Full-Time Accountant

Description

Material World is seeking a driven and experienced Accountant who possesses a solid understanding of accounting and looking to work on a variety of tasks that are essential to the Controls of the company. The Accountant will maintain records of financial transactions, maintain chart of accounts, post transactions, perform month end reconciliations. This position works directly with management and requires someone with a can-do attitude and excellent attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have exemplary personal and professional integrity and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills. The candidate will be expected to work in our Brooklyn office.

About Material World

Material World is shaping the new fashion frontier.

As the leading luxury fashion trade-in service and eCommerce destination, Material World aims to change how we think about shopping and expressing ourselves through resale and reinvention. Material World’s luxury trade in service is transparent, hassle-free, fast, and environment-friendly, so you can enjoy evolving your look while extending the lifecycle of your fashion purchases. Trade in yesterday’s fashions for credit to shop either new or pre-owned at materialworld.co and at 900+ retail locations nationwide such as Bloomingdale’s, Barneys and Intermix. All items find a new home through our eCommerce shop where they will be re-worn with love or are donated to our charity partner Housing Works.

Founded in 2012 by two ecommerce natives and Harvard Business School graduates, Rie Yano and Jie Zheng, Material World has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, ABC News, Women’s Wear Daily and is headquartered in Industry City, Brooklyn.

Passionate, nimble and authentic, our team thrives on improving our company inside and out. Always innovating, we create opportunities for growth and learning through open communication and believe strongly in developing each other and our company culture.

Ship us the old, evolve with the new.

Responsibilities

• Daily posting entries to the journal as needed, and manage Financial records
• Maintain Chart of Accounts and make changes as needed
• Manage Accounts Payable and bills payment process
• Prepare weekly KPI reporting for management meeting and monthly KPI reporting for the board
• Monitor key operational KPIs and report promptly when issues arise
• Maintain historical records by properly filing documents
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends
• Manage the month end close process by overseeing accounts payable transactions, and ensuring proper month-end cut-offs
• Prepare month-end balance sheet account reconciliations
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations
• Manage Journal Entries at the month end close process
• Manage Form 1099 for contractors
• Manage various City or State Tax Preparation and Filing
• Manage Budgeting vs Actual analysis
• General Ledger Maintenance
• Generate system reports for Financial Reporting
• Assist with audit requests
• Ensure that internal controls are consistently applied
• Miscellaneous other duties as assigned

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of bookkeeping experience, Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• Strong Accounting background required
• Experience with accounting for physical inventory is a plus
• Experience with payroll accounting is a plus
• Strong computer skills (databases and accounting software) MS Office Applications, Excel
• Must have experience with QuickBooks
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Detailed-oriented & strong organizational skills
• High degree of accuracy and has knack for numbers
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with other departments
• Seeking someone with startup experience