Staff Accountant, General Accounting

The Staff Accountant, General Accounting position is responsible for various month-end close activities specific to the General Accounting department as well as other areas within the Company. These responsibilities include journal entries, accruals, store allocations, weekly forecast updates, and account reconciliations used to support internal and external financial results. Additional responsibilities include supporting the non-merchandise procurement system specifically around forecast / budget spending and contract management compliance. This position requires frequent interaction with Marketing, HR and Financial Planning departments. General Accounting is responsible for the controls around capital spending of approximately $40 to 80 Mil per year and approximately $80 to $90 Mil per year in advertising spending. Overseeing the contract management process for all non-merchandise purch Education Minimum/Preferred: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree Graduate Degree Description: Bachelor's Degree - Accounting / Finance Master's in Business Administration, Accountancy or Finance Experience Years: 0-2 (Entry Level Professional) Exempt Essential Responsibilities 25% 20% 20% 20% 15% Financial Close Process (monthly, quarterly, and yearly) - Prepares and processes journal entries (accruals, store allocations) and analyze key account reconciliations or other internal reporting as outlined on the Department Checklist. Facilitate meetings and/or coordinate the transfer of information with other departments (Marketing and Financial Planning areas) to ensure policy compliance for areas such as vendor funded advertising and pre-paid accounting. Business Support (Marketing) - Provide reporting of actual spend versus budget/forecast analysis to the supported business, along with any follow-up related to large variances. Also includes the daily monitoring and tracking of pre-paids, SVCs, and approving invoices. Non-Merchandise Purchasing System - Reconciles submitted budgets to the financial plan / forecast for the Marketing area, along with any follow-up related to any variances to the budget. Work with Manager and appropriate department(s) to approve and generate account strings through SAP integration in order for procurement to occur in Coupa. Support all business areas through various System Administrative roles - including tracking of Coupa submitted issues / tickets, assistance in resolving system issues, validation of user integration / set-up and coordination of upgrade / release testing associated with SaaS solution. Contract Management - Supports the processing, tracking, and reporting related to all non-merchandise purchasing contracts. Includes ensuring contracts contain all relevant information and facilitate follow-up communication with business areas as needed. Assist in monitoring contract reporting to ensure all vendors have active contracts, coordinate with appropriate department(s) as contracts begin to expire, etc. in accordance with the corporate policy. Special Projects and Analysis - Perform system testing (SAP and Coupa), support key Finance Strategic Projects and other company initiatives as needed. Assumes additional responsibilities and performs special projects as needed to support the entire Finance area. JOANN Stores provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, JOANN Stores complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. This job description may not list all duties for this position. The incumbent in the position may be asked to perform other duties. JOANN Stores reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Employment at JOANN Stores is at-will, which means that either JOANN Stores or a Team Member may terminate the Team Member's employment at any time with or without notice or cause. This at-will arrangement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. No Team Member may rely on any representation, oral or written, to the contrary.

This position will be located at:
5555 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236

JOANN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. JOANN is an at-will employer, which means that your employment may be terminated by JOANN or yourself with or without notice or cause unless the at-will arrangement is modified by a written agreement signed by both you and and authorized representative of JOANN.