Accounting & External Reporting Manager
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Accounting & External Reporting Manager managing financial activity and compliance with GAAP. Overseeing accounting processes and contributing to financial analysis for Vera Bradley.
Responsibilities:
- Perform a variety of accounting tasks related to the recording of the company’s financial activity and reporting of that activity.
- Partner with corporate accounting team to ensure compliance with GAAP and company policy.
- Monitor and record transactions in the general ledger in conformity with GAAP and company policy
- Maintain subledger and perform annual audit on fixed assets
- Review and prepare monthly account reconciliations
- Manage the resolution of discrepancies between GL and subsidiary ledgers accounts
- Develop and implement accounting processes to improve controls and efficiencies
- Assist management with financial analysis
- Prepare current period and recast items for financial reporting. Includes all SEC filing documents
- Coordinate with external parties regarding external reporting
- Perform quarterly impairment analysis, including preparation of supporting models and documentation
- Perform contract review for Finance to assess accounting implications and ensure proper treatment
- Prepare monthly financial reporting package
- Maintain and prepare comparable sales reporting, including ad hoc requests and support for planning activities led by FP&A
- Manage lease accounting process including: Review and validation of all retail, storage, and other lease activity
- Final review of lease population for completeness and accuracy
- Preparation of supporting schedules for lease-related disclosures
- Manage monthly bonus accrual process, including calculation support, review of inputs, and coordination with FP&A/Finance during close
- Manage stock-based compensation accounting, including: Accounting for equity grants and vesting activity
- Review and reconciliation of stock compensation expense
- Oversight of grant and vesting data
- Oversight contributions
- Develop and oversee two individual contributors
- Review month end accounting entries
- Oversee and review the lease process, including supporting the annual operating lease planning process
- Oversee and review the roll-forward of SEC documents
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
- 7-10 years general accounting experience
- Experience with SAP or FAS preferred
- Active CPA license preferred
- Strong PC skills utilizing Microsoft Office software
- Ability to work with highly confidential information
- Proven problem solving and analytical skills
- Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain good rapport with internal and external customers and handle situations with confidence, tact and resourcefulness
- Flexible, adaptable with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast paced office environment
- Strong team player
Benefits:
- Health Benefits
- Medical plan options including both a HDHP/HSA plan and a PPO plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible spending accounts
- Survivor Benefits
- Life insurance provides peace of mind for your family should the unexpected happen.
- Employer provided 2X your salary in life insurance
- Accidental Death and Disability insurance
- Voluntary life insurance for you, your spouse and your children
- Income Protection
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Retirement Plan
- 401k with generous company match, immediate vesting (age and service requirement)
- Strong line up of professionally managed funds
- Safe-harbor plan design
- Paid Time Off
- Earn up to 3 weeks of paid time off in your first year of employment with opportunity to earn more
- 9 paid holidays a year
- Paid bereavement leave
- Give Back Opportunities
- Voluntary Time Off
- Holistic Wellness
- Employee Assistance Program with access to work/life wellness support including no cost unlimited telephonic counseling services
- Opportunities for leadership development, skill development and career advancement
- Product Discount
- Generous employee discount on Vera Bradley products
- Ancillary Benefits and Programs
- Bonus opportunity
- identity protection
- legal services
- pet insurance
- cell phone discount
- employee referral bonus
- annual birthday gift
- DailyPay
- corporate fitness facility and individual policies through Aflac
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