Title: Senior Accountant

Status: Full Time Employee

Department: International

Location: London

Reporting Relationship: Senior Accountant, UK

 

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. builds brands designed to disrupt industry norms, shape culture, and connect communities through positivity, inclusivity, and accessibility. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty-free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. The Company's family of brands includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, Naturium, Well People and Keys Soulcare. The Company's brands are available online and across leading beauty, mass-market and specialty retailers. The Company has strong relationships with its retail customers such as Target, Walmart, Ulta Beauty and other leading retailers that have enabled the Company to expand distribution both domestically and internationally.

 

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is publicly traded (NYSE: ELF) and has annual revenues of over ~$1billion, a market cap of ~$10B and is a member of the S&P 600. Business and financial highlights include:

·       26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth.

·       #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US with a 10% share and the fastest growing brand among the top 5.

·       Named Beauty Brand of the Year 2023 by Women’s Wear Daily.

·       Recognized in 2023 as one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in Beauty by Fast Company magazine.

 

Our employee base represents the consumers we serve, and we are committed to ensuring that diversity is represented across our entire organization. Key statistics and notable awards include:

·       Our employees are 75% female and 40% diverse representing the consumers we serve.

·       We are a leader in board diversity. We are 1 of 4 public companies in the U.S. (out of over 4,200 public companies) with a Board of Directors that has 2/3 women and 1/3 diverse representation.

·       Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces (Newsweek 2022)

·       America’s Best Midsize Companies (Forbes 2023)

 

 

 

We believe the combination of our high-performance team culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched. We have a “one team, one dream” total compensation philosophy where all employees can participate in our business success. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we are proud of the following:

 

·       All employees are on the same bonus plan tied to our financial performance. Our bonus plan has paid 200% of target in each of the last three years

·       All employees receive equity at e.l.f. This includes a new hire grant and eligibility for an annual refresh grant.

·       Hybrid work environment

 

 

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the maintenance of the General Ledger.  Including performing day-to-day general ledger related accounting activities including month end close, account reconciliations and the preparation of the financial audits for the UK Enitity.  As well as account analysis and all associated reporting requirements.

·       Process month end including preparing and posting journals

·       Review monthly and quarterly accruals and prepayments with various departments

·       Reconcile and maintain all Balance sheet accounts

·       Maintain the Fixed Asset Register

·       Prepare the bank reconciliations

·       Reconciling credit card accounts and intercompany accounts

·       Review expense reports, manage Concur, and PO processes.

·       Provide external auditors with assistance, gathers necessary account information and documents to for UK audit

·       Assist on the preparation of the Statutory Accounts

·       Prepare cashflow forecasts

Education:  Qualified accountant – Education of UK GAAP is a must

Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in Accounting

Skills & Competencies:Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

•   Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude, ability to organize work with large amounts of information efficiently, with strong attention to detail.

•   Enjoys working in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

•  Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software. software (i.e. advanced excel skills and SAP).