Junior Accountant

JOB TITLE: Jr. Accountant

REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday; 9am-5pm EST

SALARY: $22.50/hr - $27.50/hr

Company Overview: 

Shades of Light is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce brands in the $800 billion home furnishings market.  We strive to inspire our customers to distinguish their unique style with a highly curated selection of hand-picked and exclusive designs.  Shades of Light started from humble beginnings in 1986 as a small, single retail location in historic Richmond, Virginia selling unique, high-style lighting designs. Since that time, the company has grown to become a national, multi-channel retailer of lighting and other home decor products, including rugs, furniture, mirrors, fans, and wall decor. True to its heritage though, the company has remained singularly focused on its curated collection of high-style products and unique lighting designs, many of which are produced in-house by the company’s own staff of highly trained artisans.  

Job Summary:  The Junior Accountant is responsible for overseeing daily cash deposits, bank transactions, outgoing payments, and all retail store AR responsibilities. 

Job Requirements/Expectations:

• Post all daily bank transactions
• Record and reconcile all daily credit card, check, and cash transactions from catalog and retail sales.
• Process daily check deposits.
• Validate, code, and post all outgoing credit card transactions.
• Process outgoing payments - both checks and AMEX OneAP.
• Process 3^rd party decorator commissions.
• Partner with the Customer Support Team to resolve customer chargeback issues.
• Oversee CertCapture certificate validations
• Send out AR statements for store and manage the collection process.
• Manage vendor set up and maintenance.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management 

Qualifications: 

• Two to four years of Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Account Payable experience or a combination of equivalent education and experience 
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education required 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred
• Microsoft Office 
• Prior experience with SAP/SAP Business One preferred
• Attention to Detail 
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills

Benefits

We offer an attractive benefits package including:

• Healthcare with HSA option 
• Dental
• Vision
• Short Term Disability paid by employer. 
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

 **Shades of Light is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.