ACCOUNTANT - High End Jewelry & Watch

Account Responsibilities

• Process month end closing entries – subject but not limited to: sales, cost of sales, cc fees, compensation allocation, inventory and money transfers.
• Reconcile bank statements for four entities, including clearing checks and making appropriate entries.
• Reconcile all business credit card statements and book to the right expense accounts.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly state sales tax for filing for New York and Massachusetts while keeping up with tax laws.
• Run monthly inventory reports for fabric and finished goods to analyze the aging of inventory using season codes.
• Post and roll forward monthly depreciation and fixed asset schedules.
• Maintain daily cash reconciliations for three retail stores to match company POS and bank to ensure that all cash and credit card transactions are being funded daily.
• Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll entries for all departments.
•  Check daily mail for credit card company chargebacks, thoroughly investigate, and dispute when necessary.
• Uphold a monthly COGS analysis that contains beginning inventory, purchases, freight, transfers, cost of sales, and ending inventory
• Work closely with the CFO to evaluate company P&L and Balance Sheet in preparation for Board of Director meetings
• Work with the Senior Accountant to analyze activity in the General Ledger to prepare for company audits and BOD meetings
• Report directly to the CFO
• Prepare in excel an analysis of P&L to show current and PY financials, along with variance and GP %
• Work with Accounts Payable manager to ensure that invoices are entered into the correct period
• Work on special projects as assigned