Senior Accountant

Who We Are

European Wax Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWCZ) is the largest and fastest-growing franchisor and operator of out-of-home body waxing services with over 1,000 locations in the United States. What sets us apart is our unique combination of philosophy, exceptional service, proprietary products, and a comfortable, consistent guest experience. Together, these elements have established EWC as the leader in the beauty and waxing services category. 

We're backed by a strong, well-established team supporting every function of the business — including marketing, technology, accounting, finance and more — all working together to empower our franchisees and elevate the brand.

Our corporate headquarters are based in Plano, Texas, just steps away from Granite Park’s Boardwalk’s restaurants, shops and hotels. We’re in office Monday through Thursday and enjoy remote Fridays, giving us a great balance of in-person collaboration and focused flexibility.

Our Vision

Our Vision is to become an iconic brand that delivers profitable growth without compromising our authentic culture.

About the Role

This role reports directly to the Manager, Accounting and will have responsibility to assist in the delivery of timely and accurate accounting and reporting of general ledger transactions in accordance with GAAP for assigned areas.  This position will assist in the timely closing of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes and is expected to identify and implement control and process improvements related to the same.    

A Day in the Life

• Prepare and record monthly manual journal entries and assist in monthly general ledger close process.
• Assist in preparation of audit schedules for management, external and internal auditors and others as needed.
• Assist with external and internal auditors; preparing schedules as assigned and providing support for auditor selections.
• Ensure proper recoding of marketing transactions; including reviewing monthly P&Ls on assigned departments to identify accruals, reclasses, and associated entries.
• Reconcile fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the general ledger and upkeep monthly fixed asset rollforward. Process and ensure depreciation expense is recorded monthly.
• Maintain lease liability and right of use account balances. Process monthly lease journals.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a regular basis, as assigned.
• Investigate/resolve reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual balance sheet and income statement variance analysis in accordance with pre-defined scopes.
• Ensure accurate coding of transactions in accordance with the company’s chart of accounts / budget including preparation and detailed review of the all-journal activity.  Recommend / record reclassification entries and adjustments, as necessary. 
• Contribute to maintaining an environment of strong internal controls and proactively identify opportunities to enhance controls or implement efficiencies in compliance with control objectives. 
• Ensure documentation of control environment and related environments remains current.
• Use accounting transaction and reporting systems to generate reports, respond to inquiries, conduct research, and identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ad-hoc research / analysis of accounting transaction records as required.

What Sets You Apart

• Intermediate MS Excel background
• General ledger and related reconciliation experience with flux analysis.
• Intermediate knowledge of accounting principles and concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a dynamic work environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively meeting deadlines.
• Uses resources effectively to generate solutions; takes initiative when resolving problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative problem solver that thrives in a rapidly growing and evolving organization.
• Strong accounting, analytical, & interpretive skills.
• Demonstrated ability to document and maintain business processes in the form of Desktop Procedures .
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels to maximize performance and results.

Education and Experience

• 4-year university degree in Accounting.
• Masters’ degree in accounting or CPA license preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive, relevant experience (multi-entity and public company experience a plus).
• Solid understanding of ERP platforms (NetSuite preferred).
• Minimum of intermediate level Excel skills.
• Strong accounting, analytical, & interpretive skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels to maximize performance and results.

*This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship*

European Wax Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of EWC and operating subsidiaries are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.