We are looking for an experienced senior accountant to join a contract opportunity supporting accounting operations. This role focuses on delivering accurate financial reporting, guiding close activities, and providing insight into income, expenses, inventory, and balance sheet activity. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting judgment, hands-on Oracle experience, and the ability to partner effectively with operations, merchandising, and finance leaders while helping develop entry-level team members.

Responsibilities:

• Review weekly and monthly financial results to confirm the accuracy of gross margin, income, and expense reporting and ensure timely completion of financial statements.
• Manage accounting activities tied to inventory and rebate-related processes, including reconciliations that support complete and precise financial reporting.
• Support the monthly cost of goods sold cycle by balancing inventory data between source applications and Oracle and recording required journal entries.
• Lead recurring reviews of income statement activity, summarize key variances, and present findings to accounting leadership.
• Respond to profit and loss questions from store, district, and regional leaders by providing clear financial explanations and supporting detail.
• Act as a key accounting partner to operations, merchandising, and management teams by assisting with projects, resolving issues, and answering finance-related questions.
• Supervise and coach two team members through work allocation, review of deliverables, regular one-on-one meetings, and day-to-day problem solving.
• Encourage process improvements by helping direct reports evaluate tasks differently and identify opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Prepare and analyze balance sheet accounts, including assets and liabilities, to verify compliance with reporting requirements and maintain ledger accuracy.
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit activities by building schedules, reconciling data, and explaining financial results to internal and external auditors.