Director of Finance and Accounting

About In Common With In Common With is a design studio built on collaboration between artists, materials, environments, and our community at large. Working together, we’re committed to redefining the familiar by bringing elevated materials, detail-oriented design, and unparalleled adaptability to lighting for all spaces.

• In Common With is a design studio defining a new vocabulary for interiors, in
• which old-world craft meets at-scale manufacturing. Founded in 2018, our
• practice brings endless curiosity, exceptional materials, and unparalleled
• adaptability to lighting and objects for all spaces—created with our team of
• expert craftspeople, artists, and engineers around the world. In 2024, we opened
• Quarters, a hybrid retail and hospitality destination in Tribeca. Through
• ongoing collaborations with our peers in the worlds of art and design, Quarters
• crafts a vision of home that’s unfolding and alive.
• Our obsessions with craft and collaboration originate from a boundless interest
• in people, objects, and an ongoing conversation between the two. Every product
• we make and every partnership we cultivate has that in common.
• The Director of Finance and Accounting is the senior internal financial leader
• for In Common With and Quarters, accountable for financial strategy, accounting
• quality, and the information and controls that support sound business decisions.
• Reporting to Nick, Co-founder, this person helps shape financial goals,
• capital-allocation priorities, and the pace of growth while independently
• leading the planning, reporting, and accounting work needed to deliver them.
• This is a hands-on leadership role with no internal direct reports at the
• outset, and the opportunity to shape the finance function’s structure as the
• business grows. An existing bookkeeping service will initially continue to
• handle accounts payable and basic bookkeeping, and an external tax accountant
• will remain in place. The director will establish clear expectations, review the
• providers’ work, resolve issues, and personally perform financial analysis and
• accounting work outside the providers’ agreed scopes.
• consequential business decisions: investigating an inventory discrepancy,
• improving a cash forecast, evaluating a new investment, and explaining the
• tradeoffs to the founders.
• Success means trusted numbers, early visibility into risks, clear business
• economics, and a financial function that is reliable without depending on
• informal processes or constant founder intervention. In the first year,
• priorities include a reliable monthly close, weekly cash visibility, accurate
• inventory and cost accounting, and an annual operating plan the founders can
• make decisions against.
• Partner directly with the Co-founders to establish financial goals, evaluate
• investment priorities, and balance growth, profitability, liquidity, and
• risk.
• Own annual budgeting and rolling forecasts across entities, linking revenue,
• operating costs, inventory commitments, capital expenditure, and cash
• requirements.
• Model growth initiatives, including new categories, channels, locations, and
• business entities; make clear recommendations on assumptions, timing,
• returns, and downside exposure.
• Deliver concise financial reporting to founders and budget owners, explaining
• performance against plan, material variances, emerging risks, and recommended
• actions.
• Define financial measures and reporting standards with operating leaders.
• Partner on pricing, commission-plan economics, and cost improvement.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar, accounting policies,
• and timely preparation of accurate income statements, balance sheets, and
• cash-flow reporting.
• Review outsourced bookkeeping and personally prepare or resolve
• reconciliations, accruals, adjustments, and other accounting work not covered
• by the provider’s agreed scope.
• Maintain reliable accounting for prepaids, fixed assets and depreciation,
• customer deposits, deferred revenue, returns, and period-end cutoff.
• Establish consistent entity-level and consolidated management reporting,
• including intercompany reconciliation, eliminations where applicable, and
• documented allocation of shared costs.
• Coordinate business tax preparation and year-end requirements with the
• external accountant, providing complete records and resolving outstanding
• items. Maintain royalty reporting and support financial audits or reviews
• when required.
• progress, and finished goods, connecting inventory records and manufacturing
• activity to the general ledger.
• Establish consistent treatment of landed costs, freight, duties, production
• costs, and variances, with clear visibility into their effect on product
• economics.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Product Operations, and Product Design on BOM
• accuracy, work-order costing, standard-versus-actual costs, and the financial
• implications of sourcing and production decisions.
• Review inventory aging, reserves, write-offs, and count discrepancies with
• operating owners; ensure adjustments are supported and approved.
• Develop product, channel, entity, and project profitability analysis.
• Distinguish gross margin from contribution margin using consistent
• definitions, and turn findings into recommendations with clear operating
• owners.
• Maintain weekly cash visibility by entity and a rolling short-term cash
• forecast linked to the longer-term financial plan; surface liquidity
• constraints early with practical options and recommendations.
• Lead receivables oversight, billing discipline, and collection follow-through
• with customer-facing teams. Coordinate payment schedules against obligations
• and available cash.
• Manage banking and financing relationships, monitor debt service and
• covenants, and evaluate funding needs and options with the Co-founders.
• Establish controls for spending, vendor and bank-detail changes, payment
• preparation and approval, system access, and reconciliations. Use separation
• of duties or documented independent review appropriate to a lean
• organization.
• Direct the work of retained bookkeeping and tax partners through documented
• scopes, deadlines, review standards, and issue resolution. Assess service
• quality, capacity, and value, and recommend changes when needed.
• Improve financial workflows across QuickBooks Online, Ramp, and Odoo,
• including data quality, reconciliations, access controls, and reporting.
• Coordinate shared ERP changes with the relevant operating owners.
• Oversee sales-tax processes using Avalara and appropriate specialist support,
• including review of data, registrations, filings, reconciliations, and
• notices within the agreed service scope.
• Partner with People and Culture and Justworks on payroll controls,
• accounting, reconciliations, and compliance coordination, with clear
• responsibilities for employee inputs, review, and authorization.
• Build practical documentation, automation, and backup arrangements for
• recurring financial processes. Recommend additional provider support, tools,
• or staffing based on demonstrated need.
• visibility into payment terms, renewals, commitments, royalties, and other
• key obligations.
• Coordinate with founders, business owners, and outside counsel on matters
• requiring specialist review.
• Coordinate financial records and follow-up for the annual insurance audit;
• support coverage reviews, renewals, and claims with the designated internal
• owner and insurance advisors.
• Maintain a calendar of material financial, tax, insurance, and contractual
• deadlines, escalating gaps and risks to the responsible decision-makers.
• Strategic partnership: Help shape company financial goals and investment
• choices, rather than simply reporting on decisions already made.
• Independent execution: Set priorities, establish a reliable operating
• cadence, and resolve issues with limited day-to-day oversight.
• Hands-on expertise: Investigate accounting and data problems directly,
• produce decision-ready analysis, and verify the quality of outsourced work.
• Cross-functional accountability: Secure clear commitments from providers and
• operating partners without treating Finance as the owner of every
• department’s results.
• Responsible judgment: Make decisions within agreed authority and escalate
• material risks or exceptions early, with options and a recommendation.

