Assistant Controller - Remote

Bauble Bar designs accessories that make life more fun. Founded in 2010, the company is known for its statement-making styles that create joy and bring people together. Today, Bauble Bar's unabashedly optimistic perspective can be found across multiple accessory categories sold direct-to-consumer and in over 8,500 retail stores globally.

Bauble Bar designs accessories that make life more fun. Founded in 2010, the company is known for its statement-making styles that create joy and bring people together. Today, Bauble Bar's unabashedly optimistic perspective can be found across multiple accessory categories sold direct-to-consumer and in over 8,500 retail stores globally.

We're seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to serve as the operational backbone of the accounting close and transactional world for the Company. This role owns the full transactional accounting cycle – accounts payable and travel & expense, revenue accounting, and accounts receivable – while also directly maintaining the general ledger accounts that fall outside the functional teams, including fixed assets, prepaids, cash and other corporate balance sheet accounts.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical accounting knowledge, general ledger ownership, people management skills and deep familiarity with e-commerce revenue, payment and collections processes.

• Directly manage and develop the Accounting Supervisor, Revenue Accountant and Part-Time AR Manager
• Serve as the escalation point for judgment calls, exceptions and unusual transactions
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews and career development planning for direct reports
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities across all owned functions

• Review and approve the AP aging and cash disbursement forecast
• Oversee the Accounting Supervisor's management of vendor master data controls, invoice-PO match exception resolution, and T&E policy compliance
• Review matters requiring elevated technical judgment: complex accrual estimates, vendor disputes, and contract interpretation

• Review monthly revenue-to-cash reconciliations across all sales channels (e.g. Shopify, Amazon, wholesale, etc.)
• Oversee revenue recognition policy application, including treatment of chargebacks, returns/refund reserves, and payment processor fees
• Review and approve judgmental reserve estimates

• Own the AR reserve in partnership with the AR Manager
• Oversee the AR Manager's direction of collections aging, customer credit memos and deduction management (particularly wholesale chargebacks and allowances)
• Ensure cash application accuracy and timely resolution of unapplied cash through the AR Manager and AR Specialist

• Own the close calendar and checklist across all managed functions and direct GL accounts; ensure deadlines are met
• Prepare and/or review balance sheet reconcilations for all accounts – prior to Controller sign-off
• Prepare and review manual and non-system journal entries for accuracy and appropriate support
• Support internal control design, documentation and testing

• Directly prepare and/or review monthly cash reconciliations for all operating, payroll and merchant/payment processor bank accounts
• Own the fixed asset sub-ledger: capitalization policy application, monthly depreciation, disposals, internal software capitalizations
• Maintain prepaid expense and accrued liability schedules not owned by AP/T&E, Revenue or AR
• Record and reconcile debt instruments, as applicable
• Record and account for investments and…