Senior Specialist Project Accounting/Fixed Asset
JCPenney proudly serves customers at more than 650 stores across the United States and Puerto Rico and at the Companys flagship store . JCPenney is one of the nations largest retailers of apparel home jewelry and beauty merchandise with a growing portfolio of private and national brands. Guided by the Golden Rule JCPenney employs more than 60000 associates worldwide and has served customers for over 120 years playing a vital role in the communities it serves. For additional information please visit and follow JCPenney on Facebook Instagram and Twitter.
Responsibilities:
- Budgetary control reports Sending report of updates on project status to business users
- Misc Transactions for Marketing Booking subledger journal entries both from requests from the business owner as well as from predefined defensive queries.
- Month End Journal Entries for Marketing Booking journal entries in the general ledger in support of the month end close
- Marketing Checkbook reconciliation Reconcile amounts that have come into the project accounting module to a workbook from the marketing financial reporting team to verify that expected expenses are being accounted for in the correct time period.
- Fixed Assets and Marketing account reconciliations Complete month end account reconciliations for both fixed assets and Marketing accounts
- Misc Transactions for all departments Shared responsibility of processing requests for MTs from other parts of the business that come in through though the PA SharePoint site
- SharePoint processing MTs project setups project updates (Shared between SLC and Bangalore)
Core Competencies & Accomplishments:
- Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles
- Familiarity with SQL and other querying tools
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent critical thinking analytical and decision-making skills
- Intermediate to advanced ability with Microsoft Office Tools including Excel
- Ability to adapt to changing circumstances
- Detailed and organized to prioritize work effectively
- Proactive in setting goals and achieving results
- Eager to learn and willing to take on new initiatives
Qualifications:
- Bachelors in Accounting Finance is preferred.
- 4-6 years of experience in Accounts Payable or Finance roles with increasing responsibility and analytical decision making.