Senior Staff Accountant
Primary
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Posted on Feb 27, 2024
About Us:
Primary is a mom-founded kids clothing brand on a mission to encourage every kid to be the truest version of themselves. Since launching in 2015, Primary offers an assortment of simple, beautiful, gender neutral styles known for their hand-me-downable quality, super soft and sustainable fabrics, and slogan-free designs. Our customers are passionate about our mission, which has led to incredibly strong repeat metrics and one of the highest NPS scores in the industry (85+). We are laser-focused on building a strong, sustainable and profitable (!!) business, and hiring the best people to help us get there.
Our company values kind and thoughtful self-starters who can think strategically and then work collaboratively with people across the organization to produce high-quality outcomes. We are also a very change-friendly group of people, and are always seeking fresh points of view to uncover ways we can improve our products, processes and team culture.
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
- 4-day workweek: Fridays are flexible at Primary to allow you to manage your work-life balance
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, & insurance, pre-tax spending/savings accounts, 401(k), company-provided disability & life insurance, and more.
- Generous time off: 12 days of PTO (15 days after two years at the company), 3 floating holidays, 11 company-paid holidays (plus the last week of December off), plus 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
- Primary School: a program that gives every employee $100 a month to spend on classes to help them grow (even if unrelated to their work).
- $500 to spend on improving your work from home setup (for remote/hybrid employees)
We are seeking a senior staff accountant who will be responsible for assisting with ongoing monthly close, quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, annual financial audit, tax and other related compliance reporting and examinations, as well as managing special projects to up-level and streamline the accounting function. This individual is comfortable working both independently and as part of a team and can thrive in a remote work environment. We are seeking someone with solid experience in accounting who is highly motivated and driven for continuous improvement.
What You'll Do:
- Assist with ongoing monthly close:
- Book month-end journal entries related to the financial close.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and prepare supporting schedules including identification and resolution of any variances and/ or reconciling items.
- Reconcile monthly receivables.
- Maintain fixed asset and lease schedules and book corresponding monthly journal entries.
- Perform monthly Balance Sheet flux analysis, identifying key drivers of large fluctuations.
- Work alongside cardholders to review and code corporate purchasing card activity on monthly basis to the general ledger.
- Review and post employee expense reports monthly.
- Perform quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assist in preparation of monthly management reports and accompanying schedules.
- Assist with annual external audit:
- Assist in managing the communication and timeline with external auditors.
- Preparation of PBC audit request items including preparation and review of corresponding support schedules and work-papers.
- Comprehensive and timely review of auditor selections.
- Assist with various compliance reporting requirements including state sales & use tax matters and annual bank examinations.
- Identify areas for process improvement with the goal of considerably condensing the current close timeline, eliminating manual processes which are prone to human error, increase work-paper transparency and reviewability, and improve internal controls.
- Develop new, and augment existing, documentation of accounting procedures including assisting in developing informal accounting policy memos.
- Work on special projects on an ongoing and ad-hoc basis.
What You'll Bring
- Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Strong analytical, problem solving and accounting skills.
- Experience with major accounting software packages for general ledger accounting (NetSuite preferred but not required).
- Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Excel including manipulating large datasets through pivot tables and other advanced conditional functions.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication, time management, and organization skills.
- Strong judgement and ability to set and achieve deadlines.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a remote work environment.
- Capability of tackling recurring workflows with strong level of ownership, minimal up-front guidance, and proactive follow-through.
- Willingness and desire to be challenged and take on new tasks with increasing levels of difficulty.
- Highly detail oriented with an organized approach to workpaper layout, documentation, and ongoing maintenance.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting or equivalent from an accredited university.
- Minimum of three to five years of experience in the accounting industry, with Big 4 accounting experience preferred.
- CPA, or working towards CPA.
Want to apply but not sure if you’d be the right fit? If this role calls to you, we want to hear from you. There is no ‘perfect’ candidate. Everyone brings something different to the team, and our diversity is what makes us strong. Speaking of which - not only is discrimination illegal, it is simply not tolerated at Primary. We welcome all candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States for any employer to apply.
We want all candidates to thrive during the interview process. If you have any accommodation needs for your interview, please let us know at hr at primary dot com. Our HR Director will reach out to get you set up for success at any point during the interview process where you may need accommodations. Not sure if this applies to you? Primary is a proud Disclo customer - check out their quiz "Do I Qualify for Reasonable Accommodation?"
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