Company Overview It all started in 1988. A ton of teen retail accessory stores littered the malls, but there weren't any cool, music-inspired accessory destinations for both guys and girls. Enter Hot Topic. As 1990 rolled around, adding apparel seemed like a no-brainer. What better way than to bring in the ultimate music fan essential—band T-shirts. Customers flipped when they walked into Hot Topic stores and saw Bauhaus, The Cure, TSOL, and Depeche Mode rock tees at their fingertips. Within a year, we had about 50 different band titles, along with rock-inspired clothing lines like Lip Service and Serious. Today, Hot Topic has a growing line of apparel and accessories that includes music tees, band merch, shorts, swimwear, capris, pants, shoes, body jewelry, jeans and more.
As we expanded, we also discovered that customers were equally drawn to the underground cartoon, cult movie, and comic book scenes. It was a unique culture fans could call their own, so we brought the world of South Park, Care Bears, Superman, SpongeBob and tons of other pop icons right to them! In 1996, with about 60 teen retail stores, Hot Topic became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange, under the symbol HOTT. The cash from our public offering allowed us to expand to the over 600 stores we have today.
We're proud of our track record, having made appearances on FORTUNE® Magazine's 100 Best Companies To Work For and Forbes Magazine's 200 Best Small Companies. Other than music as the backbone, our culture is all about listening to our employees and customers. Open communication and soliciting feedback truly matter here!
Job Description
Enjoy Accounting in Our Creative and Unique Environment!
From the minute you walk into our Headquarters, you can see, hear and feel the energy. Our "open" offices (no interior walls!) allow everyone to be highly interactive, and we have monitors throughout the building playing music videos to keep us energized.
We are currently seeking a VP, Controller to provide proactive leadership to the accounting operations functions of the business. He/she will ensure that all departments share a model of discipline, control and customer service. This individual will also plan, delegate and direct activities that will result in all accounting standards being met as well as all activity of the business being reported timely and accurately.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the results of the business are reported timely and accurately
- Make sure that financial statements are properly stated
- Review complete balance sheet accounts monthly and all supporting documentation and summarize key issues for the leadership of the business.
- Ensure that projections reflect current activity and anticipate future activity of the business.
- Provide strategic leadership and direction to the finance and accounting team.
- Direct the plans for all financial systems modifications and upgrades.
- Ensure all departments are compliant with regulatory bodies, i.e., IRS, SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, etc.
- Define, communicate and ensure adherence to Company policies, procedures, standards and controls… - Enforce financial and operations controls.
- Improve departmental productivity.
- Encourage compliance with ethical and legal standards and Company policy.
- Manage the development of a quality staff that addresses appropriate succession planning to fulfill the needs of the business.
- Establish and maintain vendor relationships that support the strategic objectives of the business.
- Hiring of all positions in accounting operations.
- Recommend and coordinate implementation of policies and procedures for the business such as
- Vendor terms
- Travel and Expense Policy
- Cash & Treasury Management
- Review of various other policies and terms as needed.
Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 5 to 10 years of progressive managerial experience in Accounting/Financial Operations for retail companies with annual volume in excess of $250 million.
- 5+ years of public accounting experience - CPA.
- Proven track record of leadership and development of accounting professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills with an ability to attract, develop, and mentor high caliber performers.
Benefits that Rock!
We recognize your life is made up of many different things beyond work. And at Hot Topic we work hard, but we have fun, too! To help provide for the health and well-being of our employees, we offer amazing benefits including:
· Medical/Dental/Vision
· Life Insurance
· Short Term Disability (STD)
· 401(k) Plan
· Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Apply today and see why our employees are happy to work at Hot Topic!
Posted by Kris Iringan
