Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world — one mattress at a time. The compensation target for this role is: $63,800 - $75,000 Job Summary
This is a hybrid position with a combination of remote work and onsite work at our Manufacturing Facility in McDonough, GA, with the work arrangement determined by business needs.
The General Ledger Accountant at our McDonough, GA facility keeps Purple's inventory and fixed asset records accurate and reliable, from account reconciliations and perpetual detail maintenance to depreciation and internal control monitoring. As part of the Accounting team, this role partners closely with warehouse, production, and inventory control teams at our manufacturing facilities, as well as engineering and showroom development teams across the company. The work directly supports accurate cost management and the overall financial health of Purple as we continue to grow. Reconcile inventory accounts and resolve discrepancies, including in-transit detail, subsequent receipts for in-transit accruals, and the Deposits – Inventory account to support cash management.
~ Assist the Inventory Accounting Manager with standard cost setting and evaluation of standard cost variances during the month-end process.
~ Prepare month-end journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
~ Reconcile fixed asset accounts, including the monthly roll-forward, and run monthly depreciation calculations reconciled to the G/L.
~ Review fixed asset transactions and related P&L activity to ensure assets are accurately classified and coded, capitalized when acquired or placed in service, and removed upon disposition.
~ Conduct annual fixed asset audits and support internal and external audit requests, ensuring documentation meets Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards.
~ Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
~2–5 years of experience as an Inventory or G/L Accountant or in a similar role.
~ Knowledge of GAAP accounting principles, particularly accrual accounting, ownership transfer, and cutoff.
~ Knowledge of standard costing, cost accounting concepts, and fixed asset accounting, including depreciation.
~ Experience with ERP and warehouse management systems (WMS), and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
~ Experience with accounting or auditing for publicly traded companies.
~ Medical, Dental, Vision
~Flexible PTO
~ Purple provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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