Senior Accountant (On-site)

About the Role

*This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You’ll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays. In this role, you will be responsible for general accounting functions and financial reporting, including SEC filings and board materials. You will help in establishing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures, review transactions to determine the accounting treatment for specific accounting issues and monitor controls to mitigate risk. You will improve company profitability by providing value-added reporting, driving cross-functional collaboration and building business partnerships. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, Proxy, etc.), ensuring accurate and timely reporting and offering best practice suggestions
• Provide internal management reporting and analysis
• Prepare financial materials for the Board of Directors, Disclosure Committee and Audit Committee
• Prepare quarterly earnings release and conference call materials
• Provide detailed technical accounting guidance through research for issues such as revenue, leases, stock-based compensation and M&A.  Document conclusions to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are met.
• Monitor the activities of all accounting standard-setting bodies to determine the impact on Kohl’s financial accounting and reporting practices
• Review contracts and capital projects for proper accounting treatment
• Provide competitor analysis and comparisons to support financial statements
• Support external auditors, including annual audits and technical accounting issues 
• Aggregate and summarize data using technical tools, accounting principles and relevant business knowledge
• Identify and communicate trends, variances and their underlying drivers
• Ensure data integrity before presentation of findings and compile relevant findings for presentation
• Drive the month-end close process, including recording journal entries, preparing month-end reporting and performing account reconciliations
• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or other relevant field
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with technical accounting
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and other Financial Software programs
• Excellent accounting skills
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and communication skills
• Adept multitasker

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or MBA
• Retail industry experience