Staff Accountant II

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)•Seattle, WA

About The Position

REI Co-op is united in finding better ways to work. The goal is to help people find and enjoy the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work. You also get support to live your best life. You help shape the future of the outdoors for people and the planet. This job helps REI succeed by preparing, examining, and posting corporate financial data to the general ledger accurately and on time. General responsibilities include performing month-end closing activities and account reconciliations. The job also includes preparing monthly standard journal entries and working with other divisions to research accounting questions. Other tasks are maintaining balance sheet schedules and examining general ledger account balances for accuracy and completeness. The role includes generating and reviewing reports, organizing and managing data, and researching and posting account corrections according to GAAP and internal definitions. This position must understand the technical and financial effects of these processes. The person in this role can identify and resolve issues with help from team members. Organization, attention to detail, and communication are critical for success. The ideal candidate will start, help develop, and implement process improvements. The candidate will also model and act according to REI’s guiding values and mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
0-4 years accounting or bookkeeping experience
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required
Demonstrates firm understanding of how to apply GAAP to general ledger accounting
Consistently demonstrates critical and problem-solving skills
Collaborative work style
Ability to consolidate information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound conclusions
Exceptional attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Basic understanding of one or more financial systems
Experience examining informational data in an ERP system
SAP experience

Responsibilities

Performs month-end closing activities.
Prepares variance/flux examination for assigned accounts.
Experience with 3 or 4 accounting-related concepts.
Reviews, balances, and posts corporate financial data from multiple systems into the general ledger.
Accrues, defers, and amortizes corporate costs in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciles balance sheet accounts; identifies and resolves discrepancies.
Prepares supporting documentation for audits, balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
Purposefully seeks guidance on prioritization from team members and manager to ensure deliverables are completed timely.
Examines financial information to provide insight to management and to ensure material accuracy.
Works with senior-level teammates and business partners.
Works cross-divisionally to research questions about financial information and posts correcting entries in accordance with GAAP and internal account definitions.
Performs accounting research and prepares documentation on simple new accounting topics.
Generates custom and ad hoc reports as requested by management.
Identifies issues and brings inconsistencies to the attention of management. Participates in developing and implementing solutions.
Maintains awareness of activities and issues that could impact daily operations and service levels.
Purposefully seeks opportunities for process improvements within their area.
Solid understanding of internal controls related to accounting and reporting. Responsible for ensuring adequate internal controls within accounting. Works with other teams to ensure adequate controls exist for processes that impact accounting.
Demonstrates excellent time management skills and effectively prioritizes contending responsibilities with minimal oversight; ensures deliverables are completed timely.
Serves as backup to other team members.
Participates in ad hoc projects and assignments as needed.