Senior Accountant (US Retail) at Ask Athena
Ask Athena · Mansfield, United States Of America · Onsite
- Senior
- Office in Mansfield
The Senior Accountant role performs all accounting functions related to day-to-day accounting operations, budgeting/forecasting, and all month-end close procedures. This is a hybrid role, we work on site 4 days and remotely 1 day, weekly.
Essential Functions:
Financial Reporting and close activity:
• Analyze GL account activity and account reconciliations.
• Prepare month-end journal entries.
• Ensure all B/S accounts are properly supported.
• Own daily sales reporting for assigned business areas from generation to distribution.
• Maintain and update sales reporting for Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly reports.
• Provide accurate and timely financial reporting, such as Brand Category or Cost Center reporting for the business departments using Essbase and HFM as appropriate.
• Update forecast and help to identify changing trends and possible expense savings.
• Ensure month-end closing reports and any other financial reports assigned are completed accurately and timely.
• Prepare IFRS and GAAP reporting as required.
• Assist with the creation and input of annual budgets into HFM.
• Assist with SOX implementation.
Month-End Reporting:
• Perform the month-end closing process, account reconciliations, and key metric reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal controls as well as the efficiency of procedures and escalate them to the appropriate parties.
SAP/HFM Reporting:
• Manage system data in SAP and HFM
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
• BS in Accounting or a similar field
• 3+ years of experience in a large company with a similar corporate environment
• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles and usage of financial statements
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS
• Capacity to perform detailed analysis while understanding big picture implications
• Power user with Excel functions
• Strong systems experience, SAP or similar
Preferred Skills and Industry experience:
• SAP/BI experience
• Hyperion planning experience
• Retail; E-Commerce industry experience
About Company
- Our employees matter. As a people-focused business, we work hard to provide meaningful rewards and development opportunities for our employees, recognizing performance, and creating a supportive working environment for them, wherever they are based.
- Vibrant culture. We are committed to a diverse and rich culture, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers us to bring our authentic selves and unique differences to work every day.
- Socially responsible. We want to minimize our products' impact on the environment and help create positive journeys worldwide. We do this by creating the best products using the most sustainable and innovative materials, methods, and models.
