Staff Accountant

Overview

We’re excited to be looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Reporting to our Controller and then our Assistant Controller once they join, you will have the opportunity to support a wide range of areas within the accounting function while leveraging your own creative thinking and problem-solving skills to mold this role.

You’re the perfect person for this role if you’re a self-starter who is detail-oriented, collaborative, and driven by curiosity. If you’re excited to roll up your sleeves and put an imprint on your team, your company, and your role, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Oversee G&A accounting each month, including month-over-month actuals analysis, budget/forecast vs. actual, and alignment & reviews with department managers 
• Review monthly G&A expense accounts for completeness and accuracy 
• Ensure that expenses are consistently coded to enhance period comparison analysis
• Collaborate with A/P on coding and processing of invoices in our A/P software, Tipalti
• Work closely with the FP&A team to review expense coding to make sure it aligns with budget/forecast
• Oversee maintenance of monthly expense accruals
• Help support with prepaid expenses and the monthly amortization 
• Leverage NetSuite to find automation opportunities to streamline recurring processes
• Build monthly reports that give the team and overall company insight into monthly G&A spend

We're looking for someone who brings

• 1-2 years of accounting experience (internships count)
• Experience working for a company that sells inventory in the retail or ecommerce space 
• Bachelor's degree in accounting is required
• Proficiency in Excel 
• NetSuite experience is a plus
• An active CPA license is a plus
• A track record of improving accounting processes and systems 
• Strong collaboration skills and an impeccable eye for detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – email etiquette and professionalism are essential
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

Compensation & Benefits

At Brooklinen, our goal is to offer a competitive total compensation package which we determine based on specific market data taking into account our company size, stage, industry, and location. The base salary range for this role is between $65K - $70K. 

Beyond base salary, we contribute significantly to offset the cost of health benefits, provide a financial stipend through Carrot Fertility to help with the costs associated with the fertility journey, offer a 401K with a 4% Safe Harbour match, have commuter benefits, and also provide a yearly product allowance. 

We have 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents, year-long Summer Fridays, a workday that starts at 10 am, four weeks of vacation, and a one-month paid sabbatical at your 5th anniversary.

Most importantly of all, our HQ hires receive competitive equity grants. We would be happy to tell you more about this and how to value this part of compensation during our interview process.

Why join us?

• Our team is made up of friendly, funny, welcoming, low-ego, and passionate people -- who also happen to be great at what they do. We all know the people you work with can make or break a job and so we go to great lengths to protect this amazing culture.
• We work hard but are well-rounded and well-rested. Hanging with coworkers is encouraged. So is taking a vacation, getting a great night's sleep (our day starts at 10 am), and getting out of here at a reasonable time (we have year-long summer Fridays that end at 3 pm).
• Care about growth? So do we. We’re growing, so we’ve got tons of exciting growth opportunities for our amazingly talented team. 
• Hybrid work - our HQ team has 2 days in and 3 days remote schedule.
• And don’t just take our word for it! We’re honored to be recognized by various industry tastemakers for the work we’ve put into our culture and employee engagement, including accolades from LinkedIn Top Startups (in 2020 and 2021!), Inc.’s Best Workplaces and Forbes Best Startup Employers in America (in 2022, 2023, and 2024!).

Everyone is welcome at Brooklinen. We’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. We invite you to take a look at how we’ve done so far and where we know we need to do better.

About Brooklinen

Brooklinen, home of The Internet’s Favorite Sheets, was founded in 2014 with one goal in mind: We want you to be comfortable.

We believe everyone deserves beautiful home essentials, and our approach to provide these is simple: Create high-quality products using the finest materials – from bedding to towels and everything in between – and offer these products directly to our customers (without the luxury markup!). As we’ve expanded beyond the bedroom, introducing bath goods, accessories, loungewear, our Spaces marketplace and IRL retail stores, our goal of keeping you comfortable has remained at the forefront.

We take pride in our products and think you will, too: Our sheets, towels and more have received 100,000+ 5-star reviews and been recognized by numerous industry tastemakers such as Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, The New York Times’ Wirecutter and many more.

Our Interview Process

• Initial Interview:
• Senior Associate, Recruiting 
• First Round:
• Controller 
• Director of Recruiting 
• Second Round:
• Project Review with Controller & Interview with Inventory Accounting Manager
• Final Round:
• Chief Financial Officer

Note for recruiting agencies: We oversee our hiring internally, and we kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from sending us unsolicited resumes unless we have a pre-existing agreement for a particular role. We’re excited about welcoming all applicants who are interested in joining our team to apply directly!

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