The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for the complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, ASC 842 accounting, developing financial statements and reports for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process and presenting those reports to executive leadership. His/her team will be responsible for collaborating with Legal, Real Estate, Finance & Internal/External Audit for strong financial control integrity. The ideal candidate will have a proven finance and accounting background, solid understanding of finance and accounting concepts, strong internal control approach, and excellent interpersonal and analytical capabilities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Audit and approve lease language/forecasts for ASC 842 requirements for North America stores
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with cross functional partners in Real Estate, Legal, Technology, Finance and Accounting Operations
- Maintain strong system of controls for financial transactions in accordance with GAAP
- Prepare financial analyses to support/influence business decisions
- Identify risk areas and implement processes and controls to minimize/eliminate risk
- Continuously seek to drive efficiencies and implement process improvements
- Complete initiative-based ad-hoc analysis, assist in special projects, support the development of materials for executive leadership & train new team members
- Become a key resource for our partners
- Ensure all month-end financial close is performed for occupancy expenses in a timely and accurate manner with a high level of attention to detail
- Prepare manual journal entries to the general ledger
- Perform detailed analysis on balance sheet and income statements on a regular basis and present findings in a clear and concise manner to executive leadership
- Create and analyze financial reports without assistance
- Complete all SOX, Financial & Lease external (domestic & international) & internal audit requests efficiently and accurately
- Prepares numerous schedules for the Tax and 10K/SEC reporting
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QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience reviewing and analyzing real estate leases
- Experience with Lease Accounting Standard 842 (GAAP)
- Experience with accounting close procedures (monthly, quarterly & annual)
- Strong analytical skills & ability to meet all deadlines and handle multiple objectives in a fast-paced environment with high level of attention to detail
- Exhibit critical thinking & curiosity including insights and questions when distributing a report or analysis
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and incomplete information while navigating analytical situations
- Clearly articulate and present ideas, explanations and analytical findings to Leadership
- Independently solve problems
- Demonstrate initiative and drive to achieve results
- Strong organizational, prioritization & time management skills
- Develop & maintain strong cross-functional partnerships and provide excellent customer service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Leadership skills to provide functional advice and training to less experienced associates & strong interest in advancement
- Conducts all work in an ethical, honest, professional and confidential manner
- Proficient in MS Office, financial and lease administration systems (i.e. Hyperion, SAP, SAP REFX/PPM/Open Text)
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, or related field, is required with 3-5 years of related financial analysis or accounting experience
- Master's Degree in Accounting or MBA, a plus
- CPA strongly preferred
Note: May perform other duties as assigned
