Staff Accountant

Please note that candidates must reside in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

The Opportunity

This position is responsible for accuracy of general ledger and vendor records related to the procurement, sale, and distribution of goods and services through the Facilities and Purchasing (F&P) Department. This position is also responsible for supporting the company's accounting operations through bank reconciliations, accounts payable processing, month-end close activities, inventory reconciliations, expense management, sales tax filing, and financial reporting support.

Your Mission

On your journey, you will face challenges such as:

• Ensure accuracy of ERP system related to credit card settlements, part numbers and inventory transfers.
• Ensure proper approvals and prepare inventory replacement orders.
• Reconcile inventory to the general ledger, research discrepancies.
• Receipt vendor invoices by matching against the ERP generated purchase order and research discrepancies and processing weekly vendor payments.
• Responsible for tracking and renewing annual sales tax and training center business licenses.
• Complete sales and use tax filings for assigned jurisdictions.
• Perform bank account reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Upload monthly invoices and maintain employee device checklists to ensure proper expense coding.
• Reconcile and process credit card transactions and payments.
• Prepare journal entries and intercompany account reconciliations.
• Perform A/P processes such as invoice entry, check processing and vendor ACH payments.

Your Expertise

To land this job you will need to demonstrate, and/or possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is desired, or 3-5 years of accounting experience, or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Experience working in an ERP system performing customer account corrections including issuing credits, cancellations and invoices.
• Excellent problem solving/judgment skills, and high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in preparing written materials such as correspondence, forms, reports, and procedural documentation that communicates effectively.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple responsibilities simultaneously while meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Moderate proficiencies in Excel and skills to perform arithmetic equations of moderate difficulty such as COGS margins, ratios, gross and net profit and others used in accounting applications.
• Ability to prepare journal entries, balance debit entries, credit entries, and reconcile accounts.
• Ability to listen, earn trust, and accept direct feedback from franchisees, vendors and co-workers while building strong, positive relationships.

Your Work Environment

This is a hybrid work position requiring a combination of three in-office workdays and the option to work from home on the remaining days. Working remotely will require reliable, secure internet.

Living the Values

We Are Kind

• Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Be humble, act honorably, and express gratitude. Respect and value everyone’s role in our company’s success.

We Exceed Expectations

• Innovate; be curious about what’s possible. Be adaptable and eager to respond to challenges. Collaborate and work together to achieve our goals. Strive for greatness and inspire others by your example. Be proactive. Seek continuous improvement.

We Focus on Execution

• Make decisions with the belief that it can be executed in 6,000 salons. Focus on impact of key brand measures. Prioritize the ability to execute quickly.

We Keep it Simple

• Set clear expectations. Make things easy to understand and execute. Stay focused on what’s most important.

We Listen and Earn Trust

• Be respectfully honest; react thoughtfully. Respond quickly – 24 hours or less, and remember that personal contact is always best. Be transparent through open communication and candid conversation. Be willing to admit mistakes and fix them. Listen generously: Seek to understand other’s perspectives. Act with integrity. Always. Even when no one will know.

We Make it Fun

• Smile! Find opportunities to laugh. Celebrate accomplishments and recognize the contributions of others. Approach people and situations with a positive attitude. Build a sense of community where everyone enjoys coming to work every day.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, health benefits, wellness programs, a company-matching 401K and tuition assistance but some perks that set us apart are:

A focus on your development . We want to know what your dreams and aspirations are and hope to find ways of Great Clips helping you along in your journey. Your personalized development plan will create a path for your growth and promotion potential.

A GREAT culture . One of the most frequent compliments you will hear about Great Clips from employees, franchisees and business partners alike is that Great Clips has a GREAT culture. Our belief is that we are strongest together and therefore find it important to have an inclusive, diverse work culture. Though we embrace our differences, we all share in our 6 core values; we are kind, we listen and earn trust, we keep it simple, we focus on execution, we exceed expectations, and WE MAKE IT FUN.

A spirit of ideas and innovation . Here at Great Clips, we have a competitive lead within our industry. Though we hold a strong position, we never stop pushing ourselves forward and continue to look for new ways of delivering a powerful and enduring brand.

About Great Clips

With more than 4,400 franchised salons throughout the United States and Canada, Great Clips is the world’s largest haircutting salon brand. Our salon owners and corporate staff are dedicated to our salon communities with a focus on philanthropic and volunteer activities. Great Clips, Inc. employees are passionate about what we do and our technology team geeks out in finding ways to use technology to make what we do even better.

Great Clips Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Great Clips Inc. participates in the US E-Verify program. With all new hires, we provide the Social Security Administration and, if applicable, the US Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.