Job Description

Restaurants and small businesses account for hundreds of billions of dollars in annual purchasing of supplies and ingredients, yet most of it happens offline. From the humblest NYC slice and a cup of joe to museum-quality lattes (and, yes, avocado toast), each order represents a long paper trail and a series of truck deliveries.

A relentless team has set out to change this reality, armed with deep industry and entrepreneurial experience, personal conviction, and funding from Eclipse, Floodgate, and the early backers of Facebook, Lyft, and Airbnb. Cheetah recently completed a $60M Series C led by Manna Tree Partners and Sator Grove to supercharge its growth and expand across the US.

With headquarters and a fulfillment center in the Bay Area, Cheetah is already streamlining the daily workflow of hundreds of restaurants and small business owners. Using Cheetah's services, they manage millions of dollars in monthly purchasing, while Cheetah eliminates the burden of costly sales reps and inflexible, inefficient supply deliveries. Partnering with the largest wholesale suppliers in the US, Cheetah is bringing Silicon Valley user experience and data-driven insight to a space that hasn’t changed much in decades. In the process, we're helping to reintroduce the small business owner to the small farmer, global supply chains to familiar faces; and delivery and logistics workers to increased mobility and new opportunities.

Operating smack in the middle of supply and demand, Cheetah has introduced unprecedented transparency in pricing and inventory to the SMB marketplace. In doing so, Cheetah allows the people who form the backbone of local economies to focus on what they love: cooking great food and providing excellent service. From the convenience of their phones, business owners can now order whatever they need, discover new, rare or seasonal specialty products, and prioritize their customers.

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

Cheetah is looking for an Assistant Controller, who is constantly looking to improve processes and reporting, gets excited about bringing order to disorder, loves problem-solving and systems, and is passionate about people development.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Finance, this role will be responsible for managing and developing the Senior Accountant, Accounts Payable team, and our accountants in Israel, to consistently produce accurate and timely results and maintain strong internal controls. In addition, the Assistant Controller will be working closely with the Sr. Director of Finance to drive ERP improvement initiatives surrounding automation of processes to create efficiencies or improvements to the data flow of transactions to build better reporting that will provide more insight to users, so they can better make decisions and understand how they can impact their numbers. This role will also be working closely with our external auditors during the year-end audit.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage an accurate and timely month-end close process. Currently, our month-end close is approximately ten (10) days (financial reporting due by the 15th of the month). Goal for this position is to streamline processes further and focus on more automation, while maintaining accuracy.
• Work with the outsourced accounting team in Israel to implement NetCloud (Israel localization bundle
• Review all month-end close journal entries.
• Reviewing financial results and variance explanations with Senior Accountant before presenting to Sr. Director of Finance.
• Manage the Accounts Payable team to ensure that vendor bills are recorded properly and paid timely. Additionally, working with the Supply Planning team to minimize purchase price variances and Fulfillment Operations and suppliers to minimize quantity variances.
• Perform weekly payment run.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Maintaining a strong system of internal controls over the accounting operations to mitigate financial risks to include developing and maintaining policies and standard operating procedures.
• Coaching and developing the accounting operations team to achieve performance targets and goals by establishing goals, monitoring performance, and providing regular feedback and training.
• Work closely with FP&A on budgeting, analysis of financial results and providing insightful ad-hoc reporting that drives action and positive results.
• Manage the year-end audit and work with external auditors throughout the year.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Accounting
• CPA required (inactive or active)
• 5-7 years of prior experience managing Accounts Payable and general/corporate accounting (month-end close process, consolidations, financial reporting, etc.)
• Inventory and revenue accounting experience is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills
• Worked on various ERP projects or initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain accounting concepts to a variety of audiences, and ability to influence and present analytics to management
• Accuracy and attention to detail with deadline orientation.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies. Able to work independently with minimal direction and as part of a team.
• Willingness to take on new tasks with all levels of difficulty.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical, and systems skills
• Demonstrated ability to roll up sleeves and work collaboratively with a team

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• Flexible working schedule / location
• Company happy hours, team building events, and intramural sports teams
• Unlimited paid time off
• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance and commuter benefits
• 401(k) plan and flexible spending benefits
• The opportunity to work alongside a visionary team during Cheetah’s rapid growth!

Company Description

Cheetah is the first restaurant supply app, providing the simplest, most affordable way for restaurants to get their daily supplies. We delivered our first orders in 2015 and have grown to become the service that thousands of restaurants rely on for everything they need in order to run their business. Cheetah is founded and run by food industry veterans, supply chain and logistics experts, chefs, engineers, and data scientists who have come together in their mission to empower restaurateurs and help their business thrive. We are ambitious and as our name suggests – we run fast. If you have grit, energy and don’t wait for permission to voice your ideas, if you feel that you can keep up with the pace, meet amazing people from all over the world, and learn a ton of new skills along the way, then jump right in!