Staff Accountant II, General Accounting (IT)

SUMMARY The Staff Accountant, General Accounting (IT) 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, 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. This position requires frequent interaction with the IT and Indirect Spend departments. General Accounting is responsible for the controls and monitoring around capital spending. PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES • Financial Close Process (monthly, quarterly, and yearly) – Prepares and processes journal entries and accruals, and analyze key account reconciliations or other internal reporting as outlined on the Department Checklist. Monthly, research and provide comments on the Financial Statements for large variances. Facilitate meetings and/or coordinate the transfer of information with other departments to ensure policy compliance for areas such as capital spend and pre-paid accounting. • Business Support (IT) - Leads and provides 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, creation and tracking of capital expenditures and asset creation, pre-paids, and approving invoices. Perform both store and project roll-outs as needed. • Planning / Forecasting – Annually, assists with the Capital Planning creation through coordination with Executives and other Department Leaders. Throughout the year, maintains updated forecasts for these areas via constant communication and interaction with Managers, Directors and VP’s of the business areas. Lead Open-To-Buy meetings with the executives and IT. • Non-Merchandise Purchasing System – Reconciles submitted budgets to the financial plan / forecast for the IT 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. • Cloud-based Accounting – Provides insight into Capital Projects meeting the cloud-based computing guidance and prepares appropriate analysis and reconciliations to support this process. • 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. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES • Proactive, self-starter who works well in a fast-paced environment • Exercise sound judgment with proactive approach to making recommendations • Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy required • Flexibility to changing business needs • Excellent customer service skills working with external business partners EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting / Finance Preferred Education: Master’s in Business Administration, Accountancy or Finance Minimum Experience: 2-4 years experience within the Accounting and/or Finance field 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.