Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | NAPA Auto Parts

The Tone:
This is an early career role at NAPA Auto Parts, located in-person. NAPA Auto Parts is a leading distributor of automotive parts, serving a wide network of stores. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial accuracy and operational efficiency of a specific group of stores, directly supporting the company’s robust retail and distribution operations through precise accounting. Your work will enable accurate financial reporting and contribute to continuous process improvement.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person
• Mission: Manages and supports accounting activities for a specified store group, ensuring accuracy in financial records and supporting reporting.
• Tech Stack: ERP/accounting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics), JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics (D365), PeopleSoft, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Transactions: Process and reconcile accounting transactions, including expense allocations and intercompany charges, while maintaining subsidiary ledger accounts.
• Analyze and Report: Review, identify inconsistencies, and prepare correcting entries for general ledger account reconciliations, evaluating trends and investigating unusual variances.
• Ensure Compliance: Review and process expense payables, ensuring proper coding and timely payment, and guarantee compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and internal controls.
• Support Operations: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and management to address accounting questions, resolve discrepancies, and assist with month-end/year-end closing processes and audits.
• Drive Efficiency: Proactively identify and implement process improvements to accounting procedures, consistently meeting deadlines for monthly close, reconciliations, and reporting deliverables.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, suitable for an early-career accounting professional.
• Experience: 1-3 years of accounting experience, including knowledge of inventory accounting and expense processing related to multiple locations, with experience using ERP/accounting systems.
• Skills: Strong Excel skills for reconciliation and reporting, detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication abilities, analytical ability to identify inconsistencies, and the capacity to build relationships and influence without direct authority.
• Bonus: Experience with JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics (D365), and PeopleSoft, or an advanced degree/relevant experience.