• As Controller, you will be the strategic leader for our accounting organization, driving financial integrity and operational excellence across the company. • You’ll lead the design and execution of our accounting policies, financial reporting, and internal controls, ensuring compliance and supporting business growth. • You will also actively build, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team, partnering closely with senior finance and business leadership. • Establish and maintain robust accounting policies, processes and internal controls that scale with rapid growth and meet public-company readiness standards. • Partner with executive leadership to shape financial strategy, ensuring compliance with GAAP and anticipating SEC and SOX requirements for IPO readiness. • Drive financial integrity and transparency to support investor confidence and due diligence for future capital events. • Oversee all aspects of accounting operations, including general ledger, revenue recognition, accounts payable, accounts receivable and month-end close, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, automate workflows and enhance reporting capabilities. • Implement and optimize financial systems to support scalability and integration across business units. • Prepare the organization for IPO by developing SEC-compliant reporting processes, internal controls and audit readiness. • Manage technical accounting for complex transactions, including equity, stock-based compensation and acquisition-related activities. • Collaborate with external auditors, legal advisors and investment bankers to ensure smooth execution of audits and regulatory filings. • Actively build and mentor a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, agility and continuous learning and improvement. • Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.

• Support corporate and project controlling to ensure robust, reliable decision-making foundations • Contribute to the monthly reporting process and prepare project reporting • Support the budget and forecast processes and assist in the preparation of planning and control documentation • Further develop our controlling instruments • Ensure the quality and consistency of figures, data and processes in project controlling • Support the implementation and further development of digital tools

• Controlling-Support für Unternehmens- und Projektcontrolling zur Sicherstellung belastbarer Entscheidungsgrundlagen. • Mitwirkung am monatlichen Reporting-Prozess sowie Erstellung des Projektreportings inklusive Analysen und Auswertungen. • Begleitung des Budget- und Forecast-Prozesses sowie Unterstützung bei der Erstellung von Steuerungsunterlagen. • Weiterentwicklung von Controlling-Instrumenten und Optimierung bestehender Berichte und Dashboards. • Sicherstellung der Qualität und Konsistenz von Zahlen im Projektcontrolling.

• Financial Close & Reporting: Monthly, quarterly, and annual close process (tighten to ≤5 business days over time). Ensure accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements. Maintain audit-ready documentation and schedules. External audit and tax coordination. • Inventory, COGS & Gross Margin Integrity: Own inventory accounting across 3PLs, retail, and DTC channels. Contribute to accurate standard costing, landed cost tracking, and SKU-level margin visibility. Build controls around shrinkage, obsolescence, and write-offs. Partner with Supply Chain on purchase accounting and inventory forecasting alignment. • Retail & Trade Spend Accounting: Build and manage accounting for: Chargebacks, deductions, and returns. Trade spend, promotions, and markdowns. Ensure proper revenue recognition and contra-revenue treatment. Partner with Sales and Supply Chain to reconcile retailer activity. • Cash, AR/AP & Working Capital: Oversee AR/AP function (including existing AR/AP Specialist). Partner on cash conversion cycle improvement: AR collections rigor. Vendor terms optimization. Maintain daily/weekly cash visibility and reporting. • Systems & Process Buildout: Partnering: Optimize and scale QuickBooks (or transition to ERP). Controls, SOPs, and documentation across all accounting workflows. Partner with Head of Finance on system roadmap (inventory, FP&A, reporting tools). • Compliance & Controls: Partner on establishing internal controls appropriate for a scaling business. Ensure compliance with tax, sales tax, and multi-state nexus requirements. Build foundation for SOX-readiness (future state). • Team Leadership: Manage and develop accounting team. Build org structure as company scales. Drive accountability, timelines, and high-performance culture.