Staff Accountant - Corporate Accounting
Staff Accountant – Corporate Accounting (on-site)
Dillard’s is seeking a staff accountant to maintain and control general ledger accounts and business transactions as part of our corporate accounting group. This position requires attention to detail, strict adherence to deadlines, analytical thinking and reviews of financial records and transactional detail to prepare financial reports for internal and external use.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Preparing journal entries and performing financial account variance analysis, including monitoring for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal company accounting policies
- Participating in period-end close processes, including producing period-end journal entries, preparing account reconciliations for general ledger accounts and investigating account reconciliation variances
- Preparing management reporting packages
- Performing ad-hoc financial analysis for use by multiple levels of management, including gathering information and collaborating with other departments
- Performing, monitoring and documenting key internal controls for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Preparing information in support of interim and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Providing supporting information to both internal and external auditors for responsible accounts and processes
- Observing physical inventory counts at Dillard’s store locations as a corporate auditor, as necessary
- Assisting in technical accounting research, determination and application to business transactions, as necessary
- Participation in strategic or special projects, as necessary