Lead Specialist Accounting

Job Id: R0000392359

Lead Specialist Reconciliation

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Lead Specialist Reconciliation

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Responsible for analyzing, reconciling and resolving issues for all accounting transactions related to Balance Sheet GL account for Target.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain Financial Integrity

• Responsible for timely and accurate preparation and review of account reconciliations
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of necessary journal entries.

• Responsible for timely and accurate closure of month end activities.

Internal controls:

• Analyze account balances and activity for accuracy and proactively identify reconciliation risks and take necessary actions to implement corrective controls.

Audit:

• Timely and accurate response to audit queries to ensure proper compliance to audit requirements

Operational Efficiency

• Responsible for creating and maintaining upto date documentation for the respective accounts reconciled
• Identify process improvement ideas to drive operational efficiencies and improve control environment

Problem solving:

• Identify, analyze and resolve reconciling items as per Account reconciliation guidelines
• Participate and Lead meeting with stake holders to resolve open items.

REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to Target India Account Reconciliation Manager. Has working relationships with Minneapolis and India Accounting teams.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Fresh Qualified CA, ICWA, CA-Inter Qualified with 3 yrs of experience (including articleship).
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, while meeting strict deadlines and managing pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands on experience on any ERP like SAP, Oracle etc.
• Working knowledge of ReconNET Tool