welcome but not required; the right leader can be developed into it.
- Demonstrated ability to build reporting and partner with executive leadership on strategy, costing, and planning.
- The maturity and confidence to advise and challenge leadership; proactive and business-minded.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and advanced Excel.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred; advanced degree a plus.
- CPA is not required.
- Able to work on-site in Chatsworth, CA.
Pay
$165,000–$180,000 per year, depending on experience.
Schedule
Fully on-site in Chatsworth, CA — convenient to the San Fernando Valley, Simi Valley, and the northwest LA area.
Benefits
Equal opportunity employer.