Senior Accountant

Petite Plume; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO 10 days + 5 sick days

11 paid federal holidays

401K + profit-sharing

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Employee discount 50%

Discretionary bonus program

Collaborative, dynamic work culture

Job summary

Petite Plume in New York seeks a hands-on Senior Accountant to own significant areas of monthly and annual close, support timely financial reporting, and strengthen controls across ecommerce and wholesale channels. The ideal candidate will be self-starter, process-oriented, and able to investigate nonroutine issues with strong accounting judgment and confidentiality.

This role reports to the Accounting Manager, offering competitive salary and benefits, and contributes to scale as the brand grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• 5+ years progressive accounting experience with month-end close ownership.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial statement prep.
• Experience with journal entries, complex reconciliations, and nonroutine issues.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to analyze high-volume data.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, especially NetSuite, and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned areas of the monthly and annual close from data to journal entries.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses.
• Maintain close checklists and deadlines.
• Serve as backup to Accounting Manager and cover core close tasks during absences.
• Reconcile revenue, cash, and merchant settlements across channels.

Skills

5+ years accounting

Advanced Excel

US GAAP

Strong communication

NetSuite

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA (or progress toward)

Tools

NetSuite

Shopify

Concur

Bill.com

Job description

About Petite Plume
Petite Plume is a high-growth luxury lifestyle brand rooted in timeless design, premium craftsmanship, and an unwavering dedication to comfort. We are a direct-to-consumer–led business, with a rapidly scaling DTC channel at the center of our growth and brand-building strategy.

Location: New York, NY
Reports to: Accounting Manager
About Petite Plume
Petite Plume is a high-growth luxury lifestyle brand rooted in timeless design, premium craftsmanship, and an unwavering dedication to comfort. We are a direct-to-consumer–led business, with a rapidly scaling DTC channel at the center of our growth and brand-building strategy. Alongside our strong online presence, we maintain a selective footprint in major retail doors including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Maisonette, and Shopbop. As we continue to accelerate, we remain grounded in exceptional quality, thoughtful detail, and long-term brand vision. We are building a team that is energized by growth, motivated by excellence, and excited to help shape what comes next.

About The Role
Petite Plume is seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant to serve as a key partner and primary backup to the Accounting Manager. In a lean, growing finance and accounting organization, this role will independently own significant areas of the monthly and annual close, support accurate and timely financial reporting, strengthen controls and process documentation, and help scale accounting operations across Petite Plume's e-commerce and wholesale channels. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is process-oriented, proactive, and comfortable investigating and resolving nonroutine issues, combining strong accounting judgment with a continuous-improvement mindset while preserving accuracy, confidentiality, auditability, and timely reporting.

Key Responsibilities
Close and Financial Reporting

• Independently own assigned areas of the monthly and annual close, from source data through journal entries, reconciliations, and review-ready supporting schedules.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and aging items, resolving root causes on a timely basis.
• Prepare account-level variance analyses and preliminary results, proactively flagging unusual trends, errors, risks, and process-improvement opportunities.
• Maintain assigned close checklists and deadlines, escalating issues early when they could affect reporting accuracy or timing.
• Serve as primary backup to the Accounting Manager, developing the capability to execute core close responsibilities during absences.

Retail and E-Commerce Accounting

• Reconcile revenue, cash receipts, and merchant settlements across e-commerce, wholesale, and payment platforms, accounting for returns, refunds, discounts, chargebacks, fees, and revenue cutoff.
• Support inventory and COGS accounting, including reconciliations, reserves, landed costs, freight, duties and tariffs, physical counts, and period-end cutoff.
• Support cash, prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets, payroll, corporate card, and T&E accounting as assigned.

Controls, Processes, and Systems

• Identify control gaps and process inefficiencies; help implement scalable solutions — including automation — that improve accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across T&E, AP, AR, and cash-application workflows.
• Support accounting-system implementations, integrations, master-data maintenance, and data-validation efforts as needed.

Audit, Compliance, and Team Support

• Own assigned audit schedules and documentation, responding to external auditor requests accurately and promptly.
• Support tax, regulatory, and other compliance activities in coordination with internal and external partners.
• Perform ad hoc accounting analyses and support special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful ownership of month-end close and general ledger processes.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial statement preparation.
• Demonstrated experience preparing journal entries, performing complex balance sheet reconciliations, and independently investigating nonroutine accounting issues.
• Strong Excel skills, including reconciling and analyzing high-volume financial data.
• Strong ERP/accounting-systems aptitude — especially NetSuite — with the ability to learn new platforms and troubleshoot data or integration issues.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to manage competing priorities without sacrificing accuracy.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and comfort operating in a lean, hands-on environment.

Preferred

• Experience in retail, apparel, consumer products, or e-commerce.
• Experience with inventory, COGS, high-volume revenue, and payment-processor accounting.
• Experience with Shopify, Concur, Bill.com, or similar systems.
• CPA (or progress toward), or prior public accounting experience.
• Experience supporting ERP implementations.

Salary: $90,000 - $100,000

Our Benefits
As a 100% founder-owned company, we are committed to offering a package that supports employees in life's moments both big and small, including:

• Competitive salary
• 10 PTO days + 5 sick days
• 11 paid federal holidays
• A 401K and company profit-sharing plan after one year of tenure
• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• 50% employee discount on petite-plume.com
• An inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment
• Annual discretionary bonus program

Petite Plume is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at careers@ petite-plume.com