Lead Accounting Analyst

Circle K • Columbus, IN

5d

About The Position

The Lead Accounting Analyst will be responsible for reconciling General Ledger accounts specific to the region, maintaining relationships with banking partners as the regional contact, and assisting offshore and onshore business partners as needed in various functions. This role involves updating and maintaining department spreadsheets used in the reconciliation and analysis process, and generating various ado reports showing pertinent financial data and trends. The position also includes financial reporting and controls, reviewing material period-end asset and liability journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, reviewing P&L, and providing various reports to management. The analyst will create and analyze monthly reports related to store activity, maintain accounting controls by following internal controls, and act as an escalation point for offshore teams for analyzing and solving root cause issues. Ensuring the accuracy of banking data in the system, including maintaining a list of accounts, researching zero stores, and maintaining relationships with banks, is crucial. The role requires timely responses to questions from operations and offshore teams, communicating changes in or new procedures, and ensuring the offshore team's knowledge of and compliance with requirements, policies, and regulations. Communication with external vendors and partners such as banks, trucking vendors, and credit card vendors will also be necessary. Additionally, the position supports the integration of new acquisitions for store accounting systems and processes and participates in the development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives. Establishing and maintaining relationships with offshore partners, global process owners, and other internal departments to identify strategies and processes for the store accounting organization is also a key aspect of this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Well organized, detail oriented.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Three years of accounting experience or more preferred.
• Computer literate in MS Access, Excel, and Word.
• Experience working with accounting applications preferred.

Nice To Haves

• PDI, AS400, and ReconNet experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile General Ledger accounts specific to region.
• Maintain relationships with banking partners as regional contact.
• Assist offshore and onshore business partners as needed in various functions.
• Update and maintain department spreadsheets used in the reconciliation and analysis process.
• Generate various ado reports showing pertinent financial data and trends.
• Review material period end asset and liability journal entries by compiling and analyzing accounting information.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Review P&L and provides various reports to management.
• Create and analyze monthly reports related to store activity.
• Maintain accounting controls by maintaining financial security following internal controls.
• Act as an escalation point for offshore teams for analyzing and solving root cause of significant issues.
• Ensure accuracy of banking data in system, including maintaining a list of the accounts, researching zero stores, and maintaining a relationship with the banks.
• Respond in a timely manner to questions from operations, offshore teams and communicates changes in or new procedures as needed.
• Ensure offshore team’s knowledge of and compliance with requirements, policies, and regulations regarding corporate systems, procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Communicate with external vendors and partner (Banks, trucking vendors, credit card vendors etc) when needed.
• Support the integration of new acquisitions for store accounting systems and processes.
• Participate in the development and implementation of continuous improvement and other new initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with offshore partner, global process owners and other internal departments in order to identify strategies and processes that could be leveraged and successfully applied for the store accounting organization.

Benefits

• Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws.
• Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company.
• Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.
• Information about our company's use of the federal E-Verify program to check work eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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