Junior Accountant

About the role

Famous Cigars is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Junior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team in Easton, PA. This is an entry-level to early-career accounting opportunity for someone looking to build a strong foundation in accounting while gaining hands-on exposure to multiple areas of the business. The Junior Accountant will support account reconciliations, month-end close, inventory accounting, retail and food & beverage accounting, transaction review, and other general accounting activities. You will work closely with the Financial Reporting Manager and other members of the Finance & Accounting team while partnering with departments across Retail Operations, Food & Beverage, Purchasing, Fulfillment, and other areas of the Company.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Prepare routine journal entries and supporting documentation.
• Prepare account reconciliations under the direction of senior accounting staff.
• Review general ledger activity and identify items requiring follow-up.
• Assist with schedules used in financial reporting.
• Research account discrepancies and help resolve reconciling items.
• Organize supporting documentation for internal and external audit requests.
• Assist with maintaining accounting procedures and supporting internal controls.

Retail & Food & Beverage Accounting

• Assist with accounting for our retail and food & beverage operations.
• Reconcile daily point-of-sale activity, including sales, payments, discounts, gift cards, and other tender types.
• Compare POS reports to deposits, payment processor activity, and accounting records.
• Review cash reports and identify discrepancies requiring follow-up.
• Assist with daily and monthly sales reconciliations.
• Help reconcile food & beverage sales, purchases, inventory usage, and expenses.
• Prepare supporting schedules for food cost and profitability analysis.
• Partner with accounting and operational teams to research transaction differences.

Inventory Accounting

• Assist with inventory accounting across e-commerce, retail, and food & beverage operations.
• Help reconcile inventory records between operational systems and the general ledger.
• Review inventory adjustments and prepare supporting documentation.
• Assist with researching inventory discrepancies, shrinkage, and variances.
• Support inventory costing and valuation processes.
• Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• Compile and analyze inventory count results.
• Work with Purchasing, Warehouse, Retail, and other departments to help resolve inventory differences.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Support

• Assist with invoice review, coding, and accounting documentation.
• Provide backup support for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities.
• Assist with customer and vendor account reconciliations.
• Research routine invoice, payment, and account discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate supporting documentation and accounting records.

Additional Accounting Support

• Assist with payment processor and merchant account reconciliations.
• Support payroll journal entries and payroll-related reconciliations.
• Assist with labor-cost reporting and supporting schedules.
• Help prepare documentation for sales tax, tobacco excise tax, and other regulatory filings.
• Assist with shipping, freight, and fulfillment expense reconciliations.
• Review invoices and reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain accounting schedules, files, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with data gathering and analysis for accounting and operational projects.
• Participate in ERP, reporting, process-improvement, and other cross-functional projects.
• Perform other accounting duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and GAAP.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Comfort working with numbers, spreadsheets, and financial data.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and take on increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, internship, or related business experience.
• Accounting internship or other entry-level accounting experience.
• Experience preparing or assisting with account reconciliations.
• Exposure to retail, restaurant, hospitality, inventory, or e-commerce operations.
• Familiarity with point-of-sale systems.
• Experience with NetSuite or another ERP/accounting system.
• Exposure to Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable.
• Experience with Excel functions such as PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and basic data analysis.
• Exposure to inventory accounting, sales tax, or other regulatory reporting.