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Company DescriptionMAU Brands aims to transform the consumer products industry by offering high-quality lifestyle products at affordable prices. MAU Brands strives to lead across all its product categories. The company fosters innovation and seeks to deliver exceptional value through its diverse range of products.About the roleWe’re hiring a hands-on Controller to own accounting and build a disciplined finance operating cadence. You will implement a 5-business-day month-end close, deliver reliable weekly/monthly reporting, and build a pricing & full-cost calculator we use to price products to hit target returns. We operate multi-currency (USD/CAD/GBP/EUR) with 200+ SKUs and ~5 new launches/month.What success looks like in the first 90 daysWeekly KPI pack live and consistent: sales, contribution margin, Amazon ad spend (allocated by SKU/ASIN), inventory turns (by region/channel)Month-end close implemented: repeatable close calendar + reconciliations + accruals, with a target close of 5 business daysPricing/full-cost calculator v1 built and adopted: landed cost → freight/duties → fulfillment/pick-pack → Amazon fees → FX → expected returns reserve → contribution margin / required priceKey responsibilities 1) Close ownership + controls (Xero) -Design and run a structured month-end close from scratch (calendar, cutoffs, checklists, owners, SOPs) -Own reconciliations and data quality (bank, AR/AP, inventory, COGS, Amazon/Shopify settlement tie-outs) -Implement controls: approval workflows, documentation standards, audit trail discipline, and consistent accounting policies across entities2) Weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting -Weekly KPI pack (by channel + region; SKU where applicable): -sales -contribution margin (incl. Amazon fees + SKU-level ad spend) -inventory turns -Set up and maintain return accounting logic: expected returns reserve based on SKU historicals (5–8% overall, varying by SKU) -Monthly: -full P&L + balance sheet -inventory reconciliation + inventory turns -tax/VAT coordination (preparation currently outsourced) -Quarterly: -rolling forecast support (financials by region/channel) -13-week cash flow -management reporting that highlights margin leakage and drivers3) Pricing, costing, and margin system -Build and maintain a full-cost pricing calculator used for pricing decisions -Produce contribution margin reporting that is decision-ready (what to change: price, ads, fees, freight, packaging, etc.)4) Team leadership -Lead and develop a 3-person accounting team -Own bookkeeping workflow (currently outsourced) and bring core reporting/bookkeeping discipline in-house over time -Partner with operations/inventory planning to improve inventory and COGS accuracy (inventory tracking currently in Sheets)Your background Must have -Controller-level experience owning month-end close end-to-end (not just bookkeeping) -Strong operational accounting: reconciliations, accruals, controls, documentation -E-commerce accounting experience with marketplace settlements (Amazon strongly preferred) -Advanced Excel modeling (pricing/costing calculators); comfortable working with messy data and improving it -Experience in multi-currency environments -Strong English communication and ability to lead remotelyNice to have -Xero expertise (or QuickBooks/NetSuite with willingness to ramp quickly on Xero) -PowerBI experience -Experience transitioning inventory accounting from spreadsheets into a more controlled process/tooling -Experience allocating ad spend to SKU/ASIN and tying it into contribution marginWork setup -Remote -Preferred timezone overlap: GMT+7 (APAC-friendly)