Sr Accountant

Description

Department:
Finance & Accounting

Reports To:

CFO

Location:

Seattle, WA / Kent, WA

Employment Type:

Full Time, Exempt

Compensation: $80,000 to $125,000 annually, depending on experience, plus company benefits

Buy Wander is one of the fastest growing companies in the United States, an e commerce auction platform for retail returns, overstock, and excess inventory. Through a simple bid and win model, customers sign up, bid, schedule a local pickup, and enjoy a 7 day return window.

We turn liquidated merchandise across multiple categories into everyday deals, supported by daily inventory rotations, our Wander Bucks loyalty program, and multiple physical pickup locations. As we continue to scale, we are building the financial infrastructure and accounting team needed to support our growth.

Buy Wander is seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Accountant to play a key role in building and maintaining an accurate, scalable accounting function.

Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for significant portions of the monthly close process, account reconciliations, inventory accounting, transaction analysis, journal entries, and financial reporting. This role will work closely with the Controller and other business leaders to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of Buy Wander’s financial information.

This is a hands on role in a fast growing, multi location business. The right candidate is comfortable digging into complex transactions, solving problems, improving processes, and taking ownership of their work. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant who wants to have a meaningful impact and grow with the company.

• Play a significant role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support inventory accounting across multiple locations, including inventory valuation, costing, shrinkage, adjustments, and cost of goods sold.
• Reconcile inventory activity and financial records with operational and inventory systems, including Buy Wander’s internally developed inventory system, Chuk.
• Analyze high volume transaction data across auction activity, payment processors, point of sale activity, refunds, and the Wander Bucks loyalty program.
• Prepare and post journal entries related to inventory, revenue, payroll, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other general ledger activity.
• Assist with the application of revenue recognition principles to Buy Wander’s auction and marketplace business model, including buyer premiums, winning bid settlements, refunds, and loyalty program activity.
• Support the reconciliation of daily and monthly cash and payment activity across multiple payment processors and locations.
• Assist with payroll accounting and the preparation of payroll related accruals, including hourly labor costs.
• Assist with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other accounting processes as needed.
• Support the Controller in maintaining accurate accounting records, internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures.
• Assist with audit preparation and provide schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to external auditors.
• Support tax compliance activities, including sales tax reporting and coordination with external tax professionals.
• Help maintain and improve the general ledger, chart of accounts, accounting systems, and integrations between operational and financial systems.
• Analyze financial results and identify…