Senior Accountant

La Senza is empowering women worldwide to feel sexy and confident every day with fashion lingerie at an incredible value. With nearly 200 stores in 15 countries, La Senza is the global destination for the hottest lingerie.

Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment in the retail industry. The successful candidate must possess well-rounded accounting background and experience, along with strong analytical and general ledger knowledge. The primary responsibilities will be to perform all detailed general ledger accounting functions and analysis for all channels.

This is a Columbus, OH Office-based position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The Senior Accountant's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Performing the day-to-day activities related to the monthly, quarterly and annual closes:

Initiating journal entries by compiling and analyzing account information

Preparing accruals associated with key accounts

Preparing monthly income statements and balance sheets

Reconciling and analyzing balance sheet and income statement accounts

Partnering with FP&A to perform close activities and review/understand key drivers of the results

Liaising on Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable matters

Helping to implement and enforce accounting policies and best practices

Helping prepare and consolidate various ad hoc analyses, reports, and data requests

You are someone who ...

Enjoys working in a growth/start-up mindset

Can fill gaps where needed and run into open field

Aspires for continuous improvement

Strives to figure out and implement best practices

Tackles special projects between the busy periods

You must have ...

BS in Accounting required; MBA a plus, CPA or individual sitting for the CPA Exam preferred

3-5 years of accounting experience with progressive growth

Proficiency working in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Ability to interact with all levels of the organization

Strong time-management skills, and ability to adhere to tight deadlines during the month-end close process

Strong analytical and detail-oriented background

Microsoft D365 experience a plus

Retail experience a plus