Director of Finance and Accounting

The posting, as In Common With wrote it

Company

In Common With + Quarters

Reports to

Co-Founder, Nick

Employment

Full-Time

Direct Reports

None (at start)

Target Start Date

Monday, April 5th 2027

Application Deadline

Monday, November 30th, 2026

In Common With + Quarters

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 Role

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.

The role requires someone who can move between detailed accounting and 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.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Strategy, Planning, and Decision Support

• Partner directly with the Co-founders to establish financial goals, evaluate investment priorities, and balance growth, profitability, liquidit

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e 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.

Desired Qualifications

• 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.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks Online, Ramp, Odoo, Avalara, Justworks, or 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.

Studio + Compensation

• 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.

Your Application

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!