Senior Corporate Accountant

Brilliant Earth

About The Position

Brilliant Earth is looking for a hands-on, self-starter to join our Finance team as a Senior Corporate Accountant. The Senior Corporate Accountant is an integral part of preparing and driving a timely month end close, developing and maintaining strong month-end close procedures, and internal controls in conformity to US GAAP. In this position, you will drive communication and implementation of these practices and procedures throughout the organization, and lead key month end close process improvement projects. The Senior Corporate Accountant will also support the preparation of monthly and year end close and Financial Statement production. The ideal candidate will have a track record of building and making process improvements within a rapidly growing finance and accounting team, thrives in a fast-paced environment and has demonstrated an ability to be effective with finite resources. In this role, you’ll be a hands-on member of the team, and be comfortable diving into the details of individual accounting and billing transactions. We have a social and environmental mission at the core of our company and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about helping us achieve our social goals, as well as our business goals.

Requirements

BS degree in Accounting preferred (CPA required)
3+ years’ experience in corporate accounting, including significant experience in the monthly close process
1-2 years’ public accounting experience, preferably in a Big 4 firm
In-depth understanding of GAAP and experience in applying principles in practice
Experience in closing a general ledger and/or audit, account reconciliation, JE preparation and support
Experience in driving process improvements in month end close
Intermediate experience with ERP systems, NetSuite a plus
Experience working with external auditors
Experience developing and improving internal controls
Advanced Excel skills
Interest in socially and environmentally responsible organizations and products
Understanding and acceptance of diversity, equity, inclusion and workplace belonging concepts

Nice To Haves

Retail or e-commerce experience/exposure preferred

Responsibilities

Own portions of month-end closing process and associated reconciliations
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Act as a liaison between the Finance team and Sales, Operations and Inventory regarding accounting processes and procedures
Analyze financial statements and other corporate reporting to identify business trends and opportunities for improvement to management
Field finance & accounting inquiries from the CFO, Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Leadership and company managers
Assist in the preparation of financial statements and financial audits, including preparation of PBCs