AZAZIE stands as the leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-tailer, providing an array of bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, evening wear, and accessories. Designed in Los Angeles, AZAZIE disrupts the traditional wedding industry by presenting made-to-order gowns at an affordable price point. The brand is dedicated to promoting body-positive fashion, ensuring that all dresses, available in sizes 0-30, are meticulously cut and sewn to order. Explore our website, where you'll find hundreds of bridal and bridesmaid gowns and dresses, spanning over 80+ enticing color options.

Job Overview

Azazie is seeking a Director of Accounting to lead accounting and tax across our multi-entity, global e-commerce business. This role owns accurate entity-level and consolidated U.S. GAAP reporting, subsidiary consolidation, cash management controls, and U.S. and international tax compliance. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting judgment, meaningful tax experience, a hands-on approach to problem-solving, and clear communication in English and Mandarin.

*Please note, this role requires 4 days per week in office

Responsibilities and Duties

Financial Reporting and Close

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for all entities, and deliver accurate, timely entity-level and consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements.
• Oversee subsidiary consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and consolidation adjustments. Review material subsidiary and intercompany reconciliations and complex accounting judgments.
• Research technical accounting issues, document accounting positions, and maintain accounting policies.
• Manage the annual financial statement audit and serve as the main contact for external auditors.
• Resolve audit findings and lead corrective actions.

E-commerce Accounting

• Ensure accurate accounting and effective controls for revenue (ASC 606), payment processor settlements, returns and refunds, promotions, inventory, and cost of goods sold as operations and systems evolve.

Tax

• Oversee U.S. federal, state, and local income tax, sales and use tax (including multi-state nexus), and customs duty compliance, as well as international income tax and indirect tax (VAT/GST) obligations.
• Oversee income tax provisions, transfer pricing documentation, and intercompany agreements in partnership with external tax advisors.
• Manage tax audits and tax notices, and identify and mitigate material tax risks.
• Build a scalable tax compliance framework for new entities and markets, covering jurisdictional assessments, tax registrations, and filing obligations.

Cash Management and Internal Controls

• Establish and maintain controls over cash management, bank account access, payments, and intercompany funding across all entities.
• Monitor material cash and control exceptions, and keep internal controls scaled to the size and risk of the business.

Systems, Process, and Leadership

• Improve ERP processes, automation, and reporting, including the practical use of AI tools to increase efficiency.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the accounting team, and coordinate closely with U.S. and China-based finance teams.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, e-commerce, and legal teams to support business changes.
• Provide timely updates to senior management on key results, developments, and risks.

Note: These duties are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and are not exhaustive. The company reserves the right to modify duties and responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
• Active CPA license
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and tax experience, including public accounting experience at a Big Four firm.
• Strong knowledge of the U.S. GAAP, multi-entity consolidation, intercompany accounting, cash management, and internal controls.
• Experience overseeing U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance and tax provisions, and handling international tax obligations, with the ability to assess complex cross-border tax matters.
• Experience leading and developing accounting managers or teams.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin (spoken and written), needed to work daily with China-based teams and documents.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and a track record of meeting deadlines and communicating clearly with senior leadership.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using AI tools in accounting or finance work.
• Experience in e-commerce, apparel, retail, or consumer products is highly preferred
• Experience with ERP implementation or optimization in a multi-entity environment is highly preferred
• Experience with China entity accounting, tax, or cross-border funding is highly preferred

Benefits

• 100% Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance offered after a 60-day probationary period
• Paid vacation days and sick leave
• Paid Holidays + Floating Holidays
• 401k match
• Free snacks and drinks in office
• Employee discount
• Gym access in building
• Company engagement events

Physical Requirements

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and color vision.

Azazie, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Azazie, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This job description is not an employment contract. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may be changed or added at the discretion of Azazie at any time.