Staff Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | Michaels Stores

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Michaels Stores, located in Irving, TX. Michaels Stores is a leading North American destination for creativity and celebration, operating over 1,300 stores and an online presence, with a purpose to fuel the joy of creativity. This role is crucial for maintaining complete and accurate financial records, ensuring adherence to financial controls, and supporting the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley certification.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Irving, TX

• Mission: This person computes, classifies, and records numerical data to ensure complete and accurate financial records and adherence to controls, policies, and procedures for financial statements and SOX certification.
• Tech Stack: Excel, U.S. GAAP, SOX, Oracle Financials (desired), other large ERP (desired)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconcile: Reconcile and analyze various general ledger account balances and recommend appropriate management action.
• Prepare: Prepare and enter various general ledger journal entries for month-end closing.
• Record: Record bi-weekly payroll into the general ledger and process monthly accruals when necessary.
• Analyze: Provide analysis for various payroll-related variances and research questions related to monthly financial reports.
• Resolve: Interrelate with other departments to resolve issues as they occur.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting; Entry-Level career with 0 to 5 years of experience.
• Experience: 0 to 5 years of accounting experience; exposure to U.S. GAAP and SOX.
• Skills: Proficient in Excel.
• Bonus: CPA or CMA preferred; experience with Oracle Financials or other large ERP desired.