Staff Accountant

Do you have a sense of strong numeracy and analytical skills? Are you highly organized and detail-oriented? If so, we would love to meet you! (Virtually, of course)

Named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list in 2017, Digiday's Most Innovative Publisher in 2018, and one of Comparably’s Best Companies for Company Culture in 2019, Who What Wear is hiring a Staff Accountant to add to our growing team.  

As the Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for coordinating and maintaining all functions related to Accounts Payable including vendor management, lifecycle payables management, and account reconciliations. Our ideal candidate is self-directed, proactive, and possesses resourcefulness to take on a variety of assignments. We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a team-player and someone who is extremely organized. This position is located in Los Angeles, CA, and reports to the Sr. Accounting Manager.

*COVID-19 Hiring: We understand how difficult it is to start a new position with a new company in the age of the coronavirus. Our People team and hiring managers are here to guide you through this journey. During the pandemic, all of our offices are closed and all employees are working remotely until further notice. That said, all of our recruiting, interviews, and onboarding activities are online. Thank you for your flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in cash management by owning the accounts payable process, including related reconciliations and reports
• Assist in forecasting company’s commitments and continue to refine forecast against actual expenditure
• Participate in the month-end close process, including reconciliation of various GL accounts
• Assist with compliance activity – financial statement audit, foreign entity compliance, etc
• Ownership of periodic filing and remittance of various tax and other compliance related obligations, including annual 1099 preparation
• Assist in managing the corporate card program, including monthly spend analysis
• Report, manage, and analyze employee expense reimbursements
• Assist in month-end reporting and analysis
• Manage company vendor relationships on an ongoing basis

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Netsuite is a plus
• Knowledge of Teampay is a plus
• Knowledge of Tipalti is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• Proficient in Excel

​Benefits & Perks:

• Work/Life Balance: Unlimited time off, paid holidays, summer Fridays, paid winter break, and flexible work schedules.
• Wellness: 85%–100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees in addition to short- and long-term disability coverage and life insurance.
• Financial Well-being: Sponsored 401k plan with unlimited access to financial advisors and planning tools. Bonus eligibility for all employees.
• Opportunity to Do Good: We’re proud to match 100% of employee donations made to organizations that combat racism and/or support recovery from racist acts of violence. 

   

Our Commitment: 

Who What Wear provides an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Who What Wear believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as an international company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

More about Who What Wear: 

Who What Wear is an international fashion company known for its content sites—whowhatwear.com and whowhatwear.co.uk—and its affordable, size-inclusive, and trend-forward line of clothing and accessories. The brand was founded in 2006 by Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power and includes the chart-topping career podcast, Second Life, which is hosted by Kerr. Most recently, Who What Wear launched a sister company, Versed, which is a clean skincare line with products at affordable prices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Who What Wear also has offices in New York City and London, with Amazon, Greycroft Partners, BDMI, WndrCo, and others as key investors.