Assistant Controller

Ritual; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal health brand in Los Angeles is seeking an Assistant Controller to enhance their finance teams. This role involves overseeing accounting processes, ensuring compliance, and mentoring staff. Candidates should possess strong analytical and management skills, with at least 7-10 years in the field, ideally within high-growth environments.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

401(k) Match (up to 4%)

Unlimited PTO

Monthly Technology Stipend

Pet insurance discount

Free Ritual subscription during tenure

10 Wellness Days per Year

Flexible parental leave

Annual Wellness Stipend

Focus Fridays for self-development

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of accounting experience required.
• Experience in public and private sectors needed.
• Global, high growth, direct-to-consumer experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly close process.
• Oversee general ledger accounting.
• Manage compliance with sales tax and collaborate on audits.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Management

Organized

Education

BS/BA in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

About Ritual

Ritual is a personal health brand that is raising the bar for daily wellness. Known for our best-selling, clinically backed prenatal, we create science-backed supplements with transparency at their core. We believe women deserve products they can trust, backed by real evidence—not just promises.

We started by reinventing the multivitamin with the first visible supply chain of its kind. Today, we’re expanding into new categories with the same high standards that built our reputation. Hundreds of thousands trust Ritual, and we’re growing fast.

Our team of 120+ scientists, creatives, and skeptics is raising the bar for women’s health. We’re venture-backed, based in sunny Los Angeles, and always looking for people ready to challenge the industry—and do the best work of their careers.

About The Role

Ritual is looking for a detail-oriented Assistant Controller to work with our operations and finance teams. You will help streamline our accounting policies & procedures, build financial reporting for internal decision makers, and implement new controls to provide guidance as we navigate growth into increasing complexity of new markets, higher SKU counts, etc. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the Ritual brand, have experience in public & private sectors, eCommerce environments and a high-growth company.

What You'll Do

• Lead monthly close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversee general ledger accounting, including journal entries, reconciliations and accruals
• Oversee the management of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Collaborate on monthly reporting and variance analysis.
• Manage compliance with sales tax, and work with external tax accountants for compliance with income and franchise tax.
• Collaborate and assist in leading Audit, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor requests.
• Recommend process improvements, internal controls, and automation in Procure to Pay and Order to Cash processes.
• Supervise and mentor accounting manager and staff; provide support for their professional development.
• Provide ad hoc reports/analysis and special projects as needed.
  
  

Who You Are

• Organized. This role will work across a number of different business units, it’s important that you develop systems to keep data & information structured correctly.
• Analytical. Ritual is a data-driven organization. This person must be able to collect, analyze and present data in order to push projects and strategies through to our executive team.
• Management. This role will manage a team of two staff members and will require supervision, development and training of junior talent members
• Communication. In this role, you'd be highly communicative around deadlines, expectations, support and collaboration within the accounting department as well as cross functional teams such as Operations, People’s team, Sales, etc.
  
  

What You'll Need

• Education: BS/BA in Accounting or Finance, CPA is required.
• Experience: 7-10 years of accounting experience, including a mix of experience in both public and private corporate accounting.
• Ideal candidate will have experience in a global, high growth, direct-to-consumer business model with inventory and digital marketing considerations. Experience with Physical inventory accounting is a must.
• Working knowledge of NetSuite, or similar ERP, and strong Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition and cost accounting.
• NetSuite knowledge is highly desirable.
  
  

What We Offer

Health & Wellness

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA
• Mental health support via Talkspace
• Pet insurance discount
• 10 Wellness Days per Year (Final Friday of every month)
• Free Ritual subscription during your tenure
• Annual Wellness Stipend
• Monthly wellness activities
  
  

Financial & Career Support

• 401(k) Match (up to 4%)
• Equity participation through stock options
• Monthly Technology Stipend
• New Hire Work From Home Stipend
  
  

Family & Flexibility

• 5 months of gender-neutral parental leave for eligible team members
• Flex Time for birthing parents
• Family Planning via Maven Clinic
• Monthly Childcare Allowance
  
  

Time Off

• Unlimited PTO (with a 10-day minimum to recharge)
• 11 Paid Company Holidays
• Additional company time off for holidays that fall around a weekend
• Winter Break (Christmas - New Years)
• Holiday Diversity Policy
• 2 Days to volunteer (Days of Action)
• Focus Fridays for self-development and deep work