Job Description: The Staff Accountant will support store and ecommerce channels of the Urban Outfitters Brand in all financial and accounting aspects that directly affects the operational results. Job Responsibilities: Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations Work with brand finance team/division related projects Assist in the generation, preparation and review of monthly financial statements/packages, as well as various internal and external reporting documents Record, reconcile and analyze monthly activity in various balance sheet and income statement accounts (including ad hoc analyses) Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements with respect to monthly duties Support all other aspects of the monthly and quarterly financial close process. Prepare and maintain expense trackers for operational departments. Assist and prepare the annual operational budgets of assigned expense item responsibilities as needed Consistently recommend and implement improvements to current methodologies and practices. Provide ongoing accounting/finance support to brand partners as liaison between brand and corporate shared service teams Review management and operating reports to identify trends and develop benchmarking metrics Analyze actual results, investigate and explain variance explanations vs budget & previous year Job Requirements: Highly detail oriented with strong organizational skills Strong sense of accountability and ownership, proactive problem-solving skills. Well-developed problem-solving capabilities. Ability to comprehend and analyze financial statements, financial journals, reports, reconciliations, and other related documents Capable of managing multiple deliverables and ability to seamlessly transition among team Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or related field Excellent written and oral communication skills Minimum 1-2 years of accounting experience; Retail experience a plus Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peer group, brand personnel and executive level management Highly proficient in MS Excel and ability to learn accounting software packages; Knowledge of Oracle and/or Hyperion a strong plus Job Details: Company: Urban Outfitters Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here instantcareers.net
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