Overview: This role is responsible for preparing and maintaining financial records including account reconciliation. Participates in the month-end closing process including journal entry preparation and entry, monthly bank and other general ledger account reconciliations as assigned and segment reporting. Prepares and analyzes weekly reporting for Management. This position will also handle general liability insurance claims and be our day to day contact with our insurance carriers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Integral part of the month-end closing process, as responsibilities include: maintaining standard journal entries, performing bank and account reconciliations, researching variances to budget, and preparing supplemental segment and category reporting.
• Prepare and distribute weekly key-performance-indicator reporting to Management.
• Analyze certain retail categories as assigned.
• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts and other financial accounts.
• Verifies and /or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Identify improvement areas to increase profitability & growth and provide proactive recommendations; research, analyze and identify causes of variances.
• Actively partner with assigned business units; provide financial analysis and reporting/interpreting of results.
• Partner with store, division and merchandising teams to identify and implement action plans & measure success; ensure accuracy and integrity of financial analysis, reporting and interpretation of results.
• Integrate technology into existing processes to meet closing deadlines and improve workflow.
• Assist in development of annual budget as assigned
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; fathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Files tax forms with federal, state and local government agencies.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Other tasks and responsibilities that may be assigned

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 
  B.S. in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years of practical accounting experience working in a team environment
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel critical to financial reporting
• Experience converting data from legacy systems and other software to Microsoft Excel
• Sound organizational, time-management and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to lift and move objects weighting up to 25 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is primarily seated, but requires standing, walking, bending, stooping and reaching throughout the course of the shift. Frequent use of hands and fingers to handle or feel and reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.