Senior Accountant

About the Role

This role reports directly to the Accounting Manager and will have responsibility for general ledger accounting activities.

This position will assist in the timely closing of the monthly, quarterly and year closing processes and is expected to identify and implement control and process improvements related to the same.

A Day in the Life

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a regular basis, as assigned.
• Investigate / resolve reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Perform weekly bank reconciliations.
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement variance analysis in accordance with pre-defined scopes.
• Prepare weekly Corporate Center activity (Sales, COGS, Deferreds, and AR)
• Prepare and record monthly journal entries and assist in monthly general ledger close process.
• Compile financial data for footnotes to the audited financial statements.
• Ensure accurate coding of transactions in accordance with the company’s chart of accounts / budget including preparation and detailed review of the all-journal activity.

Recommend / record reclassification entries and adjustments, as necessary.

• Contribute to maintaining an environment of strong internal controls and proactively identify opportunities to enhance controls or implement efficiencies in compliance with control objectives.
• Ensure documentation of control environment and related environments remains current.
• Assist in preparation of schedules for management, auditors and others as needed.
• Use accounting transaction and reporting systems to generate reports, respond to inquiries, conduct research, and identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ad-hoc research / analysis of accounting transaction records as required.

What Sets You Apart

• Intermediate MS Excel background
• General ledger and related reconciliation experience
• Intermediate knowledge of accounting principles
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a dynamic work environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
• Uses resources effectively to generate solutions; takes initiative when resolving problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative problem solver that thrives in a rapidly growing and evolving organization

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3-7 years of progressive, relevant experience
• Solid understanding of ERP platforms (NetSuite preferred), minimum of intermediate level Excel skills (Pivots, V / XLookups, Concat, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to document and maintain business processes in the form of Desktop Procedures
• This job is not eligible for US visa sponsorship*

European Wax Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform.

All employees of EWC and operating subsidiaries are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisory / management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.