Sr Accountant, TOPO Athletic-Hybrid

Overview

At Designer Brands, we are the parent company of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Rubino, operating nearly 675 stores across North America and a billion-dollar digital commerce business. We lead the footwear industry with a diverse portfolio of iconic brands, including Topo Athletic, Keds, Vince Camuto, Kelly & Katie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Mix No. 6, Crown Vintage, and others.

With expertise in design, production, and sourcing, we create on-trend footwear and accessories delivered through a robust omni-channel infrastructure and national wholesale distribution. We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity, where each employee’s unique perspective contributes to our success. Anchored by our core values of “We Love What We Do,” “We Own What We Do,” “We Do What’s Right,” and “We Belong.”

Topo Athletic is a young, rapidly growing athletic footwear company on a mission to help people move better, for life. Our core values of authenticity, ambition, clarity, and connection drive everything we do. If you join our team, you’ll have an impact on our business and the communities and people we serve.

Step into a role where your work directly shapes how we understand and run our business. As a Sr. Accountant, you’ll partner closely with the Sr. Accounting Manager to bring clarity and accuracy to our financial story. You’ll own key pieces of the month-end close, analyze financial data, and help ensure our reporting reflects what’s really happening across the business. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing detail-oriented work with meaningful analysis—and wants to grow their impact.

This position is HYBRID to our Framingham, MA office.

You’ll play a hands-on role across core accounting operations, working both independently and collaboratively to keep things running smoothly.

• Contribute to monthly close activities, including preparing journal entries and completing account reconciliations
• Support the preparation of monthly financial reporting and compliance documentation
• Prepare post-close balance sheet flux commentary and departmental budget-to-actual analyses

• Maintain and reconcile cash balances
• Process accounts payable payments and reconcile credit card statements
• Support invoice processing for international distributors
• Reconcile and process factory inventory bills
• Maintain and reconcile landed costs on inventory receipts

• Complete weekly shipping cost analysis to track trends and variances
• Prepare monthly commission summaries and detailed reports for external sales representatives
• Use Net Suite to generate reports and respond to ad hoc requests from leadership
• Assist with accounts receivable collections and customer credit activities as needed

• Partner with internal teams to support projects or resolve day-to-day accounting needs
• Occasionally support in-office tasks such as remote check deposits

We’re looking for someone who is curious, dependable, and comfortable working with both details and big-picture insights.

• 3+ years of experience in an accounting role
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting
• Working knowledge of Net Suite, or a willingness to learn and grow expertise in the system

• Ability to manage priorities and move work forward efficiently
• Comfort working independently while also collaborating with others
• Willingness to step in and support teammates or other departments when needed

• Experience in public accounting or within a consumer goods environment
• Familiarity with Net Suite

• Your Sole Well-Being:
  Our benefits package is crafted with our associates in mind. We support you with benefits like free virtual health care, robust family/fertility benefits, 401(k) with match, and more.
• Stride with Flexibility:
  We offer hybrid and remote work opportunities to stay connected, productive, and inspired wherever you do…