Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | David’s Bridal

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at David’s Bridal. As a leading specialty retailer, David’s Bridal plays a significant role in life’s important moments, assisting 1 in 3 brides in finding their perfect dress and maintaining one of the highest customer service scores in the retail industry. This Accountant position is a vital part of the finance team, directly contributing to the company’s financial health by ensuring all business activities are accurately recorded and accounted for in strict adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The role provides an opportunity to support financial integrity, facilitate crucial decision-making, and engage with various departments across the organization, offering broad exposure within a retail environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Not specified
• Mission: Assist in properly recording and accounting for business activities according to GAAP.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Close Processes: Play a key role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement close. This includes preparing and providing necessary reporting for both quarterly and annual audits to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Budget Management and Variance Resolution: Manage a $5-6 million dollar budget by setting up monthly accruals and forecasting spend in collaboration with department leadership. This involves actively resolving variances found between previous accruals and the actual amounts invoiced to maintain financial accuracy.
• General Ledger & Documentation: Prepare and post precise General Ledger entries, creating and maintaining supporting documentation for management’s review to ensure clear audit trails and accurate record-keeping.
• Reporting & Departmental Analysis: Prepare and maintain comprehensive departmental cost center reports. Regularly communicate with various company department heads monthly to discuss actual versus forecast financial performance, providing insights and broad exposure to different areas of the Company.
• Reconciliations & Compliance: Conduct and maintain monthly general ledger balance sheet reconciliations, resolving discrepancies, explaining significant month-to-month and year-over-year variances, and partnering with third-party auditors to ensure compliance with all applicable accounting practices.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. This is an early career role.
• Experience: 0-3 years of related accounting experience.
• Skills: Interpersonal savvy, strong time management, ability to learn technical information quickly, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Bonus: Preferred qualification as a CPA candidate.