Senior Accountant

JCPenney; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Based in Jacksonville, JCPenney is seeking a Senior Accountant who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. You will own cash positioning, fixed assets, and close processes while ensuring compliance with current accounting standards.

This role offers a base salary in the $92k–$135k range, a growth plan with mentorship, and flexibility baked in to support professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in deadline-driven financial roles.
• Proficient with Hyperion and KPI reporting.
• Strong time-management and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions.
• Maintain fixed-asset register as equipment moves through Jacksonville, FL.
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions.
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards.
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements.
• Close the books each month and meet deadlines at JCPenney.
• Review covenant terms to keep lenders calm.

Skills

Deadline-driven

Hyperion

KPI reporting

Time management

Accountability

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

The ledger is honest, the deadlines are firm, and the Senior Accountant who thrives at JCPenney respects both. What sets the offer apart is trust — $92,000 - $135,000 and full-time hours are nice, but the finance ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions
• Keep the fixed-asset register current as equipment moves through Jacksonville, FL
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at JCPenney
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm

What You'll Bring

• A track record of people-centered delivery in a full-time structure
• Demonstrated knack for making the plainspoken feel manageable
• Experience thriving in a ruthlessly-focused, deadline-driven setting like JCPenney
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Real Hyperion chops, plus the KPI Reporting curiosity to keep growing

Based in Jacksonville, JCPenney has spent 7 years shaping how people work across the finance space. Trust is the default setting at JCPenney; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

A $92,000 - $135,000 base, a growth plan with teeth, mentorship from people who care, and flexibility baked in, that is what JCPenney puts forward.

Demand on the finance team has us moving fast to fill this seat.