Accountant- Retail
ACCOUNTANT, RETAIL
OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION
The Retail Senior Accountant will help with Financial Statements, Reports, Inventory, AR, Sales Tax and strategic guidance to Department Heads.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for retail inventory roll forward in stores and ecommerce, including retail physical inventory reconciliation and adjustments.
- Calculate and review retail margins for stores and ecommerce on a monthly basis.
- Manage inventory control adjustments for stores and ecommerce.
- Prepare daily cash report and forecast for cash flow reporting requirements.
- Assist in preparation of month end financial statements including cash flow.
- Assist in preparation of expense variance explanations by department/store each month end.
- Assist with preparation of revised forecast each month.
- Help with Coordination of yearly budget for all departments/stores.
- Assist with month end close including journal entries and account analysis.
- Liaison for external auditors for year-end audit.
- Assist with sales tax and property tax filings.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE
Education and Experience
- CPA with a minimum of 5 year’s hands on experience in a an apparel company preferred; or a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited four year U.S. university with a minimum of 5 years hands on retail accounting experience in an apparel company.
Special Skills
- MS Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word); Advance knowledge of Excel including high level proficiency of Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP.
- High level of accuracy and detail oriented.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Written Communications
- Informing
- Priority Setting
- Time Management
- Functional/ Technical Skills
- Integrity and Trust
- Listening
- Dealing with Ambiguity
- Comfort Around Higher Management
- Ability to multi-task
- Decision Quality
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Managerial Courage
- Problem Solving & Process Management