Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting - Lease Accounting

Victoria's Secret; Reynoldsburg (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria's Secret & Co. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, to manage complex ledger activities, ASC 842 accounting, and month-end close processes.

You will collaborate with Legal, Real Estate, Finance, and Audit teams to ensure strong financial controls and accurate reporting for executive leadership. The ideal candidate has a solid finance/accounting background with deep GAAP knowledge and strong analytical capabilities, enabling effective cross-functional support and

Qualifications

• Strong finance and accounting background.
• Proven internal control approach.
• Experience with GAAP and financial reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Audit and approve lease language/forecasts for ASC 842 requirements for North America stores.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with cross functional partners in Real Estate, Legal, Technology, Finance and Accounting Operations.
• Maintain strong system of controls for financial transactions in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare financial analyses to support/influence business decisions.
• Identify risk areas and implement processes and controls to minimize/eliminate risk.
• Continuously seek to drive efficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Complete initiative-based ad-hoc analysis, assist in special projects, support the development of materials for executive leadership & train new team members.
• Become a key resource for our partners.
• Ensure all month-end financial close is performed for occupancy expenses in a timely and accurate manner with a high level of attention to detail.
• Prepare manual journal entries to the general ledger.
• Perform detailed analysis on balance sheet and income statements on a regular basis and present findings in a clear and concise manner to executive leadership.
• Create and analyze financial reports without assistance.
• Complete all SOX, Financial & Lease external (domestic & international) & internal audit requests efficiently and accurately.
• Prepares numerous schedules for the Tax and 10K/SEC reporting

Skills

GAAP knowledge

ASC 842

Internal controls

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

SOX/SEC reporting

Journal entries

Executive presentation

Job description

Description

The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for the complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, ASC 842 accounting, developing financial statements and reports for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process and presenting those reports to executive leadership. His/her team will be responsible for collaborating with Legal, Real Estate, Finance & Internal/External Audit for strong financial control integrity. The ideal candidate will have a proven finance and accounting background, solid understanding of finance and accounting concepts, strong internal control approach, and excellent interpersonal and analytical capabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Audit and approve lease language/forecasts for ASC 842 requirements for North America stores
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with cross functional partners in Real Estate, Legal, Technology, Finance and Accounting Operations
• Maintain strong system of controls for financial transactions in accordance with GAAP
• Prepare financial analyses to support/influence business decisions
• Identify risk areas and implement processes and controls to minimize/eliminate risk
• Continuously seek to drive efficiencies and implement process improvements
• Complete initiative-based ad-hoc analysis, assist in special projects, support the development of materials for executive leadership & train new team members
• Become a key resource for our partners
• Ensure all month-end financial close is performed for occupancy expenses in a timely and accurate manner with a high level of attention to detail
• Prepare manual journal entries to the general ledger
• Perform detailed analysis on balance sheet and income statements on a regular basis and present findings in a clear and concise manner to executive leadership
• Create and analyze financial reports without assistance
• Complete all SOX, Financial & Lease external (domestic & international) & internal audit requests efficiently and accurately
• Prepares numerous schedules for the Tax and 10K/SEC reporting