Retail Accountant

Retail Accountant

Lucchese Bootmaker has been hand making Cowboy Boots in Texas for more than 140 years. Lucchese focuses on getting the perfect fitting boot on every customer’s foot by offering the most unique in-store experience. In addition to Cowboy Boots, Lucchese sells private label and other brand products from America's most-trusted manufacturers. Learn more about Lucchese Bootmaker at www.lucchese.com.

General Summary:

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Retail Accountant will be able to demonstrate a high level of organizational and time management, strong problem-solving skills and reasoning as well as a high degree of attention to detail. Must be a “self-starter” and be able to work effectively. 

Customer Experience & Business Performance Focus:

• Act as a liaison between our customers and management to ensure that service reflects the brand strategy that meets the needs of the business.
• Provide feedback to supervisor to maximize and optimize resources in support of company’s goals and objectives in serving customers.

Leadership Focus/Steward of the Brand:

• Understand and communicate the Lucchese brand aesthetic, brand philosophy and lifestyle to internal and external customers.
• Networking and creating positive relationships with internal customers in support of company’s goals and objectives in serving customers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for resolution of support tickets. 
• Responsible for preparing daily reports monitored by executive leadership.
• Responsible for Royalties declaration 
• Store support of process transactions in SCIS.
• Travel to opening of new retail stores and events for onsite testing and training processes.
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify discrepancies in data flow between retail POS and accounting systems.
• Collaborate with Credit Department to resolve Phantom transactions and store discrepancies.
• Review and reconciliation of outstanding accounts receivable from store.
• Trouble shoot and research integrations issues to develop accurate processes for timely recording of sales transactions. 
• Perform account reconciliations for designated balance sheet accounts. 
• Assist in preparation of Lead Schedules for Year-End Audits
• Assist the cost accountant on mid-year, end of year physical inventory count for retail stores and follow cycle count adjustment reporting to present to CFO and Director of Merchandise and reconcile inventory valuation.
• Support with the integrations and publication of Financial Statements and Lead Schedules 
• Participate in Physical Inventory take.
• Support the Month-End system close. 
• Any other additional task requested by Senior Management 
• Perform month closing journal entries.
• Interface with all levels of organizational personnel.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 1 -2 years of accounting experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Bilingual (English / Spanish) a plus 
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Able to multi-task, plan and prioritize work effectively 
• NetSuite experience a plus 
• Up to 15% travel availability.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Able to safely lift boxes up to 40 pounds.

 Reports to: Accounting Manager

Job Segment: Accounting – Finance

Job Type:  Full time– On-site