Sr Manager, Retail Accounting

Target • Brooklyn Park, NC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. Right on pace with Target’s distinctive retail brand, Target Finance and Accounting are transforming for the better. As so much more than a behind-the-scenes number-cruncher, you will be a truly collaborative partner with a seat at the table. You’ll bring your unique point of view, experience and passion for the work to your team and internal clients. Within Accounting, you’ll enjoy the interesting challenges of the competitive retail space, and you’ll have a 360-degree impact—rather than on just one part of the business. You’ll see your contributions come to life in virtually every area of this dynamic enterprise. And you’ll grow and be challenged in your career while having a healthy balance with life outside of work. Your role will be critical to ensuring the success of Target’s business initiatives and core retail operations. As a Sr Manager, Retail Accounting, you’ll provide strategic direction and leadership to the Inventory Intelligence team, ensuring processes and controls are effective for timely and accurate financial statements. In this role, you’ll oversee lead key controls processes around material transactional flows, support admin responsibilities for core inventory valuation systems, and lead key operational and SOX controls routines across the Retail Accounting Team. This role will be critical in maintaining the stability of legacy processes while supporting the evolution/modernization of these systems. You’ll work with cross-functional partners to translate business operations and new initiatives into appropriate accounting and financial reporting outcomes. Some of these partners include Inventory and Revenue Accounting Teams, Merchandise Finance, Tax, FP&A, Finance Capabilities and Target Technology. Using your influencing skills, you’ll advocate for Controllership in enterprise-wide initiatives and system modernizations impacting inventory valuation and sales, ensuring new solutions support accurate and timely financial reporting, effective controls and operational excellence. You’ll also drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, technology and analytics while providing leadership, coaching and development to build a collaborative, high-performing team and strengthen organizational capability. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
• 6+ years of accounting, finance, or relevant business experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating within a strong internal control environment, including SOX compliance and controllership responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility across multiple levels and functions.
• Strong digital acumen, including experience with ERP systems, data analysis, and process automation.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• CPA and/or public accounting experience preferred.
• Team leadership experience strongly preferred, including leading through others and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, inventory accounting concepts, preferred.
• Experience evaluating and operationalizing accounting guidance for complex or evolving business models.
• SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Inventory Intelligence team, ensuring processes and controls are effective for timely and accurate financial statements.
• Oversee and lead key controls processes around material transactional flows.
• Support administrative responsibilities for core inventory valuation systems.
• Lead key operational and SOX controls routines across the Retail Accounting Team.
• Maintain the stability of legacy processes while supporting the evolution/modernization of these systems.
• Work with cross-functional partners to translate business operations and new initiatives into appropriate accounting and financial reporting outcomes.
• Advocate for Controllership in enterprise-wide initiatives and system modernizations impacting inventory valuation and sales, ensuring new solutions support accurate and timely financial reporting, effective controls and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, technology and analytics.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development to build a collaborative, high-performing team and strengthen organizational capability.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

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