Senior Accountant

Mavis Tire - Senior Accountant

Put your career into high gear with Mavis Tires! We’re looking for a full-time Senior Accountant to join Team Mavis at our Operations Support Center (OSC) in White Plains, NY . With over 4,000 retail locations, Mavis is one of the largest tire sales and automotive repair chains in the United States.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to join a growing organization and play an important role in our financial operations. The Senior Accountant will support accounting activities across our corporate and retail operations, contribute to the month-end close and financial reporting processes, support SOX compliance, and partner with teams throughout the organization to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

About the Position

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for assisting in the accounting of general functions as it relates to Mavis’ Operation Support Center (OSC) and Store level operations, including but not limited to the preparation and review of journal entries related to accruals, operating expenses, revenue, accounts receivables, fixed assets, and inventories. This individual will also provide strategic support and analysis as needed and oversee the first level review and instruction of more junior staff. The Senior Accountant is a self-motivated, adaptive, eager learner who can manage and prioritize an evolving workload in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have an analytical mindset, strong work ethic, heightened attention to detail, and a desire for continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

1. Minimum Qualifications:

• be at least 18 years of age;
  
• legally authorized to work in the United States;
  
• strong verbal and written communication skills;
  
• the ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment;
  
• four year college degree in accounting or finance;
  
• Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and SOX;
  
• Skilled with Microsoft Office Suite (Especially Excel);
  
• Confident, Team-oriented, Trustworthy, Supportive;
  and
• Three to five years of prior leadership experience reviewing and instructing other staff.

Essential Functions of the Position

1. Monthly Close

• Prepare period-end entries, account reconciliations, and account analyses as it relates to owned areas (including but not limited to accruals, operating expenses, revenue, accounts receivables, fixed assets, and inventories) and maintain appropriate SOX documentation and support when required.
• Facilitate period-end closings by ensuring the accurate and timely completion of all responsibilities.
• Work with Operations and vendors to develop and implement processes to drive continuous improvement to period end close activities.
• Act as a key member of cross-departmental teams to improve the flow of data and reporting.

2. SOX Compliance

• Support implementation and compliance with SOX key controls related to owned accounts and processes.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors related to owned accounts and processes ensuring complete, timely, and accurate responses to information requests.
• Continuously evaluate SOX controls in light of changing systems/processes and work with Internal Audit to identify and implement necessary control changes.

3. Process Improvement

• Review existing processes, structures, and systems to assist in the identification of improvement opportunities with a focus on simplification, standardization, and optimization, especially the reduction of manual activities.
• Help drive the reduction of the close timeline by assessing and streamlining close-related activities.
• Assist in assessing the impact from and implement the required changes to systems, process, policies, and procedures due to new accounting standards, regulatory changes, changes in business strategy, cross-departmental initiatives, and other operational changes.
• Support the implementation of on-going process improvement initiatives.

4. Annual Audit and Quarterly Reviews

• Support information flow between accounting teams, external auditors, and other internal and external partners.
• Prepare balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analyses.
• Provide requested support to Tax and Financial Reporting and adhere to external reporting timelines.

5. Other

• Collaborate with other OSC teams (such as Marketing, Information Technology, and Operations) where required and appropriate.
• Prepare reports/analyses and participate in other projects as needed.

Employee Benefits

At Mavis, we understand that our people drive our success. We provide our team members with competitive weekly salary, a good working environment and an excellent combination of additional benefits like health, dental, life and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid vacations, paid time off, paid holidays, life insurance, on-the-job training, and opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Mavis is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Consistent with our commitment to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals, we enforce a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination at Mavis. Employment decisions are made without regard to an applicant's or employee's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, citizenship, alienage, marital status, domestic or civil union partnership status, familial status, caregiver status, military or veteran status, transgender status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Exceptions or modifications to certain job duties and/or expected schedules may be provided for an employee who needs a reasonable accommodation for: (a) a sincerely held religious belief, observance or practice that conflicts with the expected schedule for a position;
or (b) an otherwise qualified individual with a disability, unless such accommodation poses an undue hardship on our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Additional information is available by contacting View email address on click.appcast.io.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation / modification to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operations of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this Application for Employment or to participate in the interview process, please contact our Employee Experience team at View phone number on click.appcast.io. We also will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodation for a job applicant’s or an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, or practices that conflict with a work requirement unless the accommodation poses an undue hardship to our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. If you believe you require such an accommodation, please contact our Employee Experience team at View phone number on click.appcast.io. In addition, applicants may report any instances of perceived discrimination through HRConnect either by calling toll-free at View phone number on click.appcast.io or by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.