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    Director of Accounting - Boston, United States - Mori

    Mori
    Mori Boston, United States

    1 week ago

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    Job Description

    Director of Accounting

    Location: Boston, MA (Hood Park, Charlestown)

    Schedule: Monday – Friday, Hybrid (must live within commuting distance of Boston, MA)

    Mori is a fast-paced anti-food waste Series B startup on a mission to create "More Food, Less Waste", by transforming the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. Leveraging the unique properties of silk protein, Mori creates an all-natural food ingredient and coating which slows down the spoiling process of perishable foods. Our products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors, and retailers to deliver more and higher-quality food to consumers. With Mori, we can fundamentally change the food system by reducing our reliance on plastic packaging, reducing food and packaging waste, and increasing efficiency across the supply chain. We are a team of passionate people who never stop learning and believe in our collective ability to have a positive impact on the world by delivering on our mission.

    About the Role

    You will join a team of operations professionals, scientists, and engineers, contributing to a variety of activities in a highly collaborative environment. You will oversee day-to-day financial operations and external reporting. You will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day activities necessary for running a fast-paced organization during an exciting growth phase.

    This role is best suited to someone accustomed to being "hands-on" at both operational and business levels with a shrewd focus on understanding and explaining the story behind the numbers. Reporting to the CFO, you will have an opportunity to shape and drive the development of the department.

    What You Will Do

    • Lead and oversee the day-to-day management of all operational accounting functions, including general accounting, A/P, A/R, and external compliance with relevant stakeholders
    • Own all aspects of the financial close process. This includes all associated activities to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting
    • Manage the relationship and workflow with our outsourced accounting partner
    • Own treasury, including weekly cash position reports and transfers between bank accounts
    • Generate and automate financial reporting, including monthly and quarterly packages for key internal and external stakeholders
    • Ensure authority limits and overall spending is closely monitored across the business
    • Develop and improve internal controls, accounting policies + procedures, systems, and chart of account infrastructure to efficiently support business scale and activities
    • Establish and enforce proper accounting treatment for new and complex business transactions, including collaboration agreements with international partners
    • Oversee sales tax and corporate income tax compliance (in partnership with legal + our outsourced accounting partner)
    • Develop and maintain a relationship with external auditors. Lead the audit process, including creating the audit materials, audit process, and issuing GAAP financial statements
    • Assist with specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing food technology start-up, such as system implementations and updates and business process improvements
    • Foster an environment of continuous improvement to identify, develop, and implement process and system changes to increase efficiency, ensure monthly reporting, and enhance financial controls

    Requirements

    Who You Are

    • Collaborative Team Player: you'reable to effectively collaborate and build positive relationships across all levels, teams and departments, while demonstrating initiative and a proactive approach to achieving team goals
    • Critical Thinker: you're a proactive problem-solver with a demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations and develop effective business solutions
    • Excellent Communicator: you leverage strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
    • Diplomatic Consensus Builder: you're skilled in diplomatically navigating internal and external priorities, fostering consensus and driving alignment among stakeholders
    • Attention to Detail: you have meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks and deliverables
    • Committed to Follow-Through: you drive tasks, projects and initiatives through to completion with a high level of dedication and accountability

    What You'll Bring

    • Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field
    • 7 – 10 years of progressive accounting experience
    • Outstanding knowledge of US GAAP
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office

    Bonus points if you have...

    • Previous Finance experience in both Big 4 accounting and a high growth start-up environment
    • CPA
    • Experience with NetSuite

    Benefits

    Mori provides a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

    • Equity
    • Health, vision and dental plans
    • Unlimited PTO and 13 paid company holidays
    • 401(k) plan with company match
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Weekly catered lunches

    Additional Boston-specific benefits include:

    • 24/7 access to Hood Park fitness center
    • Covered and indoor bike parking
    • Hood Park programming and events

    Mori is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and all applicable state and local fair employment practices laws. Employment opportunities at Mori are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, caste, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Mori participates in the federal government's E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of all newly hired employees and most existing employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. For new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification on or before the first day of work. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to and click on 'E-Verify' located near the bottom of the page.

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