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Teamshares

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

🌍 Social Impact

💰 Seed Round on 2021-01

B2B • Finance • Social Impact

Teamshares is an employee ownership platform focused on transforming small businesses by facilitating employee ownership. Their mission is to place $10 billion of stock wealth into the hands of small business employees, providing retiring business owners with a reliable exit strategy. By purchasing small businesses from retiring owners, Teamshares ensures these businesses remain local while granting employees stock ownership, progressively increasing to 80% over 20 years. The goal is to build a durable network of employee-owned companies that support local economies and create financial security for employees. Their program includes recruiting a new president for each acquired business, fostering a sense of shared responsibility and financial growth among employee owners.

📋 Description

• We’re looking for a **Financial Controller** to join our growing team, focused on supporting a portfolio of **restaurant companies**. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll partner closely with company presidents and employee-owners to drive financial clarity, optimize operations, and support long-term strategic success. • You’ll be responsible for the full accounting cycle, financial reporting, inventory oversight, and advising leadership teams—while identifying opportunities for improved systems, processes, and profitability. • Serve as a trusted advisor to multiple restaurant business presidents, tailoring financial insights to their operational needs. • Leverage your hands-on experience in food service and retail operations to guide cost control, menu or product margin analysis, vendor management, and inventory forecasting. • Translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations that support both short- and long-term strategic decisions. • Lead full-cycle accounting operations including A/P, A/R, GL, inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and payroll. • Manage month-end and year-end closes, including reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, and deferred revenue adjustments. • Oversee inventory accounting and food/product costing, ensuring accurate valuation and minimizing waste or shrinkage. • Maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and recommend solutions to optimize working capital. • Prepare trial balances, variance analyses, and financial reporting dashboards using OneStream or similar platforms. • Collaborate with company leadership on budgets, quarterly planning, and long-term strategic initiatives. • Deliver KPIs that reflect operational performance, including food cost %, labor cost %, sales per square foot, and margin trends. • Identify and implement process improvements across accounting systems, POS integrations, and reporting workflows. • Assist in developing internal controls and documenting financial procedures specific to restaurant and retail environments. • Streamline inventory management practices, including tracking perishable goods, multi-location stock, and seasonal adjustments.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred) • 5+ years of experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting role • Proven experience in restaurant accounting, preferably with multi-location operations • Background in small to medium-sized businesses; fractional or outsourced accounting experience a plus • Tech-savvy and resourceful; comfortable in remote, fast-moving environments • Proficiency in QuickBooks Online, POS systems, and Excel • Working knowledge of US GAAP

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Medical, dental, and vision insurance — 100% employer-paid for employees (and dependents on most plans) • Paid time off including: • 15 vacation days • 19 company holidays • 5 sick days • 1 floating holiday of your choice • Ongoing development through access to Teamshares’ experts in small business accounting and finance • The opportunity to support real employee ownership in America’s small businesses