Senior Accounting Analyst

Purpose:

At Floor & Decor, we serve our customers with excellent service, a safe shopping environment, inspirational displays, and a compelling shopping experience. We also build careers. We look for those who believe in helping the company succeed, serving our customers, and working together in a respectful, collaborative, and fun environment where every voice counts. Every associate is part of our success.

The Senior Analyst is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate accounting and financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This includes compiling and analyzing financial information, preparing journal entries, reconciling reports and financial data, preparing balance sheet account reconciliations, and assisting in preparing monthly and ad hoc reports. The Senior Analyst is also responsible for developing and monitoring compliance with accounting policies and procedures and providing accounting guidance and support to stores and Store Support Center departments to ensure accuracy in reporting and compliance with GAAP.

Scope of Responsibility

• Facilitates and completes monthly close procedures, primarily operating leases and SaaS contracts
• Partners with real estate and construction teams to review and properly account for lease agreements
• Prepares quarterly external financial statement footnote schedules
• Prepares monthly and quarterly accounting and reporting and ad hoc analyses for senior management
• Performs a variety of general to complex accounting functions in support of departmental duties
• Ensures management teams have appropriate information to facilitate budget forecast and other reporting needs
• Assists with researching and providing guidance to senior management on critical accounting issues and the impact of new accounting standards
• Answers ad hoc requests from stores and other Store Support Center departments
• Maintains relevant financial close and reporting documentation and creates new documentation as necessary to ensure compliance with internal controls
• Proactively assists company external auditors and internal auditors, as needed, to ensure an effective and efficient audit process

Essential Skills

• In-depth knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and internal controls
• Ability to research difficult accounting topics, write position papers, and present to the Corporate Controller, Director of Financial Reporting, and internal and external auditors
• Drive process improvements and develop systematic processes
• Ability to analyze, solve problems, and adapt to changing organizational and operational needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to internal customers and partner with other functions to improve processes and create value
• Skill in organization, prioritization, and attention to detail

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required
• 3+ years of progressive responsibility
• Licensed CPA or successfully working toward obtaining CPA license
• Public accounting experience a plus

Working Conditions (travel, hours, environment)

• In-office Monday – Thursday; remote Friday
• Limited travel required including air and car travel
• The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.

Working Conditions (travel, hours, environment)

• Limited travel required including air and car travel
• The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.

Physical/Sensory Requirements

Sedentary Work – Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Note:  Floor & Decor considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or familial status, veteran status, or based on any other class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  Floor & Decor also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to chang