About Harry’s 

Harry’s Inc. started in 2013 with a specific goal: disrupt the shaving industry by creating an innovative, everyday product at a fair price. Since then, Harry’s has expanded to Canada and Europe, developed relationships with retailers such as Target and Walmart, expanded our grooming brand into a personal care powerhouse, launched two new brands including Flamingo and Cat Person, and made our first brand acquisition with Lumē. 

The key to our success? Our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, and logistics specialists, the Harry’s team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, and humble people you’ll ever meet. 

Our brands answer unmet consumer needs, but our company is a place of inclusion and innovation that attracts some of the brightest minds across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. Whether we have a team of 5 or 500, our core values and our startup mentality remain; we value continuous improvement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, creative problem solving, and open and direct dialogue and feedback.

We are looking for a high performing, organized, and driven Senior Accounting Associate to join the International Finance team. This role will perform a variety of accounting duties to support the Finance Department across two brands (Harry’s and Flamingo), two channels (Focus on Retail with some overlap into DTC), and geographies including UK, DE, and NL (for now!). This role will own accounts receivable, accounts payable, account reconciliations, review inventory functions, and month-end close processes. 

We are looking for someone who has an appetite to learn and apply both their technical and soft skills as this role requires a high level of organization and willingness to work cross functionally. Furthermore, pushing their understanding to analyze data to help support the Finance Manager. 

Key Responsibilities/ What you will accomplish: 

Ownership of Revenue 

• Ownership over the processing and posting of customer revenue invoices, credit notes, and cash receipts
• Ownership of accounts receivable and ensuring that cash is collected on a timely basis
• Reconcile customer accounts 
• Research and resolve any invoice discrepancies
• Generate statements and follow up on past due accounts
• Support the credit and collections process
• Ensure AR activities comply with company policies 

Accounts Payable

• Supports the accounts payable function 
• Follow up with stakeholders for approval and further questioning on invoices which includes tracking for accruals processes 
• Review and process vendor accruals for the retail team 
• Ensure accurate application of cash discounts and payment terms

Ownership of Account Reconciliations

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts including prepayments, accruals etc.
• Research and resolve any reconciliation discrepancies 
• Maintain organized records of reconciliations

Ownership of Inventory Analysis 

• Review of GR/IR schedules to ensure they are as low as possible
• Review of Month end Stock Reconciliations to ensure accuracy 
• Review of Product COGS and swings that would impact financial results 

Month-End Close

• Prepare monthly journal entries across brands 
• Complete account analyses and balance sheet reconciliations 
• Assist with Margin Analysis and Forecasting 
• Meet month-end close deadlines and requirements

Financial Reporting  

• Prepare weekly/monthly performance reports for the internal finance team
• Assist with compiling data and reports for financial planning
• Provide commentary against forecast and month over month to ensure accurate postings and information 

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and workflows 
• Implement new processes and procedures as required
• Strong ability to write down steps and follow along with processes to ensure own understanding which then creates better process improvements

Relationship Management

• Develop strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders specifically the retail team especially in a hybrid work environment
• Provide excellent customer service when responding to inquiries
• Communicate effectively on a timely basis utilizing slack, email and in person forms of communication and maintain composure under pressure
• Attempts to self solve as much as possible to come back to the internal finance team with thoughtful questions 

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Accounting, or AAT student required 
• relevant experience in a similar accounting role 
• Intermediate accounting knowledge and technical skills
• SAP and/or Concur experience is a bonus but not required if familiar with other ERP systems 
• Proficient with MS Office and knows how to use basic Excel formulas such as sumif, vlookups etc 
• Proficient with Google Suite
• Strong attention to detail and time management
• Ability to work independently and be a team player
• An appetite to always be learning and developing

Harry’s is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together.

Harry’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We recruit, hire and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), parental status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital, family or partnership status, political affiliation or activities, military service, domestic violence victim status, arrest/conviction record, sexual or reproductive health decisions, caregiver status, credit history immigration status, unemployment status, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws. Harry’s commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline and access to benefits and training.

We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.

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