Nuuly Senior Accounting Manager

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Nuuly is searching for a Senior Manager of Accounting! Nuuly is URBN’s newest stand-alone concept. A subscription rental brand that leverages retail expertise built up over 50 years to turn the risk of potential industry disruption into a synergistic success story. The Senior Manager of Accounting will be responsible for the brand's accounting functions and will oversee the accounting close processes for the brand. This includes ensuring the integrity of financial statements, managing monthly P&Ls and balance sheet reconciliations, and providing ongoing support to brand partners. This role drives process improvements, ensures compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and collaborates with internal and external audit teams. Additional responsibilities include payroll/headcount management, sales audit support, and managing aspects of the annual budget process. This role is currently the sole dedicated accounting resource for the brand. As the brand grows, the responsibility for this role may expand to mentoring and developing a team of Senior and Staff Accountants, fostering departmental growth and individual career development. This role will report to the Director of Finance.

Requirements

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in accounting, preferably in retail, rental, apparel, or other consumer-focused industries.
Experience leading monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities
Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to utilize and learn accounting software packages; knowledge of Oracle-Hyperion and Island Pacific is a plus.
Advanced knowledge of GAAP accounting concepts and theories and experience analyzing financial statements.
Ability to clearly present executive-level summaries of findings and recommendations.
Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to utilize EDW/BI systems to research, analyze, & report on large sets of data; knowledge of Looker, BigQuery, and MicroStrategy a plus.
Positive, professional, and timely communication with teams, supporting departments, vendors, and suppliers.
Clearly and confidently express ideas, needs, and boundaries in a respectful manner.
Proactively plan and control time to efficiently deliver team priorities.
Proven track record of meeting financial deadlines with complete accuracy.
Focus on and manage the small details of a task or project to consistently produce high-quality work.
Take responsibility for the outcomes of your work and the decisions that lead to those outcomes. Hold yourself accountable.
Proactively addresses issues and is solution oriented.
Team player with a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

Sales Audit Experience a plus.
Supervisory experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the brand financial accounting close process
Prepare monthly P&Ls and supporting schedules
Manage monthly P&L and balance sheet reconciliations - ensuring the integrity of financial statements through accurate preparation and execution of sales posting, journal entries, accruals, and reclassifications
Manage inventory reconciliations and track variances in, and across systems
Review and validate reporting for distribution to brand and shared/corporate finance teams
Provide ongoing accounting and business support to brand and shared service partners
Act as a liaison between brand functional areas and corporate shared service teams
Initiate new procedures and processes to support new business activities, identifying appropriate accounting measures and partnering with corporate partners to ensure consistency within the URBN brands
Consistently monitor, recommend, and implement improvements to current methodologies and practices within the accounting and finance department
Partner with internal and external audit teams to support requests and ad-hoc research as needed
Partner with the brand department leaders to support cost-control and expense tracking for the brand, including schedule creation and maintenance for monthly and YTD tracking
Manage and support brand payroll reporting, including monthly payroll reconciliation, seasonal bonus accruals and payouts, ongoing headcount review, and budgeting support
Prepare ad-hoc reporting in support of brand/department-related projects
Support the annual budget process
Conduct training of co-workers to educate them on brand financial concepts
Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements, including the maintenance of policies and procedures
When necessary, develop and mentor a team of Senior and Staff Accountants, supporting departmental growth and individual career development

Benefits

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more!

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