Accounting Analyst

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in accounting, finance, or business.
• Three to five years of experience in a corporate accounting environment.
• Retail background preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong mathematical, analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task.

Requires physical strength and dexterity to walk, stand, bend, climb, reach, stoop, twist and lift/carry 50 pounds. Vision, hearing and speech essential. Hand coordination to use computer.

Southern States Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected classification.

Job Description:

As the Accounting Analyst based out of our corporate office in Richmond, VA, you will verify the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to retail transactions recorded and transmitted to the corporate office through our point of sale system. Examines sales transactions, expense accounts, bank records, inventory and margins, and similar items to verify accuracy of recorded data.

• Audit daily transactions to identify and correct issues with transactions generated at our retail locations including sales, margins, inventory and certain expenses.
• Corrects errors or lists discrepancies for adjustment.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly audit and review of transactions in timely manner.
• Review clearing accounts and follow up with appropriate retail and wholesale personnel as necessary to resolve old outstanding items.
• Analyze margins and expenses for reasonableness using company generated reports at month end. Investigate out of tolerance and unsatisfactory differences.
• Review and monitor inventory transactions such as purchase order matching, devaluation and write downs.
• Make appropriate journal entries to complete the monthly operating statement.
• Complete monthly account reconciliations timely and accurately.
• Field questions from both internal and outside auditors as it relates to audits of individual locations and year end requirements
• Assist store personnel in using, researching and resolving issues in our point of sale system.
• Maintain open communication with Central Support for the solving of system related problems.
• Assist in preparation of budgets.
• Keeps informed of all changes in accounting and processing procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.