Warby Parker is looking for a skilled Staff Accountant to assist the Accounting team in managing accounting for all aspects of our Retail business, including lease accounting & the review & maintenance of ASC 842, fixed asset accounting, & software capitalization. In this role, you'll also help achieve the department's goals by supporting our month-end close & improving the efficiency of our processes. Our ideal candidate is a self-motivated & ambitious individual with an eye for detail & an itch to learn. Sound like you? Read on!

What you'll do:

• Assist with the lease accounting for a growing retail footprint (about 40+ new leases a year!), focusing on period-end closing & financial reporting
• Prepare journal entries as an essential member of the monthly close process
• Prepare essential leasing & fixed asset account reconciliations, including managing the leasing & fixed asset subledgers & associated reconciliations
• Review & analyze monthly operating expense activity & determine additional monthly accruals or required adjusting journal entries
• Examine & research invoices for capitalization consideration
• Work closely with the Senior Accounting team to aid in income statement reporting, lead sheet analysis, & external financial reporting
• Facilitate leasing & fixed asset-related SOX controls
• Support long-term accounting projects that will help improve monitoring & efficiency capabilities & grow our business
• Provide variance analysis for the Accounting team & senior management
• Aid in quarterly external audit requests for leases & fixed assets
• Communicate with various teams regarding retail accounting inquiries

Who you are:

• Backed by 1+ year of general accounting experience within consumer products, retail, auditing, or another related industry
• The proud owner of a Bachelor of Science in accounting or finance
• A total Excel expert (keyboard shortcuts are your love language)
• Eager to work in a fast-paced environment
• Super serious about your work (without taking yourself too seriously)
• A highly collaborative & communicative team player & self-starter willing to roll up your sleeves & get the job done
• Highly organized & detail-oriented (improving & documenting processes is your bread & butter)
• A dexterous multitasker who can prioritize several projects without losing focus
• Positive, kind, & excited by a challenge
• Not on the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Extra credit:

• A CPA (or looking to be one very soon!)
• Oracle Cloud experience
• SOX control experience
• Lucernex database experience
• Fixed asset experience
• Lease accounting experience 

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:

• Health, vision, & dental insurance
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement savings plan with a company match
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)