Senior Controller

Editorialist melds personal styling, editorial content, and shopping into one seamless digital experience powered by proprietary technology and e-commerce tools.

Editorialist.com, our media property, delivers sophisticated content and commerce to aspirational and affluent consumers. Our stories connect readers with bespoke product and service solutions for fashion, accessories, beauty, and wellness needs. The cornerstone of our tech platform—the Editorialist app—blends content, digital services, and e-commerce for our elite clientele, individuals with an average net worth in excess of $550 million. Our co-founder and CEO Rafael Ortiz previously co-founded NexTag, the largest comparison shopping site for products and services, and was responsible for marketing and business development until its sale for $1.2 billion.

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Controller to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the company's financial assets, ensuring that cash flow is adequate to meet the company's needs, and managing risk associated with the company's financial activities.

Your Responsibilities:

• To start, you’ll have mostly operational responsibilities for process improvement and automation. Review cash position for any cash shortfalls and work to resolve them with duties including, but are not limited to:
• Monitor the Company’s cash and debt balances; make recommendations on cash movements and debt repayments for each business unit’s liquidity structureHelp improve our tech tools/systems, processes, and documentationForecast and report on our cash and working capital
• Maintain our entitlements for access to cash and debt informationProvide guidance and support for team members
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with payment processing vendors, acquirers, and financial institutions to negotiate favorable terms, resolve issues, and stay abreast of industry trends
• Maintain cash forecast model for overall business liquidity
• Keep up to date with capital markets, credit ratings, interest rates, FX rates, and other KPIs relevant to the company's cash, debt, and risk exposureAssist with maintaining our capitalization table and with providing assistance to our investors
• Assist in ongoing risk assessments, insurance policy renewals, COI requests, and potential interest or other derivative transactions so the company is adequately protected
• Duties as assigned by management.

More About You:

• Currently or recently employed by a US tech or tech consulting firm.
• Controller-level or above in managing US initiatives, with deep experience with US GAAP.
• Strong cash management background.
• Bachelor’s degree in business finance or accounting
• 10+ years of experience in investment banking, or corporate treasury with experience implementing process improvement
• Certified Treasury Professional (“CTP”) preferredDetail-oriented, always checks work and takes pride in producing exceptional deliverables
• High level of integrity; proven ability to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Strong initiative and motivated to learn about all aspects of the business
• Advanced financial modeling skills preferred for building 3-statement financial forecastGreat presentation skills, whether it’s for internal or external stakeholders - capable of succinctly communicating complex financial information in written and verbal formats
• Experience with corporate debt and equity structures preferred - you understand leverage calculations and debt covenants, have read credit agreements, know how to model debt and equity, and can run scenarios on financial risk (eg, interest rate)