Senior Accountant at LHH in Austin, TX

Senior Accountant

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing retail organization. This position will play a key role in the month-end close and financial reporting process while partnering closely with accounting and operational teams. The ideal candidate has strong general ledger accounting experience and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage key areas of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close

• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

• Perform detailed balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations

• Analyze financial results and research account variances

• Support accounting for retail sales, revenue, inventory, and cost of goods sold

• Reconcile cash, credit card, merchant, and other payment activity

• Assist with inventory reconciliations and investigate discrepancies between accounting and operational records

• Support accounting across multiple stores, locations, or business units

• Maintain fixed asset schedules and record depreciation

• Assist with sales tax and other recurring accounting requirements

• Prepare schedules and documentation for external auditors

• Partner with AP, AR, operations, inventory, and finance teams to resolve accounting issues

• Help strengthen internal controls and identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes

• Assist with special projects and financial analysis as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience

• Strong general ledger and month-end close experience

• Experience with retail, consumer products, e-commerce, distribution, or another high-volume transactional environment preferred

• Understanding of inventory and COGS accounting highly desirable

• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups

• Experience with a major ERP such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet close deadlines

What Makes This Opportunity Attractive

• Broad exposure across accounting and retail operations

• Opportunity to take ownership of key areas of the close

• Highly visible role partnering with both finance and operational teams

• Opportunity to improve processes and controls as the business grows

Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Cristi Connel

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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