Corporate Finance - Staff Accountant

Lifetime Brands Talent Acquisition • Garden City, New York, United States • $60k - $75k / year • 1d ago

Staff Accountant
We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Staff Accountant to join our finance/accounting team. This role is ideal for an early-career accounting professional looking to gain hands-on experience across general ledger accounting, internal controls, cross-functional collaboration, and financial operations.

This position offers a hybrid schedule requiring 2 days per week on-site in our Garden City
office and 3 days remote.

Responsibilities

Prepare, record, and post monthly journal entries.
Perform balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure complete and accurate
financial records.
Execute daily maintenance tasks over accrual balances, monitoring balances to ensure
proper tracking, recording, and timely true-ups.
Review and assist with the approval of promotional accruals, ensuring proper
documentation and proper accounting treatment.
Prepare schedules, support documentation, and work papers for quarterly reviews and
year-end external audits.
Ensure documentation is compliant with internal controls
Partner regularly with other departments (sales, AP, operations)
Assist the Accounting Manager and Assistant controller with special projects and routine
process improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
CPA track is a plus but not required
0–2 years of accounting experience
Proficient in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, basic formulas).
Familiarity with SAP is a plus.
Solid understanding of GAAP and basic accounting concepts.
Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Capable of working under pressure and meeting targets and deadlines
Must be able to adapt to changing in process or deadlines

About Lifetime Brands

Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. We offer brands you trust, value without compromise and an unwavering commitment to innovation. Our products make it easier for you to prepare food, serve meals, entertain guests, and decorate your home. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, which includes: *All full-time employees (and family members) are eligible to participate in our Medical, Dental, and Vision plans *Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care *Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability *Company Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance *Eligibility in the Company's 401K plan, after 90 days of employment *Paid Time Off (vacation/sick) - accrual of 15 days per calendar year for non-warehouse positions; accrual of 10 days per calendar year for hourly based warehouse positions *10 Company Paid Holidays *Employee Product Discounts *Tuition Assistance *Employee Assistance Program *Volunteer Opportunities- 4 hours of paid optional volunteer time (annually) *Seattle, WA based employees are provided with commute trip reduction incentives *Benefits are offered to employees who work 30 hours or more In addition to the above, we offer voluntary benefits.

Lifetime Brands, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that Lifetime Brands believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. Lifetime Brands expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would Lifetime Brands consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.