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About Us

The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a digitally-native consumer products company born in the Gen Z era to make purpose-driven consumer products designed for all people. Since its launch in 2012, Honest has been dedicated to creating thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective personal care, beauty, baby and household products, which are available via honest.com, third-party ecommerce partners and approximately 50,000 retail locations across the United States, Canada and Europe. Based in Los Angeles, CA, the Company’s mission, to inspire everyone to love living consciously, is driven by its values of transparency, trust, sustainability and a deep sense of purpose around what matters most to its consumers: their health, their families and their homes. For more information about the Honest Standard and the company, please visit www.honest.com.

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to empower people to live happy, healthy lives. We’re a wellness brand with values rooted in consciousness, community, transparency, and design. Every day and in every way, we hold ourselves to an Honest standard. We believe that it is our responsibility to do our part to help create a healthy and sustainable future for all. 

The Role

We are currently seeking a talented and enthusiastic Vice President of Accounting/Corporate Controller who will be responsible for directing the corporate accounting activities and functions, including the financial close process, internal and external reporting, accounting operations, accounting policies and procedures and effectively managing significant interaction and communication cross functionally. We are looking for an individual who values quality, can effectively lead through business transformation, and enjoys working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee all aspects of accounting operations: AP, AR, Payroll, Cash Management, Tax, Inventory Control and general accounting
• Drive month end, quarter end and year end closes
• Oversee and coordinate quarterly reviews and annual audits with external auditors
• Develop cash forecasting models and ensure efficiency of banking systems
• Identify and implement process improvements and simplification initiatives
• Work closely with the Sr. Director of SEC Reporting to ensure complete and accurate public filings
• Develop and lead a wholesale customer credit review and collections function
• Become conversant of business performance narratives and present to key stakeholders, including Board of Directors
• Improve internal control framework and prepare for 404B SOX audit in 2026
• Partner closely with the Finance team in identifying and mitigating risk and opportunities throughout the financial planning and close processes
• Play a lead role in ERP and systems architecture transformation projects
• Design and direct inventory control activities, including cycle count programs and physical inventory counts
• Perform technical accounting research and accounting determinations on relevant transactions
• Oversee and review accounting policies and controls, ensuring GAAP and SOX compliance
• Oversee components of Risk Management and support ERM program
• Partner with department heads to ensure key inputs for close are completed efficiently and timely
• Work with IT team to ensure ERP and other systems meet needs of team and organization 
• Motivate and cultivate the accounting team with an emphasis on learning and improved efficiency

You’ll love this job if you’re:

• Highly analytical and strategic. Your problem solving skills are unparalleled
• A strong communicator and collaborator. You work effectively with all members of the organization, from individual contributors to top execs
• A confident, dynamic leader. You’re known far and wide for your impressive relationship building skills
• An exceptional prioritizer. You never miss a deadline and like to get things done ahead of time
• Adaptable and ambitious. You will enthusiastically take on other assignments as needed to support your team!

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance
• CPA
• Public accounting experience
• 15+ years experience leading accounting functions and teams
• Previous experience as Controller, preferably in a public company
• Familiarity with inventory accounting processes and best practice
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP and technical accounting expertise
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Established and detail orientated self-starter with experience working in a hands-on environment

Bonus points for:

• MBA
• Big 4 experience
• CPG/Retail industry experience

Compensation 

The pay range for this role is $196,000 - $270,000. Actual compensation is based on many factors including but not limited to depth of experience, skill level, ability, knowledge, education, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total rewards package for this position may also include base, annual incentive plan, benefits, retirement plan, equity, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Benefits & Perks

We offer a competitive benefits package including comprehensive health and wellness coverage, 401k with company match, wellness incentives including a monthly fitness reimbursement and onsite fitness classes, options for education reimbursement, and a discount on all products. We value work-life balance and offer a generous and flexible vacation policy. Thinking about adding little ones to your family? Honest offers generous maternity and paternity leave. We love the furry kids too and offer pet insurance so your companions are well taken care of.

California Privacy Rights Notice for Californian Job Applicants and Prospective Talent

Effective Date: January 1, 2020

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), The Honest Company, Inc. (“Honest” or “us” or “we”) is required to inform California residents who are our job applicants or prospective talent (together “job applicants” or “you”) about the categories of personal information we may collect about you and the purposes for which we use this information.  Click here if you are a California resident to read disclosures required by the CCPA. Note this notice applies only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA. 

Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information about our job applicants, who are California residents:

• Name
• Signature
• Social Security Number
• Email and mailing address
• Telephone number
• Education
• Employment history

How We Use Job Applicants’ Personal Data.  We use and disclose the personal information we collect for our business purposes.  These business purposes include, without limitation:

• Processing evaluating your application to determine your qualifications for the role to which you’ve applied, and communicating with you about your application, including to check references or your background, and communicate with you about other jobs that may interest you.
• Other business purposes as identified in the CCPA, which include:
• Auditing related to our interactions with you; 
• Legal compliance
• Detecting and protecting against security incidents, fraud, and illegal activity;
• Debugging;
• Performing services for us, such as analytics;
• Internal research for technological improvement; and
• Internal operations.

Other Interactions with The Honest Company.  More information about our privacy practices can be found in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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