Assistant Manager Accounting

Lowe's Home Centers • Mooresville, NC

4h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration. PURPOSE OF ROLE: The primary purpose of this role is to supervise a team of individuals responsible for accurately processing and reviewing financial activities to enable accurate reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. This includes responsibility for conducting effective research, managing, tracking, reporting, and reviewing work (first and/or second level) for financial activities to ensure accounting records are correct. In addition, this role supports the execution and design of internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting, by working independently to apply and provide experienced accounting judgment and advanced knowledge of GAAP and regulatory requirements to Accountants and Senior Accountants in daily activity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field or equivalent work experience
• 4-6 years of experience in accounting (public or private) or relevant experience
• Advanced skills in MS office programs (Excel, Word, Access)
• Demonstrated understanding of advanced GAAP concepts and financial controls (to apply this knowledge to the design and execution of activities within the respective area)
• Experience leading a team and/or supervising others with direct or indirect reports

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in accounting
• CPA or CPA Candidate

Responsibilities

• Manage and perform moderately complex analysis (i.e. historical, forecasting, impact, etc.) and timely reconciliations to support monthly, quarterly and annual closing cycles according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations.
• Research financial transactions related to their areas of responsibility to identify issues and determine appropriate resolution independently.
• Execute specials projects and resolution of non-reoccurring complex accounting issues within the respective area to deliver optimal solutions to financial issues.
• Ensure appropriate supporting documents, provisions, and other details for financial activities and entries are maintained and provided to appropriate stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively within the team, across other functions, and directly with external auditors to resolve audit questions and issues.
• Partner with team and the business in order to identify transaction issues and procedure improvement opportunities to more-effectively support the needs of the Finance organization.
• Work with external (regulatory and third party) and independent auditors for transactions to provide required data and information to ensure accuracy.
• Design and oversee testing around financial controls to support SOX compliance for respective financial area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees