Senior Staff Accountant

We are seeking a detail-oriented and adaptable Staff Accountant to support accounting operations within a fast-paced retail and e-commerce environment during a temporary coverage period. This role will play a critical part in maintaining the accuracy of financial records, supporting month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and ensuring continuity of accounting functions during team absences. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting high-volume transactional environments, inventory and cost accounting processes, and large ERP platforms such as Oracle. Experience working through ERP implementations, system upgrades, or organizational transitions is highly preferred. Key Responsibilities Support daily accounting operations for a multi-channel retail and e-commerce business, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial records. Prepare and post journal entries related to inventory, sales, cost of goods sold (COGS), accruals, reserves, and general operating expenses. Assist with month-end and year-end close activities, including account reconciliations, inventory rollforwards, and financial reporting support. Perform balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations, researching and resolving discrepancies related to inventory, vendor transactions, customer payments, and operational expenses. Support inventory accounting activities, including inventory valuation, reserve analysis, cycle count adjustments, shrinkage tracking, and reconciliation of inventory subledgers to the general ledger. Assist with sales and revenue accounting, including reconciliation of e-commerce platform activity, payment processors, merchant accounts, and marketplace transactions. Analyze inventory movements, purchasing activity, and COGS fluctuations to ensure accurate financial reporting. Maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial data within Oracle ERP and related retail systems. Provide accounting coverage and operational continuity during employee leave periods, staffing transitions, or departmental restructuring. Collaborate with operations, supply chain, merchandising, and finance teams to support inventory management and financial reporting requirements. Support audit requests by preparing schedules and documentation related to inventory, revenue, and general ledger accounts. Assist with process documentation and contribute to ongoing accounting process improvements, ERP optimization efforts, and system enhancement initiatives. Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Experience in retail, e-commerce, consumer products, distribution, or inventory-intensive accounting environments. Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, inventory accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes. Experience supporting inventory valuation, COGS accounting, and inventory-related reconciliations. Experience working with large ERP systems. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and quickly adapt to changing priorities. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis functions. Preferred Experience working within Oracle ERP (Oracle Cloud, Oracle Fusion, Oracle EBS, or similar). Experience supporting retail, omnichannel, or e-commerce business operations. Previous experience in interim, contract, or project-based accounting assignments. Exposure to ERP implementations, system upgrades, data conversions, or finance transformation initiatives. Experience supporting accounting operations during periods of organizational change, rapid growth, or staff leave coverage. Preferred Skills Retail & E-Commerce Accounting Inventory Accounting & Valuation Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Analysis Inventory Reconciliations Oracle ERP General Ledger Accounting Journal Entries Month-End Close Revenue Recognition Sales & Merchant Processor Reconciliations Financial Reporting Internal Controls ERP Implementations & System Conversions Microsoft Excel Process Improvement Audit Support Corporate Accounting