Vice President of Accounting

Overview

This role leads the accounting organization across a multi-brand, multi-entity portfolio and is accountable for taking the function to a public-company standard. The organization is preparing for an IPO and rapid growth, requiring IPO readiness, SOX-compliant internal controls, scalable consolidation and reporting, and technical accounting infrastructure.

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities

IPO & Growth Readiness

• Own accounting and financial reporting workstreams for IPO readiness, including a gap assessment against public-company requirements and a phased roadmap to close those gaps.
• Lead preparation of audited historical financial statements to PCAOB standards.
• Own the accounting, disclosure, and financial statement sections of the S-1 registration process in partnership with the CFO, legal counsel, auditors, and underwriters.
• Build SEC reporting capability, including 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K processes, a disclosure committee, and earnings-cycle readiness.
• Design and implement a SOX 404 compliance program across all brands and entities, including risk assessment, control documentation, testing, and remediation.
• Accelerate consolidated close and reporting timelines to meet public-company filing deadlines with accuracy and documentation suitable for external scrutiny.
• Establish the technical accounting function, including formal position papers and policies for revenue recognition, equity and stock-based compensation, leases, and business combinations.

Accounting Standards, Consolidation & Reporting

• Set the standards for portfolio accounting operations, including a unified chart of accounts, consistent policies, a standard close calendar, and common reporting definitions.
• Ensure the integrity of consolidated financial statements, intercompany accounting, and eliminations across all brands and legal entities.
• Ensure inventory accounting, lease accounting (ASC 842), and real estate obligations are handled consistently and are audit-ready across brands, distribution centers, and retail locations.

AI, Automation & Scalable Infrastructure

• Set the multi-year vision for accounting technology using AI and automation across close, reconciliation, intercompany, AP, and reporting to support 3x growth while keeping the function lean.
• Partner with technology and systems leaders to ensure the accounting stack supports public-company reporting and SOX controls across a growing number of entities.
• Build improvements at the platform level so every current and future brand benefits from them.

M&A and Brand Integration

• Lead accounting due diligence for prospective acquisitions, including quality-of-earnings support and identification of accounting, tax, and control risks.
• Own purchase accounting (ASC 805), opening balance sheets, and purchase price allocations to public-company standards.
• Build and own a repeatable integration playbook that brings newly acquired brands onto the organization’s policies, systems, close process, and SOX controls.

Controls, Compliance & External Relationships

• Own the consolidated external audit relationship and lead the transition to a PCAOB-standard audit.
• Oversee tax strategy and all federal, state, and local tax and regulatory filings across a multi-entity structure, including pre-IPO entity structuring, sales tax nexus, and tax provision (ASC 740) readiness.
• Oversee lender and credit facility compliance, including covenant reporting, borrowing base reporting, valuations, and field exams.
• Serve as a primary liaison to external auditors, lenders, banking partners, underwriters, legal counsel, and other IPO advisors.

Strategic Partnership & Leadership

• Report consolidated and brand-level results to the executive team, Board of Directors, and Audit Committee.
• Partner with FP&A and brand finance leaders to provide a complete picture of the business across the P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet.
• Lead and develop the accounting organization across Accounting, Tax, AR, AP, and Fraud, including capabilities required for a public company such as SEC reporting, technical accounting, and SOX/internal controls.
• Develop leaders across the team and plan the organization’s structure ahead of company growth.

Required Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 7+ years in senior accounting leadership leading multi-layered teams.
• Direct, hands-on experience taking a company public through an IPO, including S-1 preparation, PCAOB audit readiness, SEC reporting readiness, and building public-company accounting and controls infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience implementing SOX 404 compliance programs.
• Experience scaling an accounting function through significant growth, building processes, systems, and teams to support a business multiple times its starting size.
• Hands-on experience owning consolidated financial reporting, intercompany accounting, and eliminations across multiple legal entities or business units.
• Deep knowledge of accounting for direct-to-consumer businesses, including multi-location retail and e-commerce operations.
• Thorough understanding of GAAP, including emerging pronouncements and technical accounting for complex transactions.
• Demonstrated experience deploying accounting automation or AI tools (e.g., automated reconciliation, AI-assisted close, AP automation) at scale across multiple entities or business units.
• Experience serving as the primary point of contact for external auditors, lenders, and Board or Audit Committee members.
• Ability and willingness to travel to brand locations as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating as a public-company accounting leader after an IPO, including 10-K/10-Q reporting, earnings cycles, and Audit Committee reporting.
• Experience in a holding company, private equity-backed, or multi-brand portfolio environment.
• Experience leading purchase accounting and post-acquisition integration for multiple acquisitions.
• Audit experience with a Big Four or national accounting firm, ideally serving public-company or IPO clients.
• Experience with asset-based lending and lender covenant compliance.

Compensation & Benefits

• Paid time off policies
• 401(k) match
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Variety of supplemental policies
• Employee discounts across the portfolio of brands

Location

Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid - 3x/week in-office); Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

Remote candidates in the US also considered.

Interview Process

• Recruiter screen (30-minute conversation)
• Hiring manager interview with the CFO
• Panel interview with senior finance and cross-functional leaders
• Executive interview with executive leadership
• In-person interview at a hub office prior to an offer
• Reference checks (may be conducted in parallel with final stages)
• Offer

Interview process is subject to change; updates will be communicated.

Additional Notes

• Part of the interview process is a mandatory in-person interview with someone on the team prior to an offer. Candidates unwilling or unable to meet in person will be removed from consideration.
• Employment is contingent on a background check, including verification of prior employment dates.
• The organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
• Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support parts of the hiring process, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.