Accountant

Family Dollar; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits plan

Growth opportunities in Workday Adapt

Job summary

Family Dollar in Metairie, LA seeks an Accountant who combines auditing, analysis and finance translation. The role offers real ownership of financial outcomes with a salary range of $77,000 to $110,000 and a supportive Metairie-based team.

You will monitor finance metrics, reconcile benefits invoices and merchant fees, validate revenue recognition, and assist financial modeling for strategic initiatives. On-site relocation support available and growth in Workday Adaptive Planning and Tax

Qualifications

• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence.
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent.
• Prior experience working on-site in Metairie, LA, or willingness to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership.
• Reconcile the hybrid benefits invoice against enrollment line by line.
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards.
• Support due diligence and financial modeling for strategic initiatives.
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match.

Skills

Rapport building

Prioritization

Relationship building

Adaptability

Tools

Hyperion

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

We need a community-minded Accountant in Metairie who is equal parts auditor, analyst, and translator of financial truth. The pitch is honest — $77,000 - $110,000, real ownership of finance outcomes, and a Family Dollar crew in Metairie that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Reconcile the hybrid benefits invoice against enrollment line by line
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards
• Support due diligence and financial modeling for strategic initiatives
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match

What You'll Bring

• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Prior experience working on-site in Metairie, LA, or willingness to relocate
• Willingness to commute to Metairie, LA or work flexibly as needed
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a hybrid project

Trusted by businesses nationwide, Family Dollar operates a joyfully-rigorous finance platform from its Metairie base. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Adaptability and Hyperion, not bureaucracy.

Yours for the taking: $77,000 - $110,000, a mentor, a benefits plan, and the room to grow your Workday Adaptive Planning and Tax Compliance side by side.

Our Metairie team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.