Staff Accountant - Wayfair
Boston, MA
About the Job
This position is a hybrid in-office role that works out of our Headquarters in Boston, MA (this role is not a virtual / remote position). 4 days in office/ 1 day WFH
Wayfair’s Finance group is looking to add a Staff Accountant to their team! This role will reside on the financial reporting team within the Wayfair Finance Department. This is a fast scaling position and will be able to offer a lot of career progression at a growing public company. This is a dynamic role and offers exposure to many areas of accounting and finance.
The accounting team is responsible for the financial statement close process. Members of this team work closely with various other teams and departments to properly report the consolidated balance sheets and income statement to management monthly as well as public filings quarterly and annually.
Responsibilities:
- Reconcile, analyze and track assigned general ledger accounts on a timely basis and resolve any resulting discrepancies
- Work with external auditors and prepare audit work papers and support as requested
- Prepare and book journal entries for various expense accounts and accruals
- Work with members of the accounting team to identify ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting and assist in initiatives to implement improvements
- Contribute to month-end close, quarterly review and annual audit processes, including documentation and compliance with SOX
- Perform special projects as needed
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Has 1+ year experience as a Staff Accountant
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Organized and self-motivated
- Possess solid analytical, problem solving and financial troubleshooting skills
- Able to quickly learn new systems, processes, procedures and adapt local practices to global standards
- A proactive, detail oriented team player
- Able to multi-task and succeed in a high energy and fast paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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