Senior Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller – Ecommerce & Corporate Accounting

Betsy & Adam | Blondie Nites | Xscape Evenings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

401(k) plan with partial company match

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

BBX Co. is seeking a Senior Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller to own ecommerce (Shopify) accounting and support corporate accounting for the main company. You will manage monthly ecommerce P&L, automate Shopify payouts, and partner with leadership to scale the accounting operation as the website grows.

Within this finance-first role, focus on automated processes, internal controls, and accurate financial reporting. Hybrid or onsite collaboration with cross-functional teams is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior accounting/assistant controller experience.
• Retail or apparel accounting experience
• Shopify financial reconciliation experience
• Experience with Shopify-to-accounting automation tools
• Corporate month-end close and financial reporting experience
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
• Experience auditing vendor invoices and SaaS billing
• Nice to have GA4 ecommerce tracking experience

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly ecommerce P&L reporting
• Oversee automated reconciliation of Shopify payouts and resolve exceptions
• Ensure proper categorization of revenue, refunds, chargebacks, discounts, and fees
• Own the ecommerce month-end close process
• Track gross margin, contribution margin, and net profit trends
• Identify margin erosion and profit leaks
• Automate ecommerce accounting in QuickBooks and Shopify tools
• Reconcile vendor invoices against internal data
• Validate pricing changes and new charge types
• Maintain sales tax reporting inputs and summaries for filing
• File monthly sales tax for the website
• Support corporate accounting for the main company
• Maintain organized monthly reporting packages for external accountants

Skills

Advanced Excel / Google Sheets

Analytical thinking

Business data translation

Process automation

Cost optimization

Tools

Shopify

QuickBooks

Shopify automation tools

Job description

Founded in 1982, BBX Co. is a family-owned apparel company headquartered in New York City, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution of women's special occasion fashion.

With over four decades of experience, we've established long-standing

partnerships with leading U.S. retailers and built a portfolio of three distinct fashion brands.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller to take complete ownership of our ecommerce (Shopify) accounting while also supporting Frank with corporate accounting for the main company.

On the ecommerce side, this person owns the monthly Profit & Loss statements, oversees the automated reconciliation of all Shopify revenue streams, reviews and resolves exceptions, audits third-party vendor invoices, and identifies opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.

Once website accounting is automated, this person’s time is expected to be split approximately 40% ecommerce and 60% corporate accounting, depending on actual workload.

This is a finance-first role. The primary focus is ownership of the ecommerce financials, review and oversight of automated processes (rather than manual transaction processing), and helping build a scalable accounting operation that supports our websites as they grow.

Core Responsibilities

1) Own the Ecommerce Financials (Primary Responsibility)

• Own accurate monthly ecommerce P&L reporting
• Oversee automated reconciliation of Shopify payouts (Shopify Payments, PayPal, Shop Pay, BNPL, etc.) and review and resolve exceptions
• Ensure proper categorization of revenue, refunds, chargebacks, discounts, and fees
• Own the ecommerce month-end close process
• Track gross margin, contribution margin, and net profit trends
• Identify and explain margin erosion and profit leaks
• Partner with leadership to identify manual processes and improve and automate ecommerce accounting in QuickBooks and Shopify-connected tools
• Reconcile third-party vendor invoices (Redo, shipping providers, SaaS tools) against internal data
• Validate pricing changes, rate increases, and new charge types
• Identify billing discrepancies, unexplained fees, and transaction-level outliers
• Analyze brand-specific cost spikes and anomalies
• Build structured documentation to support vendor disputes or refund requests
• Develop internal controls to catch unexpected billing changes immediately

3) Expense Optimization & Cost Visibility

• Audit Shopify platform and payment processing fees
• Review ecommerce apps, subscriptions, agencies, and service providers
• Identify redundant or underused tools
• Provide monthly cost breakdowns and trend analysis

4) Corporate Accounting Support

• Support CFO with corporate accounting for the main company

5) Financial Reporting Support for Accountants & Sales Tax Reporting

• Maintain organized monthly reporting packages for external accountants
• Ensure financial statements, reconciliations, and supporting schedules are complete and accurate
• Support the accountant with monthly/quarterly close needs, ad hoc reporting, and documentation
• Maintain sales tax reporting inputs and summaries for filing (sales by state, taxable vs non-taxable sales, marketplace facilitator treatment)
• File monthly sales tax for the website

Required Experience

• 5+ Years with Senior Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller-level experience
• Retail or apparel accounting experience
• Shopify financial reconciliation experience (required)
• Experience with Shopify-to-accounting automation tools
• Corporate month-end close and financial reporting experience
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
• Experience auditing vendor invoices and SaaS billing
• Comfortable supporting external accountants with clean reporting
• Nice to have: GA4 ecommerce tracking experience

Ideal Candidate

• Detail-oriented and analytically rigorous
• Able to own the ecommerce accounting function end to end while taking on additional corporate accounting work
• Able to translate data into clear business decisions
• Proactive in identifying savings opportunities, automation opportunities, and performance gaps

BBX Co. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Health and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with partial company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• Opportunity for professional growth within an established, family-owned company