Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position : Sr. Accountant

We are hiring an experienced finance and accounting professional to provide high quality financial management as a Finance Lead, on a full-time basis. This person would have a passion for taking initiative, ownership and overcoming roadblocks to achieve continued success.

You will partner with the general manager and employee-owners to streamline the financial reporting function and implement a new ERP (Oracle NetSuite) and processes to drive efficiencies and cost savings. As is common with small companies, this is a hands-on active involvement role.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the general ledger, financial reporting, including budgeting and forecasting functions of the business.
• Collaborate with Teamshares, parent company, the internal team, My Financial Partner © and other stakeholders  to implement and continuously improve U.S GAAP practices and controls that safeguard financial assets of the Company.
• Prepare various analyses that inform management about the past, current and future state of the business. E.g., Store level sales and profitability, product movement, segment analysis, etc.
• Partner with the management and operational team to prepare financial budgets, forecasts, and other strategic projects.
• Manage the completeness and accuracy of the company’s P&L, balance sheet and cash flow at both the store level and consolidated level.
• Oversee all accounting operations including Billing, A / R, A / P, GL inventory accounting, Fixed Assets and proper revenue recognition on a daily basis.
• Prepare and manage month-end and year-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting. This includes preparing and booking accruals and adjusting journal entries.
• Document current financial process, recommend improvements and management continuous improvement of accounting and finance functions.
• Lead the development of internal control policies and procedures appropriate for the current team and functions.
• Assist with year-end audit requests from KPMG at the parent level.
• Be comfortable training on the dated legacy ERP and accounting system and be the lead liaison for new ERP system implementation.
• Perform risk management activities and develop plans to minimize risk
• Perform various bank account reconciliations and reconciliations for other balance sheet accounts.
• Coordinate inventory cycle counts throughout the year and full-counts at year-end.
• Support management and current team with other operational functions around HR, payroll, sales taxes, etc.
• Be on-site to learn the current accounting and finance functions, drive improvements and build rapport with the team majority of the time.

Qualifications :

Benefits :

Lightstyle, a Teamshares network company, has established a strong reputation and customer base in the region's competitive home improvement market. The Company is a high-end lighting retailer offering modern lighting solutions, ceiling fans, and unique home furnishings. The Company has two showrooms in Florida and one in Tampa. Recognized as the #1 high-end luxury lighting showroom in Central Florida, emphasizing quality, selection, and service excellence.