Senior Controller - Hyphen｜Meet.jobs

About the jobHyphen is a foodservice platform designed to help restaurant owners, operators, and budding chefs move their businesses forward by putting their kitchen operations on autopilot. We are addressing the operational complexities in the kitchen with the use of AI-based software and robotics. We help restaurants augment their workforce, reduce food waste, and ensure meals are created the way their chef intended.

Founded in 2020, our team is composed of leaders in advanced food-robotics, food-tech, and food-service – we know kitchens and the equipment that makes them run. We’ve seen the challenges that restaurants face as dining preferences continue to shift, and we’re here to help them adapt. We champion thoughtful, human-centered design, and we see its potential to improve our daily lives.

After experiencing a crucible moment amidst the global pandemic in 2020 (you can read more here), Hyphen was born to help restaurants in a time of need. Today, we have customers across the US with reservations for hundreds of systems to design, build, and deploy.

We’ve raised over $50M from top VCs and we’re growing rapidly. We have offices in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, with many of our roles open to partial or fully remote work. We’re a team of food and technology enthusiasts, laser focused on revolutionizing the restaurant landscape together.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Controller is a key leader in the leadership team. This role contributes to all areas of company management and provides strong financial leadership. The Sr. Controller is responsible for planning and coordinating the company budget and business planning activities that align with corporate policies and practices. This role will provide financial direction to the business and provide recommendations to improve performance.

What You’ll Do:

 

Manage all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, G/L, cost accounting and revenue recognition

Manage month-end closing and prepare monthly financials statements and other operational reports, as necessary

Analyze variances and communicate explanations to management with recommended actions

Prepare forecasts of income statement, balance sheets and statement of cash flows for the company, by department level

Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve corporate objectives

Integrate and train new staff while leading the continued professional development of the existing team

Share best practices across finance team, e.g. process improvements, financial modeling and procedure changes

Provide proactive/unsolicited consultation, interpretation, and deduction of complex financial and operational matters to various departmental leaders used to drive business decisions

Collaborate with executives and management to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations, and lead the development of complex analysis

Monitor and implement internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets and identify risks

Ensure proper accounting in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as well as local statutory requirements

 

Who You Are:

 

You have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field

You have at least 10 years of experience in a similar position

You have knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques, as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection

You have a strong knowledge of US GAAP

You have cost/manufacturing accounting experience

You have demonstrated experience in MS Office and NetSuite

You have good planning and organization skills

You have strong analytical skills

You have experience in handling multiple, concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines

You have an ability to read, analyze and interpret financials reports and legal documents

You have an ability to respond effectively and communicate with management, public groups, peers and staff

You’re a team player and act cooperatively with the business

You have an ability to lead and motivate teams to reach a common goal

 

Hyphen Benefits:

 

Competitive salary and equity

100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee with 75% coverage for each dependent

Unlimited paid time off + 15 paid holidays

401(k) plan

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.