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including a
• senior role (Controller, Head of Finance, or Director of Finance) with direct
• responsibility for both accounting quality and financial planning.
• Strong technical accounting skills and the ability to personally lead close,
• reconciliations, accruals, controls, and financial-statement preparation in a
• multi-entity business.
• Deep inventory and cost-accounting experience in a product-based or
• manufacturing business, including raw materials, work in progress, finished
• goods, and landed costs, with hands-on use of manufacturing or inventory ERP
• systems (BOMs, work orders, and standard-versus-actual costing).
• Demonstrated ownership of budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, and
• investment analysis, with examples of influencing founder or executive
• decisions.
• Experience overseeing outsourced accounting or specialist providers, with
• clear standards for accuracy, responsiveness, and accountability.
• Strong spreadsheet and financial-modeling skills, comfort working across
• financial and operational systems, and the ability to explain complex
• findings clearly.
• A practical, collaborative approach to improving processes in a lean
• organization, and discretion with sensitive financial and employee
• information.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer
• sponsorship.
• CPA strongly preferred; an MBA, public-accounting experience, or experience
• building a finance team is a plus.
• Experience in a founder-led, design-driven, multi-channel, or project-based
• business.
• comparable platforms.
• Experience partnering with global Supply Chain and Operations teams and
• supporting retail, hospitality, or events alongside a product business.
• A working style grounded in kindness, curiosity, clear communication, and
• accountability.

• This is a full-time, hybrid position based in our Tribeca, New York studio
• three days per week. Studio hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6
• p.m. ET. The target start date is April 5, 2027.
• $165,000–$195,000 annually, commensurate with experience
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance (with 100% monthly
• premium coverage options), PTO, a 401(k) with employer match, and profit
• sharing.
• Submit your résumé and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in In
• Common With and Quarters. Include an example of how your financial analysis or
• accounting leadership changed a meaningful business decision.
• Submissions without a cover letter or any other required materials will not be
• considered. All candidates must go through the same application process; we do
• not review or accept materials submitted by email for open roles. The deadline
• to apply is November 30, 2026.
• Due to the level of responses we receive, we will not follow up with all
• applicants directly, but if we feel you are a good fit, we will follow up with
• qualified candidates within one week of the application deadline. Thank you for
• your interest in joining our studio!