Senior Staff Accountant

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Senior Staff Accountant who can own the entire accounting close process, manage our accounts payable and accounts receivable areas, and drive critical process improvements to scale with our company’s growth.

As a key member of the Finance team, the Senior Staff Accountant will report to the VP of Finance and collaborate closely with the CFO and cross-functional department leaders to provide timely, relevant information to internal business partners and optimize process and information flows with external partners.

The Senior Staff Accountant will have the opportunity to directly interact with all levels of the organization and directly contribute to the long-term success of the company. They will be exposed to the inner workings of the business and have the opportunity to develop their skills and grow their career through coaching and hands-on experience. 

Salary: $75 - 85k per year

Responsibilities: 

• Month-End Close 
  • Fully manage the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
  • Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts
  • Upload and code expenses (e.g. credit card charges or employee reimbursements.)
  • Prepare and post complex journal entries and month-end accruals with a high degree of precision and judgment.
  • Conduct detailed account reconciliations (bank, inventory, prepaid, accrued expenses, etc.), ensuring completeness, consistency, and compliance with GAAP.
  • Analyze monthly financial results, variances, and trends to provide insights to internal stakeholders.
• Accounts Payable
  • Review and process vendor invoices accurately  and in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with budget owners and department leads to implement effective invoice approval workflows.
  • Process payment weekly and provide updates on payment status to internal and external partners.
  • Maintain strong vendor relationships and resolve discrepancies or payment issues proactively.
• Accounts Receivable
  • Manage cash application for remittances from customers.
• General Operational Support
  • Ensure compliance with all accounting and reporting deadlines
  • Partner cross-functionally with cross-functional stakeholders as needed to clarify accounting policies, budgeting support, and expenditure tracking.
  • Working with the VP of Finance, identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to improve speed and reliability of reporting.
  • Serve as a point of contact for external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors.
  • Perform other accounting duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4–6+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in consumer packaged goods or e-commerce
• Strong knowledge/familiarity with US GAAP
• Strong proficiency with QuickBooks, Bill.com, and Excel/Google Sheets (including pivot tables, SUMIFS, and XLOOKUP)
• Comfortable with technology and software integrations
• Strong systems thinker who can build structure and consistency in ambiguous or evolving settings.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to deliver accurate results under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of working with non-finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success working independently in fast-paced, high-growth, or startup environments.

In 1 Month You Will:

• Gain a deep understanding the monthly accounting close process, including the sources of information for all month-end close entries
• Take ownership of account reconciliations and most other monthly close processes. 
• Build relationships with the key external business partners including manufacturing vendors and sales brokers.

In 3 Months:

• Independently manage month-end close with minimal oversight.
• Identify and implement improvements to existing processes and documentation with VP of Finance approval.
• Assume full ownership for the cash application of remittances from customers and communicate observations/issues to the sales brokers and internal sales team.

In 6 Months:

• Be seen as the go-to person for when internal and external business partners have accounting questions
• Contribute meaningfully to forecasting processes, budget tracking, and in the monthly reconciliation of forecast to actuals.
• Be seen as a steady leader within The Flex Company with an acute attention to detail that colleagues internally (e.g., Marketing, Supply Chain, Product Development, etc.) can rely on at all times

Our shared values

• Lead with Intention: Leaders are made not born. Leadership is a practice of intention. And through that intention is how we will ultimately succeed in realizing our mission and vision.
• Embrace Accountability: We are imperfect in our actions, results, and even sometimes our intentions. By making accountability a practice, we destigmatize failure, increase trust with others, and accelerate learning both at the individual and the team level.
• Practice a Growth Mindset: Growth comes at the edge of our comfort zone. We repeatedly place ourselves there by risking failure and embracing the challenges that failure presents us to own our growth and support others in theirs.
• Be You: We want people to show up as they are because that creates a healthier, more dynamic, and effective work environment. Just as much to do with being oneself, it’s everyone’s responsibility to create space for others to be their authentic self as well.

About Flex

The Flex Company was founded on the belief that people deserve innovative, sustainable, life-changing period products. After years of disappointment and discomfort trying dozens of products, Lauren Schulte Wang founded Flex to create body-safe, medical grade alternatives that outperform traditional period products. Flex Disc and Flex Cup generate 60% less waste and have the capacity of up to three super tampons, all while maintaining the highest level of comfort through inventive engineering and rigorous testing.

Flex is sold at over 28,000 stores across the US and is the #1 better for you period brand based on units sold. Committed to making its life-changing products accessible to as many people possible, Flex is available at Target, CVS, and Walgreens, and at flexfits.com.

Flex is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, age, and other protected categories. From our hiring practices to the design of our flagship products, we believe equity and diversity is critical to the ideas, talent, and processes that help us create the most positive impact for our customers and for each other. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to be a team member here. Moreover, Flex considers for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Flex collects personal information from candidates as part of the application and hiring process. California residents can view our CCPA Notice at Collection and Privacy Policy, which serves as our "Notice of Collection" for applicants and employees under the CPRA.

We pay competitive salaries, equity, & benefits including (but not limited to) medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401k, paid parental leave, open PTO, 401k, and a $1,000 annual learning credit.