Staff Accountant: E‑commerce, Retail & Inventory Expert

Brandshopper; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandshopper LLP, a Pennsylvania-based entrepreneurial retail e-commerce platform managing a family of niche properties, seeks a Staff Accountant to join the accounting team in Bath/Bethlehem, PA. You will support financial reporting, month-end close, and inventory across ecommerce, retail, and food & beverage operations.

This role offers broad exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to influence internal controls, process improvements, and regulatory reporting for multiple business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Understanding of GAAP and fundamental accounting principles.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with financial data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Month-End Close: Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Review account activity and investigate unusual transactions or variances.
• Assist with financial reporting and management analysis.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Help improve financial reporting processes and internal controls.
• Retail & Food & Beverage Accounting: Support accounting for retail store and food & beverage operations.
• Reconcile daily POS activity, including sales, payments, discounts, gift cards, and other tender types.
• Review cash reports and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist with sales and revenue reconciliations.
• Reconcile food & beverage sales, inventory usage, and related expenses.
• Assist with food cost, inventory usage, profitability, and variance analysis.
• Inventory Accounting: Support inventory accounting across ecommerce, retail, and food & beverage operations.
• Reconcile inventory records between operational systems and the general ledger.
• Analyze inventory adjustments, shrinkage, and variances.
• Assist with inventory valuation and costing analysis.
• Partner with operational teams to investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Additional Accounting Support: Provide backup for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Assist with payment processor and merchant account reconciliations.
• Support payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and labor-cost reporting.
• Assist with sales tax, tobacco excise tax, and other regulatory reporting and documentation.
• Review shipping and freight invoices and assist with fulfillment and distribution expense reporting.
• Participate in ERP, reporting, process-improvement, and cross-functional projects.

Skills

Excel

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Odoo Accounting ERP

Job description

Brandshopper LLP, a Pennsylvania-based entrepreneurial retail e-commerce platform managing a family of niche properties, seeks a Staff Accountant to join the accounting team in Bath/Bethlehem, PA. You will support financial reporting, month-end close, and inventory across ecommerce, retail, and food & beverage operations.

This role offers broad exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to influence internal controls, process improvements, and regulatory reporting for multiple business