Accountant
As the accountant at Arteriors you will work closely with the team to prepare financial analyses of operations, including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules, for the guidance of management. Also, accountable for the company's financial plans and policies, its accounting practices, the conduct of its relationships with the company’s external auditing firm, maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of financial and tax reports.
What began over 35 years ago as a boutique accessories company has evolved into a global force in the design industry. With premier lighting, furniture and accessories, Arteriors redefines interior spaces through unexpected creativity and meticulous craftsmanship. Pursuit of innovation drives us forward. Our imagination never rests. And thanks to our uniquely diverse and talented employee base, we are inspired to continue the remarkable journey. Arteriors embraces creativity in all its forms, from products and ideas to inventive, curious employees who think of themselves as tastemakers rather than followers. Innovation is impossible without our diverse team and their ideas, so we focus on creating a diverse workplace that promotes employee differences and creates an inclusive culture. Our aim is to provide our team members with an equitable experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of the sales tax compliance process including:
- Managing the re-sale certificate collection process
- Managing sales tax audits (internal and external) and compliance requests
- Producing documentation to support the sales tax remittance process
- Reconciling the sales tax liability general ledger accounts
- Acting as the commercial card expense reporting program administrator through:
- Managing commercial cards for employee cardholders
- Generating bi-weekly and monthly reports
- Assigning general ledger codes to certain transactions
- Reconciling the commercial card liability general ledger account
- Engaging in treasury activities including:
- Transmitting the credit card settlement batch daily to merchant services for processing
- Downloading daily, weekly, and monthly reports from the bank portal
- Reviewing and coding reports, as applicable
- Creating vendor invoices, as applicable
- Performing the weekly bank reconciliation in the accounting system
- Managing sales commission activities including:
- Daily posting of commissions to the general ledger
- Monthly posting of commission corrections to the general ledger
- Generating monthly commission statements and preparing them for processing
- Reconciling the commission liability general ledger account
- Assesses departmental process flows, drives process improvement opportunities as required, and leads departmental and organizational initiatives.
- Assists with the identification of potential improvement areas within the accounting department.
- Furnishes internal and external reports through the lens of ensuring they are useful and efficient.
- Supports and maintains relationships with outside auditors and financial institutions while upholding professionalism, handling sensitive information in a confidential manner. This includes an annual external financial audit.
Each leader at Arteriors is encouraged to create a Leadership Purpose Statement that describes their purpose. This role reports to our Accounting Supervisor whose Leadership Purpose Statement is:
My purpose is to mentor and encourage idea-generating conversations that improve the way we work. We recognize one of the most important pieces of your experience is with your manager, so if this speaks to you then this might be the right boss for you!
This job might be for you if:
You possess the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2-4 years prior Accounting experience
- Proficiency in utilizing ERP software in a financial capacity
- You have a passion to work very hands-on in a collaborative, fast-paced, highly agile environment
- You possess strong, planning, execution, and multitasking skills and demonstrated the ability to reprioritize on the fly or manage quickly changing priorities all while meeting deadlines
- You have a sense of urgency to achieve goals within deadlines and without sacrificing quality of your work
- You have an eye for attention to detail that ensures follow through
- Grit to figure out the answers when you are uncertain using tools you have been provided, or find online, to strategize problem solving
- The ability to comfortably navigate Excel and Word. Experience with Microsoft NAV a plus.
What's in it for you:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance available the first day of the month after hire date
- 401k program with employer matching
- Unlimited Paid Time Off Program
- Paid Volunteer Day per Year, allowing you to give back to your community
- Focus on Family including providing a Paid Family Leave program and onsite wellness resources for nursing mothers
- 9 paid Holidays with early release before holidays
- Annual bonus and merit increase potential
- Generous employee discount program
- Employee referral bonus program