Staff Accountant

Genuine Parts Company; River (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Staff Accountant to manage accounting activities across multiple locations and support accurate financial reporting. The role collaborates with managers and the finance team to ensure compliance and process improvements, handling reconciliations, reporting, and month-end close.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics, with a focus on accuracy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 1-3 years of accounting experience.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting and expense processing related to multiple locations.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Strong Excel skills for reconciliation and reporting tasks.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience delivering influence through cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support accounting activities within specified store groups.
• Process and reconcile accounting transactions across multiple locations.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports for internal stakeholders.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Maintain and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts.
• Review expenses, intercompany charges, and allocations for accuracy.
• Identify variances and prepare correcting entries for GL reconciliations.
• Collaborate with management to address accounting questions and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with audits by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and internal controls.
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Excel

ERP systems

Inventory accounting

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

Job description

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant is responsible for accounting within specified store group and will manage and support the accounting activities related to its operations. This role involves processing transactions, reconciling accounts, and ensuring accuracy in financial records specific to multiple locations. The Staff Accountant will collaborate closely with managers, personnel, and finance team members to support accurate financial reporting, operational efficiency and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Strong analytical ability to review, identify inconsistencies, and prepare correcting entries for general ledger account reconciliations.
• Effectively communicate financial information, variances, and analysis to management and cross-functional teams in a clear and concise manner.
• Process and reconcile accounting transactions, including expense allocations and intercompany charges.
• Maintain and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts.
• Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected account variances.
• Review and process expense payables and ensure proper coding and timely payment.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports for internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and internal controls.
• Collaborate cross functionally with management to address accounting questions and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with audits by preparing documentation and responding to queries related to transactions.
• Drive results through demonstrating accountability by consistently meeting deadline for monthly close, reconciliations and reporting deliverables.
• Proactively identify process improvements to procedures to improve efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Continuously build accounting knowledge and technical skills by staying current on financial regulations and industry practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 1-3 years of accounting experience.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting and expense processing related to multiple locations.
• Experience working with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Strong Excel skills for reconciliation and reporting tasks.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience in delivering influence without authority through building strong relationship and effective communication.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience with being action orientated and delivering through change to achieve desired outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics (D365) and PeopleSoft
• Advanced degree or relevant experience.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Work performed in a typical office environment.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.