Senior Accountant, Warby Parker
Fixed Assets
$78.8-90k
This role is also eligible to receive a cash and an equity bonus
3 days a week in office
Prescription eyewear & sunglasses
Job no longer available
Prescription eyewear & sunglasses
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$78.8-90k
This role is also eligible to receive a cash and an equity bonus
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal candidate is a hands-on—not to mention disciplined and detail-oriented—self-starter with an eye for process improvement and a knack for working independently in a high-volume environment
- Backed by 3+ years of general accounting experience with retail experience as a plus
- The proud owner of a Bachelor of Science in accounting or finance
- A total Excel expert (keyboard shortcuts are your love language)
- Eager to work in a fast-paced environment
- Consistently looking for new and innovative ways to work
- Super serious about your work (without taking yourself too seriously)
- A highly collaborative and communicative 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
Desirable
- Oracle Cloud experience
- Knowledge of Excel and Google Suite Applications
- Familiarity with monthly close procedures including generating journal entries and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
- A CPA (or looking to be one very soon!)
What the job involves
- We’re searching for an experienced Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets to join our growing Accounting team
- The person in this role will be responsible for implementing best-practice policies and procedures to ensure the accurate and timely accounting for our rapidly expanding Company
- Own essential fixed asset account reconciliations including managing the fixed asset subledger and associated reconciliations as well as external software reconciliations
- Book and review journal entries as an essential member of the monthly close process
- Manage the capitalized software process end to end while working cross functionally with our Technology, Engineering, Payroll and Accounts Payable teams
- Support fixed asset related SOX controls
- Respond to audit and interdepartmental requests or questions related to new store openings, existing assets and internally developed software
- Support long-term accounting projects that will help enhance monitoring and efficiency capabilities and grow our business
- Provide ad-hoc analysis for the finance team and senior management
- Review and analyze monthly operating expense activity for stores and new store openings
Our take
They say every great idea starts with a problem, and for Warby Parker this was simple - glasses were just too expensive. Inspired by the need to have great-looking frames that didn’t break the bank, the co-founders set out to disrupt the legacy-dominated eyewear market.
Going up against existing big brands was no easy feat. However, by circumventing traditional manufacturing methods, using in-house design, and engaging with customers directly, Warby Parker was able to provide high-quality and good-looking prescription glasses at a fraction of the cost.
The company's retail category disruption has led to it being one of the most successful direct-to-consumer brands of the early 21st century. It managed a successful IPO in 2021, has raised considerable funds and mad a number of high-profile collaborations. Its latest partnership is with Google, which sees the company plan to develop and release a range of AI glasses.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Aug 2020
$120m
SERIES G
Apr 2020
$125m
SERIES F
Total funding: $825m
Company benefits
- 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!)
Company HQ
South Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Andrew Hunt
(Director & Co-Founder)Started out as an Investment Banker at Cain Brothers. Has extensive experience in VC, having worked at firms such as Highland Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences. Also founded the marketing company Elephant.
Neil Blumenthal
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Has an MBA from the Wharton School. Is a Member of the Board of Directors at sweetgreen and Allbirds.
Dave Gilboa
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Was an Associate at Allen & Company and worked as Special Assistant to the CEO of The TriZetto Group.
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