Junior Accountant
Catbird NYC
Brooklyn, NY0–2 yrs21h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Catbird, a DTC jewelry company, is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations. This full-time, hybrid position is based at our Brooklyn Navy Yard headquarters.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain daily bank matching in NetSuite, review corporate card transactions for accurate coding and supporting documentation, and assist with merchant processor chargebacks.
- Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial statement audit.
- Prepare bank, credit card and assigned balance sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare recurring journal entries, accruals and prepaid expense schedules.
- Assist with month-end close activities.
- Process and code vendor invoices.
- Match inventory purchases to purchase orders and receipts.
- Reconcile vendor statements.
- Coordinate with AP support teams to process approved payments through Ramp.
- Document accounting procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve recurring workflows.
- Support finance systems projects in NetSuite and Ramp.
- Assist with ad hoc projects and initiatives across the finance team and broader company.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- NetSuite
- Ramp
- Excel
- Google Sheets
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 0-2 years of accounting experience (internships count).
- Understanding of accounting fundamentals, including journal entries, accruals and reconciliations.
- Proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to meet recurring deadlines.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and comfort collaborating with teams outside finance.
- Curiosity, willingness to learn and a proactive approach to solving problems.
- Experience with NetSuite or retail/ecommerce accounting is a plus.