Controller

Wondercide was founded 15 years ago by Stephanie Boone when her dog Luna became ill from what her vet suspected was conventional flea and tick treatments and monthly pest control services.  Stephanie knew there had to be a better way and set out on a mission to invent a plant powered alternative. Today, Wondercide offers a comprehensive line of plant powered pest control solutions for your pets, yard, home, and family with +50,000 5-star reviews on Amazon.  

Wondercide, based in Austin, TX (the live music capital of Texas), is a privately held, high growth, and digitally native consumer packaged goods company that has an omni-channel presence and is expanding into specialty brick & mortar and beyond.  The company is a vertically integrated organization where sales, marketing, creative content, customer service, innovation, procurement, mixing, production, fulfillment, and more are all done in-house.  This allows the team to control their own destiny from a multi-year roadmap down to quality of execution via operational excellence.

We are a close-knit, highly collaborative team of ‘doers’ who operate in an entrepreneurial and KPI driven environment.  Grit, Action, Curiosity, Ownership, and Insight are the five operating values we embody in our day-to-day work.

At Wondercide, we’re driven by a Fierce Love® for families. We wake up every day inspired by our mission to protect families of every kind, everywhere from pests with safe, effective pest control solutions. We work with Mother Nature to deliver plant-powered products that promote well-being. We do this so families can live long, happy, and healthy lives together. We believe in doing whatever it takes to protect those we love…and that when you know better, you should do better.  Our promise to customers: they’ll never have to go it alone. We’re in this together and we’ll be there to support each step of the way.

As part of their growth, Wondercide is seeking a Controller to join their senior leadership team.

THE POSITION

The Controller will report to Wondercide’s President, Brad Locke, and play a critical role in managing the financial health and integrity of the organization. This role will have two direct reports and combines traditional controllership responsibilities, such as financial reporting, internal controls and robust cost accounting, with strategic financial leadership. The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader and doer, overseeing all aspects of accounting, financial planning, and analysis, and will sit on the leadership team and work closely with the extended team to support our growth and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Reporting and Analysis
   1. Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
   2. Develop and maintain financial models to generate insights and to support decision-making of the leadership team.
   3. Provide insightful commentary on monthly delivery of all drivers vs plan to senior management.
   4. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and track against targets.
2. Budgeting and Forecasting
   1. Lead the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes in growth & operations/supply chain.
   2. Collaborate with department heads to set, monitor, and adjust budgets and plans vs actuals as needed to deliver targets.
   3. Set standard costs by item when building the annual budget, working with procurement and manufacturing.
   4. Reconcile monthly actuals vs plan across sales & marketing, procurement, production, absorption, etc and identify any required mitigations.
   5. Conduct sensitivity analysis to assess potential impacts of different scenarios.
3. Accounting and Compliance
   1. Ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.
   2. Oversee the monthly close process, including reconciliations and accruals.
   3. Oversee the management of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions.
4. Internal Controls and Process Improvement
   1. Maintain comprehensive internal control policies and procedures.
   2. Be able to master existing processes and tools (NetSuite, Sheets, etc) and transition the team to better tools, modules and processes over time for improved efficiency and accuracy.
   3. Continuously assess and mitigate financial risks and implement process improvements.
5. Cash Management
   1. Manage cash flow and working capital to support the company’s growth.
   2. Monitor daily cash positions and forecast short- and mid-term cash requirements.
   3. Optimize working capital by managing cash flow, receivables, and payables.
6. Financial Strategy and Planning
   1. Work closely with the leadership team to develop and refine mid and long-term financial strategies.
   2. Conduct scenario analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
   3. Prepare financial presentations for board meetings.
7. Tax Management
   1. Tax planning (federal and sales/use taxes) with external partners, ideally experience selling direct to consumer and the state sales tax requirements.
   2. Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax returns.

The Controller will be expected to adapt and take on new responsibilities and implement new processes and systems as the company grows.

Requirements: 

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in accounting, finance, and audit.
• Experience leading the monthly close processes for a mid-market company.
• Strong experience with cost and inventory accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Budget creation, reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience owning a GL system & all related reporting.
• Financial statement preparation.
• State and federal tax reporting and compliance.
• Highly fluent in G-Suite applications (particularly Google Sheets) and functions.
• Demonstrated strengths in critical thinking, problem-solving and analysis.
• A bachelor’s degree is required.

Preferred additional skills include (helpful but not required): 

• CPA
• NetSuite expertise or similar ERP system.
• Financial statement audit experience.
• Amazon Seller Central experience.
• Avalara sales tax reporting software.