Assistant Controller

Posted 9 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in Los Angeles, CA
In-Office or Remote
150K-175K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • Edtech • Events • Professional Services • Social Impact
Yondr creates phone-free spaces.
The Role
The Assistant Controller will lead Yondr's accounting operations, manage financial closes, oversee multi-entity consolidations, and ensure compliance with US GAAP.
Summary Generated by Built In

Yondr creates phone-free spaces for artists, educators, organizations and individuals around the world. Our mission is to create spaces where genuine connection, focus, and creativity can flourish in the absence of technology. 

Yondr’s business segments span numerous industries, primarily across education and live events. Yondr supports schools through cell phone-free programs. Our education programs facilitate the successful implementation of phone-free school environments by providing administrators and teachers with education, training, and development resources, along with all necessary equipment. In addition, Yondr supports top artists in music and comedy by creating phone-free shows, allowing performers and audience members to enjoy live performances without the distraction of phones.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to lead the Company’s accounting operations and financial close process as we continue to scale domestically and internationally. This role owns the integrity of our financial statements, manages the monthly close and consolidation process across multiple legal entities (including international subsidiaries), and partners closely with Finance, Supply Chain, and Leadership to support a growing business.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple revenue streams, inventory, and cross-border complexity.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial Close
  • Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting

  • Prepare and review consolidated financial statements across multiple international legal entities

  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP, including revenue recognition, inventory costing, and intercompany transactions

  • Maintain and enforce strong internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures

International & Multi-Entity Accounting
  • Oversee accounting for international subsidiaries, including local statutory reporting, currency translation, and eliminations

  • Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and transfer pricing support in coordination with tax advisors

  • Partner with external advisors on transfer pricing, VAT, sales tax, and international compliance matters

  • Support entity formation, system setup, and process design for new international operations

Revenue & Sales Operations
  • Oversee accounting for multiple revenue streams with different revenue recognition criteria

  • Ensure accurate accounting for inventory, COGS, landed costs, and reserves

  • Partner with Supply Chain on inventory controls, cycle counts, and variance analysis

Audit, Tax & Compliance
  • Lead annual financial audits, acting as primary point of contact with external auditors

  • Support tax compliance (income tax, sales tax, VAT) in partnership with external tax providers

  • Ensure timely and accurate regulatory filings across all entities

Systems, Process & Team Leadership
  • Manage and develop the accounting team, providing mentorship and clear ownership of responsibilities

  • Own accounting systems and integrations (ERP, AP, payroll, banking, etc.)

  • Drive process improvements and automation to support scale and efficiency

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Supply Chain, Sales, and Leadership

Qualifications:

Required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time in a Senior Manager role.

  • Strong experience with multi-entity consolidations and international subsidiaries

  • Deep knowledge of US GAAP

  • Experience in retail, consumer products, or inventory-based businesses

  • Advanced Excel skills; comfort working with ERPs and financial systems

Preferred
  • CPA

  • Experience supporting international tax, VAT, or transfer pricing

  • Prior experience in a high-growth early stage business

  • Hands-on ERP implementation or system scaling experience

What Success Looks Like:
  • Accurate, timely close and consolidated financials every month

  • Clean audits with minimal adjustments

  • Scalable accounting processes that support international growth

  • Strong partnership with Supply Chain and Leadership

  • Timely accurate reporting that business teams trust

Benefits:
  • 100% paid medical coverage plan option for employees and access to 15+ plan types, including PPO, HMO and HDHP

  • Dental and vision and ancillary benefits such as short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance

  • Generous PTO for rest and recharge throughout the year

  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave

  • 1 week paid holiday break at the end of December, for a company-wide closure + 11 additional nationally recognized holidays

  • 401(k) offering

  • Tech tool preference, including choice of PC or Mac.

  • We are a hybrid company with remote employees. Hybrid employees receive catered lunch once a week.

Yondr is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring of employees based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.  

Compensation Range: $150K - $175K


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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
100 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

In our hyperconnected world, we provide a way to engage with what you’re doing and who you’re doing it with.

Founded in 2014, Yondr offers a program to help schools, musical artists, comedians, businesses, and individuals eliminate the distraction and intrusion of smartphones and other personal technology.

In schools, Yondr fosters distraction-free learning environments to help students connect meaningfully with one another and improve academic performance.

For artists, comedians, and entertainers, Yondr allows audiences to be present and for artistic expression to flourish without unwanted recording and sharing.

Our patented products and programs are also used in courthouses, weddings, private events, business conferences, warehouses, and more around the world.

Our offices are located in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, London, and Sydney.

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