Staff Accountant

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Position Purpose:

The Staff Accountant analyzes financial reports and records related to accounts receivable and accounts payable, and ensures accurate and timely receivable settlements, freight payments, and expense recognition.  This role supports the accounting for receivables, payables, reserves, and expenditures, while identifying process improvements and ensuring compliance with internal controls and company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares and analyzes income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements and various other accounting statements and reports.
• Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.
• Applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and develops or recommends accounting methods and procedures.
• Instructs or assigns work to bookkeepers, accounting clerks and other associates engaged in general accounting activities.
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments, locations and divisions.
• Participates in financial reporting.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position typically reports to a Senior Staff Accountant or Accounting Supervisor
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group: assign and review work, train and contribute to performance appraisal (but not hiring, firing or disciplinary action).

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Examples include: telephone operator and file clerk.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must pass the Drug Test.
• Must successfully complete any required training or orientation courses

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Financial Analysis
• Written and Verbal communications skills
• Computer application skills such as Excel, Access, General Ledger, etc
• Must be able to multi-task and balance multiple high priority tasks.

Benefits offered include health care benefits, 401K, ESPP, paid time off, and success sharing bonus.  For a full list of the various benefits The Home Depot offers, visit https://careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits.