Staff Accountant

Petco Petco · Retail · SSC

Staff Accountant role focused on month-end closing, GL monitoring, variance analysis, account reconciliation, and developing accounting procedures. Requires a 4-year degree in Accounting/Finance or 3-5 years of experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to communicate accounting concepts to non-accounting associates.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in the month-end closing process.
  2. Monitor entries in the General Ledger (GL) to ensure appropriate allocation, determine if reclassifications are required, explain variances, and analyze various accounts to avoid year-end audit exposure.
  3. Develop and recommend new procedures, processes and policies for the accounting operations of assigned function.
  4. Serve as accounting business partner to assigned function on issues that are moderately complex.
  5. Analyze, research and reconcile selected accounts and cost discrepancies.

Skills

Required

  • 4 year college degree in Accounting/Finance or 3-5 years of work experience at the level of junior or staff accountant
  • Communicate well in English and convey accounting concepts to non-accounting associates
  • Good interpersonal communications skills and interaction 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) and 10-key by touch
  • Must be accurate, detail oriented, proficient with personal computer-based programs, and trainable on company specific systems
  • 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
  • Management of multiple concurrent projects/priorities at one time