Accounting Analyst

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing expert-level guidance, mentorship, and training to internal team members and to our third-party Service Provider. Evaluating landlord compliance, reviewing invoice reconciliations (e.g. OPEX), and landlord ledgers accurately. Analyzing complex or unresolved billing invoices and reviewing and approving related payments according to WAG policies and procedures. Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 3 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or auditing.
• Knowledge of applicable regulations.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 2 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or auditing OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or auditing
• Ability to interpret commercial lease clauses
• Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• Capacity to clear up payment disputes and defaults with external partners and manage project outcomes internally.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex analyses independently within defined frameworks
• High degree of professional maturity
• High level of initiative, quick learning ability, and resourcefulness
• Strong organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Monitors timeliness of external sources providing required documents, information and payment.
• Notifies management of late items.
• Assists with monitoring accounts.
• Research and correction of issues and exceptions as assigned.
• Analyzes moderately complex accounts, records, and reports.
• Investigates and resolves any accounting issues within area of responsibility.
• Performs reconciliations for area supported and analyzes resulting variances.
• Proposes and prepares adjusting entries as necessary resulting from reconciliations.
• Prepares reports in support of internal and external audits.
• Audits compliance with contracts, negotiated terms, and applicable regulations.
• Recommends process improvements.
• May assist in exploring modification and implementation in changes in systems and procedures.
• Perform data mining activities and root cause analysis as assigned.
• Contacts internal and external departments to obtain required information, documents, or payments.
• Monitors and audits own and others work for accuracy and timeliness.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level