Finance & Accounting Senior Analyst

  • Full-time

Company Description

Huckberry is an independent online retailer and magazine for adventurous guys. We're a team of 60ish based in San Francisco, California and Columbus, Ohio. Over a million young, active professionals trust us as their leading resource for emerging brands, gear, and lifestyle inspiration.


We're bootstrapped, profitable and proud (http://bitly.com/Our_Story_SM), were recently named one of Men's Journal's Best Menswear Shops (http://mjm.ag/1lCgU12), and have been called the future of eCommerce for guys. We look forward to meeting you.

Job Description

We are looking for a Finance & Accounting Senior Analyst to join the team in Columbus, Ohio or San Francisco, California and report directly to Richard, co-founder of Huckberry in San Francisco. This person is responsible for building and supporting all company-wide financial reporting, monthly closes, forecasting, budgeting and strategic analysis. The ideal candidate has an e-commerce (or retail) background and is a highly independent self starter who's capable of working with Richard — who previously worked as an investment banker — to grab our Financial & Accounting operations by the horns, and help scale the department and the team.


Fundamentally this role is about helping us scale Huckberry's finance / accounting into a best-in-class $100 million+ (emphasis on plus) e-commerce company.

Responsibilities include:

  • Lead our finance and accounting efforts at Huckberry
  • Annual budget process and monthly financial planning / forecasting
  • Create and analyze monthly financial and business operating reports while making recommendations to improve results
  • Manage our Accounts Payable team and help establish more robust internal controls and process
  • Perform inventory analyses and work with our Planning and Merchandising teams to maintain optimal inventory levels across departments
  • Provide financial, analytical and decision support for the senior team at Huckberry
  • Help drive / improve high level strategy
  • At times dig into operational analysis around: returns, logistical costs, customer service, etc

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of work experience in analytical roles, such as corporate finance, accounting, investment banking or in FP&A at another retailer or e-commerce company
  • Mandatory accounting experience
  • Huge plus if you have retail and/or e-commerce experience
  • Independent person, motivated self-starter, and positive attitude
  • Must be an analytical, strategic thinker with the ability to effectively collaborate with various teams
  • Able draw concise and crisp conclusion from complex and detailed data, and present results to senior team at Huckberry
  • Advanced understanding of accounting and interrelationship of financial statements
  • Highly proficient in Excel, Financial Modeling and Quickbooks
  • Willing and able to travel to Huckberry's San Francisco office once a month


To apply for this position, please click on 'I'm Interested' and: 

  • Upload your resume
  • Connect us to your LinkedIn profile
  • In two sentences, describe why you are suited for this role (especially considering the unstructured nature of this position) to jumpstart our Finance and Account teams
  • Finally, in one sentence, give your best piece of advice you think is mission critical for a role like this

Additional Information

* Hello, Richard — Huckberry co-founder — here. I honestly wish I could reply to each and everyone of you, but we're starting to receive a ton of applications, and carpal tunnel syndrome runs in my family. So if you don't hear back from me, please don't take it personally. We're growing like a weed and will be hiring for a bunch more positions in the near future. In the meantime, see you out there!

Want to get know us better?

Check out:

  • The Huckberry Story: http://bit.ly/1N81FZ8
  • Instagram: http://instagram.com/huckberry
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Huckberry