Senior Accountant

Petco

23h

About The Position

Petco is a company dedicated to improving the lives of pets and people, guided by core values such as 'Pet First', 'Foster the Fun', and 'Let’s Go! Own & Commit'. For over 60 years, Petco has been a leading provider of pet supplies, services, and expert support, nurturing the pet-human bond through its extensive network of over 1,500 stores, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, preventive care clinics, and distribution centers across the U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company also founded Petco Love in 1999, supporting animal welfare groups and facilitating millions of animal adoptions. The Senior Accountant participates in the month-end closing process, monitoring General Ledger entries for appropriate allocation, identifying reclassifications, explaining variances, and analyzing accounts to prevent year-end audit issues. This role involves developing and recommending new accounting procedures and policies, serving as an accounting business partner for moderately complex issues, and performing statistical and financial analysis. The Senior Accountant is expected to think and act independently, protect Petco’s accounting data, and effectively communicate with various internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

A 4 year college degree in Accounting/Finance OR a minimum 3 to 5 years of work experience at the level of junior or staff accountant.
Ability to communicate well in English and convey accounting concepts to non-accounting associates.
Good interpersonal communications skills and ability to interact with other department personnel as well as senior management.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of most Microsoft Office Suite applications (e.g., Excel, Word, and Access).
Proficiency with 10-key by touch.
Accuracy and detail-orientation.
Proficiency with personal computer-based programs.
Trainable on company specific systems.
Ability to interact with peers and leaders of the business with poise and confidence.
Ability to analyze business decisions critically and engage in constructive conversations regarding alternative points of view when needed.
Knowledge of the fundamentals associated with different functional areas of Accounting.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects/priorities at one time.

Responsibilities

Participate in the month-end closing process.
Monitor entries in the General Ledger (GL) to ensure appropriate allocation.
Determine if reclassifications are required.
Explain variances.
Analyze various accounts to avoid year-end audit exposure.
Develop and recommend new procedures, processes and policies for the accounting operations of assigned function.
Serve as accounting business partner to assigned function on issues that are moderately complex.
Analyze, research and reconcile selected accounts and cost discrepancies.
Effectively communicate with field associates, corporate support staff and management to ensure issues relating to accounting are brought to the appropriate individuals for action.
Perform both statistical and financial analysis.
Think and act independently when judgment is required.
Protect Petco’s accounting data received from internal and external sources.
Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with all professional contacts with emphasis on company interests.
Efficiently create complex documents and/or reports using spreadsheet, database, and accounting software in a timely fashion.
Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Analyze simple to moderately complex data to determine the appropriate course of action.
Perform accounting duties and control activities to ensure financial results are reported without error.
Research and analyze selective data sets and/or accounts pertaining to the duties of the specific functional area of accounting being performed.
Prepare month-end journal entries, reconciliations, budgets, forms, reports, and schedules relating to the accounts in the specific area of focus.
Effectively communicate with field partners, corporate support staff, and senior management, ensuring issues related to accounting are communicated to the appropriate impacted partners for action.
Analyze problems, research the root causes, and overcome roadblocks to functional success.