Bookkeeper Jobs in Louisiana

About KREWE

KREWE is an independent, high-fashion eyewear brand rooted in the vibrant culture and boundless creativity of our hometown, New Orleans - and now proudly headquartered in both New Orleans and New York City. Since our launch in 2013, KREWE has grown into a dynamic brand celebrated for its distinctive, handcrafted sun and optical frames that reflect a deep commitment to quality, individuality, and design.

In 2022, we opened the doors to our NYC headquarters in the heart of the Meatpacking District, building a second home for the brand that brings New Orleans’ culture, creativity, and energy to one of the world’s most iconic design capitals. Our presence now spans brick-and-mortar boutiques, mobile retail concepts, and a thriving e-commerce platform - alongside distribution through premier independents and top national retailers. Celebrated for our unique approach to design, KREWE has cultivated a loyal following among style-conscious consumers and influential tastemakers.

As we continue to expand, we’re looking for passionate, driven, and innovative individuals to join our talented team. At KREWE our work is fast-paced, collaborative, and deeply mission-driven. Our people are high-performing and ambitious - not just about hitting goals, but about building something that’s original, culturally rooted and globally resonant. Every team member at KREWE has the opportunity to own their role and make a lasting impact. If this sounds like the right environment for you we invite you to apply below.

The Senior Accounting Manager is responsible for directly managing the AR Specialist, AP Specialist, and Staff Accountant, and for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and discipline of subledger operations and the monthly close process. This role acts as the operational bridge between subledgers and the GL, ensuring that transaction-level activity is complete, accurate, and ready for close—while personally owning and executing close calendar deliverables for non-inventory accounts.

This role is based in our New Orleans Headquarters 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directly manage the AR Specialist, AP Specialist, and Staff Accountant, and own their performance outcomes
• Establish clear daily, weekly, and monthly deliverables
• Unblock issues quickly and enforce escalation discipline
• Implement structured cadences (1:1s, weekly reviews, KPI tracking)

• Ensure AR and AP data is complete, accurate, and timely
• Review aging, cash application, payables, and vendor activity regularly
• Enforce documentation standards and transaction support
• Ensure subledger outputs are close-ready

• Own close execution for non-inventory accounts (AR, AP, accruals, expenses, etc.)
• Ensure all entries and reconciliations are completed on time
• Personally prepare and review journal entries and account analyses for non-inventory close areas in partnership with the Staff Accountant
• Track close progress and proactively resolve delays

• Personally prepare and/or review reconciliations for non-inventory balance sheet accounts
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper documentation
• Identify risks, aging items, or unresolved balances
• Escalate material issues to the Controller

• Build visibility into team performance, bottlenecks, and risks
• Drive continuous improvement in execution efficiency
• Enforce strong cut-off procedures and documentation standards
• Partner with Controller to document and improve accounting processes for efficiency, audit-readiness & scalability
• Report to Controller, compliance with sales tax and regulatory reporting

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including cost accounting, with at least 3 years spent personally preparing (not solely reviewing) journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Demonstrated experience building relationships, facilitating processes and accountability
• Minimum of 2 years directly supervising accounting staff with documented performance-review responsibility (verifiable via references, including direct report headcount and titles)
• Experience working with a retail, consumer goods, or related business with understanding of inventory management highly preferred
• Experience working with NetSuite
• Must possess an ability and a desire to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment; solution-oriented
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize critical needs effectively; this is a hands-on, transactional role that includes personally preparing journal entries and reconciliations, not solely reviewing the work of others
• Able to communicate effectively with various levels in the organization and with external parties with ability to influence and collaborate

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive wage
• Group health plans: health, vision and dental insurance
• Welfare benefits: life, ad&d, supplemental voluntary coverage
• FSA Plan & HSA Program
• 401(K) Investment Options
• Adoption Assistance, EAP, Commuter Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Quarterly Cultural Spend
• Ongoing Training and Development, an Educational Allowance
• 10 paid holidays and Paid Time Off accrual
• KREWE employee quarterly frame allowance (of course!)

Diversity and Inclusion:

KREWE believes in providing an inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without discrimination or retaliation because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.