Senior Accountant

SNIPES Senior Accountant

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip-hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it's sponsorships or developing grassroots projects – we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program "SNIPES serves" and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

Overview: Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant is a key member of the finance team responsible for managing a broad range of accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, revenue recognition, and fixed asset accounting, along with the associated analysis and reporting. This role owns critical elements of the month-end and year-end close, prepares and reviews journal entries and reconciliations, and delivers insightful variance analysis to support informed business decisions. The Senior Accountant continuously evaluates and improves accounting processes and internal controls, ensuring that all practices comply with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, and applicable laws and regulations. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams across the organization, the Senior Accountant helps drive accuracy, efficiency, and scalability in the finance function while ensuring project and department milestones and goals are met. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a fast-growing retail company as we continue to expand our footprint across the US.

Responsibilities:

• Own the month-end and year-end close process, including timely and accurate preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses
• Maintain accurate and complete accounting records in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy
• Perform critical internal controls over financial reporting and ensure adherence to established control policies and procedures
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; active CPA designation preferred
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting experience (Big 4 or national/regional firm preferred)
• Retail Accounting knowledge preferred
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and testing internal controls over financial reporting (SOX/ICFR); experience supporting external audits
• Experience with devising, analyzing, and implementing accounting procedures in a system environment in conformance with GAAP
• Proven ability to research and document technical accounting positions and lead complex month-end/year-end close and reconciliation processes
• Experience with a major ERP system (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge especially Excel; familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, Power BI) a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting concepts and financial results to non-finance stakeholders and executive leadership
• Highly organized and deadline-driven, with the judgment to manage a high-volume close calendar while handling audits and special projects concurrently
• Able to establish and maintain working relationships with employees

Cultural Success Factors:

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Consumer Obsessed
• Innovative Mindset
• Collaborative nature
• Skillful communicator
• Adaptable and Flexible
• Disciplined and self-motivated

Benefits with SNIPES:

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• Summer Hours
• Hybrid work schedule
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus Plan
• Affordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws

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