Accounting Analyst (Shared Services)
About The Position
This role is for an Accounting Analyst within the Accounting Shared Services team, focusing on supporting financial accuracy and operational efficiency. The analyst will perform daily audits of store transactions, analyze and resolve out-of-balance issues, and complete timely reconciliations and correcting entries. This position involves coordinating with other teams to ensure accurate transaction reflection in financial systems, escalating issues to the proper departments, and following through to resolution. A key aspect of the role is reviewing and assessing existing accounting operational processes, analyzing root causes of issues, and recommending improvements through automation, standardization, and advanced analytics. The analyst will also support and document ERP, Financial systems, and other tool enhancement initiatives, build and perform testing scripts, and track project progress. Additionally, the role includes executing and implementing projects, monitoring processes end-to-end, preparing policy and procedures, and troubleshooting data reconciliation issues during monthly close. Ad-hoc analysis and special projects are also part of the responsibilities.
Requirements
- University/College Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
- Ideally have 2- 3 years of experience in a similar position.
- Strong conceptual, problem solving, relationship building and time management skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
- Strong communication (written and verbal), attention to detail and ability to quickly learn various tasks.
- Advanced skills in Excel (power query, pivot tables, v-lookups), Word, Outlook
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Comfortable training the Finance/Accounting team with new processes.
- Ability to foster collaborative, cross departmental relationships to meet common objectives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Oracle and Cadency would be an asset.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of the Accounting Shared Services team, supporting financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Perform daily audits of store transactions, analyze and resolve out-of-balance issues, and complete timely reconciliations and correcting entries.
- Coordinate with other teams to ensure transactions are reflected accurately in the financial systems.
- Escalate issues to the proper departments and follow through to resolution.
- Review and assess existing accounting operational processes.
- Analyze root causes of issues and recommend improvements through automation, standardization, and advanced analytics.
- Support and document various ERP, Financial systems and other tools enhancement initiatives to further streamline the financial process end to end.
- Build and perform testing scripts, identify and track issues.
- Track project progress and prepare summary reports and findings for accounting management team.
- Execute, implement projects and monitor the processes from end-to-end.
- Prepare policy and procedures, review and provide recommendations for standard operating procedures and ensure documentation is current.
- Support, document and track the accounting operations issues, troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data reconciliation through ERP and legacy financial systems during monthly close.
- Preparation of ad-hoc analysis and special projects as requested.
Benefits
- Full medical, dental benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Program
- Annual Wellness Credit of up to $250.00
- Associate Discount Program
- Maternity/Parental leave top up benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Long service awards, celebrations and other social events
- Associate Referral Program
- Paid day off to volunteer at your local charity of choice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
