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SalaryPurpose
Performs accounting and financial analysis in compliance with GAAP and Save a Lot internal policies. Gathers, organizes, and analyzes information in the completion of both routine and special assignments under varying amounts of guidance and direction. Interfaces with all levels of the Company in addressing financial questions, results, variances, and procedures. Conducts training, testing, and continuously improves accounting area, acting as Subject Matter Expert.
Responsibilities
- Performs period end closings, journal entries, account reconciliations and financial results analysis
- Interacts and partners with business leaders regarding forecasts, performance metrics, and initiatives
- Identifies accounting issues, research possible solutions, presents conclusions to management, and implements corrective actions
- Provides periodic ad hoc reports and analyses that provides insights to the financial data
- Evaluates, recommends, maintains, and monitors applicable internal controls, accounting processes and procedures; standardizes and enhances them as well
- Mentors and trains Accountants on reports, systems, financial process flows, and procedures
- Completes audit requirements while working closely with internal and external auditors
- Provides support for the preparation of finance and operational presentations to management
- Coordinates resolution of accounting or finance questions affecting operating results
- Interacts closely with Sourcing to enter purchase requisitions and provide related support
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required
- 3-5 years General Accounting or relevant work experience required
- Technical Accounting experience required
- CPA preferred; MBA beneficial but not required
- Broad experience with cross functional teamwork and interaction with all levels of an organization
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and report financial data
- Ability to solve problems and streamline process
- Ability to work with minimal supervision while managing competing priorities, organizing work, meeting, or exceeding customer needs, and attending to details
- Must be a self-starter who can work well within various and proactively identify business improvement areas
- Demonstrate functional expertise
- Demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- High skillset in data retrieval, manipulation, calculation, and analysis using ERP system and Excel
- Intermediate Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s, ifs, sumifs and pivot tables
- Ability to travel up to ~10% of the time, which may include weekends and evenings, as needed
- Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment
- Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during a normal workday
- Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values.
Simplicity (operate) – the drive to identify root cause and innovate to remove complexity to deliver the best outcome
Heart (emotion) – the passion that drives you to get up every day and work hard to strive for excellence
Performance Excellence (mindset) – clearly defining high expectations, driving ownership of key roles and responsibilities, executing with integrity and emphasis while creating a culture of accountability
Respect (philosophy) –taking pride in being inclusive and treating everyone who comes through the doors with respect
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and /or location.
