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Staff Accountant

Company
Rent the Runway (RTR)
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Work type
Full Time · Hybrid
Posted
2026-09-08

Job description

About the Job:
As the Staff Accountant, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operations of our growing Accounting team, reporting directly to the Accounting Manager. You’ll have an exciting opportunity to support the month end close for a fast-paced, extremely successful and high energy company.

What You’ll Do:

Support the month end close by preparing ongoing journal entries and accruals for expense and balance sheet accounts
Maintain weekly and monthly schedules performing reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
Investigate reporting discrepancies / anomalies and communicate issues as they arise in a timely manner
Review invoices, expense reports, and capital expenditures as needed to ensure proper coding and accounting treatment by Accounts Payable
Liaise with business partners for proper accounting for accruals
Assist in the preparation of support for the year-end financial statement audit, as well as any statutory audits that may arise
Support the planning and budgeting team during the planning and budgeting processes by compiling ad-hoc reports and schedules
Assist in special projects as assigned

About you:

You have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting
You have 2+ years of relevant accounting experience in either public accounting and/or relevant private industry experience
You have your CPA license
You are a highly organized detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a team environment
You have exceptional Excel skills and are comfortable with analyzing and manipulating large data sets
You can execute and follow-through on multiple tasks simultaneously
You have experience with a major ERP system preferred
You have a strong work ethic and a can-do positive attitude

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