Based in the Bohemian Cowboy capital of the world, Austin, Texas, Literati is a new kind of bookseller. Our mission is simple: to make parents and children love reading together by building a community that sparkles with life, curiosity, and imagination. We have more investors than employees, so if you’re a team player, an expert with a beginner’s mind, a rainmaker, or have a hint of alchemy up your sleeve, then we definitely want to talk with you!
Literati is looking for a detail-oriented Accountant to work with our operations and finance teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing startup as the second in-house accounting hire. This role will help streamline our accounting policies & procedures, build financial reporting for internal decision makers, and implement new controls to provide guidance as we navigate growth into increasing complexity of new markets, higher SKU counts, etc. The ideal candidate for this role will be a high-performing, over-achieving, life-long learner.
What You'll Do...
- Lead monthly close process, including journal entries, reconciliations of GL accounts and maintain supporting documentation.
- Reconcile and prepare balance sheet accounts/schedules including bank accounts, credit card, pre-paid schedules, fixed assets, etc.
- Review sales and COGS data to ensure accuracy.
- Reconcile inventory between QBO and proprietary software reports.
- Manage AP and payroll.
- Maintain compliance with all tax reporting including income tax, franchise tax, sales tax, and employment taxes.
- Collaborate on monthly reporting and variance analysis.
- Recommend process improvements where needed, implement new systems and automate manual processes.
- Provide ad hoc reports/analysis as needed.
Who You Are...
- Organized. This role will work across a number of different business units, it’s important that you develop systems to keep data & information structured correctly.
- Analytical. Literati is a data-driven organization. This person must be able to collect, analyze and present data in order to push projects and strategies through to our executive team.
What You Need...
- Education: BS/BA in Accounting.
- Experience: 5+ years of relevant work experience.
- Working knowledge of QBO and strong Excel skills.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition and cost accounting.
Literati is dedicated to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We believe in the power of literature as a transformative form of technology that helps us see, and reflect upon, our common humanity. A great workplace should do the same—see, reflect, and celebrate the experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent of a diverse array of people. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that all potential candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, gender identity and expression, nationality, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, neurological and physical ability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.