What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at MCM WORLDWIDE?
Description
Our Brand
MCM (Modern Creation München) is a luxury lifestyle goods and fashion house founded in 1976 with an attitude defined by the cultural Zeitgeist and its German heritage with a focus on functional innovation, including the use of cutting-edge techniques. Today, through its association with music, art, travel, and technology, MCM embodies the bold, rebellious, and aspirational. Always with an eye on the disruptive, the driving force behind MCM centers on revolutionizing classic design with futuristic materials. Appealing to the 21st Century Global Nomad generation - MCM’s millennial and Gen Z audience is genderless, ageless, empowered, and unconstrained by rules and boundaries.
MCM is currently distributed online and in 650 stores worldwide including Munich, Berlin, Zurich, London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Middle East and more. For further information about MCM: www.mcmworldwide.com.
Working With Us
With a highly collaborative workforce working from offices and stores around the world, MCM established a multinational/multicultural organization. To uphold the culture & value of MCM, we intend to fulfil our corporate social responsibility by implementing the following values and to comply with high degree of legitimacy and ethical standards.
Our employees make the best efforts to become high-performing individuals who reflect the diversity of the communities in which we work and live. MCM’s commitment to diversity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining employees from diverse backgrounds and experiences, creating awareness of diversity issues and benefits, and fostering a supportive environment where inclusivity is expected and prioritized. We have zero tolerance in any form of harassment, insultation, ostracization or groundless defamation of any other person.
Position Overview
A Senior accountant plays a crucial role in maintaining an organization's financial records, preparing financial reports, and assisting in financial analysis. They work closely with the accounting team and other departments to ensure financial accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities
Experience & Key Competencies:
Salary range reflects the good-faith hiring base salary range for this position. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as relevant skills, experience, and education/training.
Our Brand
MCM (Modern Creation München) is a luxury lifestyle goods and fashion house founded in 1976 with an attitude defined by the cultural Zeitgeist and its German heritage with a focus on functional innovation, including the use of cutting-edge techniques. Today, through its association with music, art, travel, and technology, MCM embodies the bold, rebellious, and aspirational. Always with an eye on the disruptive, the driving force behind MCM centers on revolutionizing classic design with futuristic materials. Appealing to the 21st Century Global Nomad generation - MCM’s millennial and Gen Z audience is genderless, ageless, empowered, and unconstrained by rules and boundaries.
MCM is currently distributed online and in 650 stores worldwide including Munich, Berlin, Zurich, London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Middle East and more. For further information about MCM: www.mcmworldwide.com.
Working With Us
With a highly collaborative workforce working from offices and stores around the world, MCM established a multinational/multicultural organization. To uphold the culture & value of MCM, we intend to fulfil our corporate social responsibility by implementing the following values and to comply with high degree of legitimacy and ethical standards.
Our employees make the best efforts to become high-performing individuals who reflect the diversity of the communities in which we work and live. MCM’s commitment to diversity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining employees from diverse backgrounds and experiences, creating awareness of diversity issues and benefits, and fostering a supportive environment where inclusivity is expected and prioritized. We have zero tolerance in any form of harassment, insultation, ostracization or groundless defamation of any other person.
Position Overview
A Senior accountant plays a crucial role in maintaining an organization's financial records, preparing financial reports, and assisting in financial analysis. They work closely with the accounting team and other departments to ensure financial accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform month end close actives, prepare and input monthly Journals and adjusting entries in compliance with IFRS.
- Analyze P&L accounts at month end and perform variances analysis vs budget and prior periods.
- Assist with lease accounting under IFRS 16 and input related entries for month end close.
- Reconcile the Balance Sheet and P&L Accounts
- Prepare and reconcile monthly rent statements. Review rent invoices to ensure the charges aligned with lease agreements.
- Responsible for monthly payroll reconciliations and entries.
- Monthly Avalara sales tax filing and prepare the entries to post.
- Liaise with stores to gather necessary information related to chargebacks and ensure all required documents uploaded to merchant portal within deadline.
- Manage all business licenses and permits across the locations to be filed and paid up to date.
- Provide the support for corporate income tax and other indirect tax functions.
- Collaborate with external auditors during financial audits.
- Prepare audit schedules and provide necessary documentation.
- Proficiently use accounting software and spreadsheet applications (e.g., Excel).
- Learn and adapt to new accounting software as needed.
Experience & Key Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in Staff Accounting.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and regulations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
Salary range reflects the good-faith hiring base salary range for this position. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as relevant skills, experience, and education/training.