Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Savers | Value Village

The Tone:
This is an early career Staff Accountant role at Savers | Value Village, located in Boise, ID. Savers | Value Village is one of the largest for-profit thrift operators in the United States, Canada, and Australia, championing reuse and inspiring a future where secondhand is second nature. This role is crucial in managing the financial operations of a global retailer that diverts billions of pounds of used items from landfills and provides valuable funding to local nonprofit partners.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Boise, ID
• Team: This position reports to the Manager of Accounting.
• Mission: This person participates in the financial close process, manages accounts receivable, reconciles revenue and cash, and ensures GAAP compliance for a global thrift retailer.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

What You’ll Actually Do
• Participate in the financial close process, including consolidation and account reconciliations.
• Manage the accounts receivable function and perform revenue and cash reconciliations.
• Contribute to monthly financial reporting and analysis, supporting quarterly reviews and lease accounting.
• Ensure adherence to GAAP (US and international) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including implementing new standards.
• Identify, recommend, and implement accounting process improvements to support company objectives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting. This is an early-career role focusing on general accounting for a publicly traded, global thrift retailer.
• Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of accounting experience.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and controls, strong knowledge and application of GAAP, strong Microsoft Excel proficiency, intellectual curiosity/critical thinking, and the ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.
• Bonus: CPA certification is a plus. Experience with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or other ERP systems is a plus. Process improvement and project management skills are a plus.