Staff Accountant

Warby Parker is on the lookout for a skilled Staff Accountant to join the Accounting team and help us manage reporting and documentation, own close tasks, support financial audits, and more. In this role, you’ll also help achieve the department’s goals by assisting with our month-end close and improving the efficiency of our processes. Our ideal candidate is a self-motivated and ambitious individual with an eye for detail and an itch to learn. Sound like you? Read on!

What you’ll do:

• Prepare journal entries and own essential account reconciliations for month-end close—accruals, prepaids, intercompany, other assets, and more—all while collaborating with a slew of teams across the organization
• Perform financial statement variance analysis, documenting meaningful explanations for fluctuations and identifying anomalies
• Review and analyze monthly expense activity and determine additional monthly accruals or required adjustments to journal entries 
• Work closely with the team to aid in the preparation of monthly financial statements
• Support long-term accounting projects that will help automate processes and drive efficiencies in the month-end close to support the growth of our business
• Provide ad-hoc analysis for the Accounting team and senior management
• Support internal and external audit testing related to specific areas of responsibility
• Develop strong cross-functional relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including the People, Legal, Marketing, A/P, FP&A, and Tax teams

Who you are:

• Backed by at least 1+ years of accounting experience at a Big Four firm, or a public company in the consumer products, retail, auditing, or other related industries
• The proud owner of a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting or finance
• Proficient in G-Suite and a total Excel expert (keyboard shortcuts are your love language)
• Super serious about your work (without taking yourself too seriously)
• A highly collaborative team player and self-starter willing to roll up your sleeves and get the job done
• Highly organized and detail-oriented (improving and documenting processes is your bread and butter)
• A dexterous multitasker who can prioritize several projects without losing focus
• Ready to offer support whenever needed
• Positive, kind, and excited by a challenge

Extra credit:

• Oracle experience
• A CPA (or looking to be one very soon!)

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement savings plan with a company match
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)