Sr. Accountant

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Employee Based Accounting team is responsible for ensuring that all payroll activities are properly recorded in the General Ledger. This is an ideal opportunity for those who love to work independently but also be part of a fun team. If you have an extreme attention to detail, get energized performing balance sheet reconciliations, enjoy research and resolving issues; then this could be a great fit for you!

This role typically reports to the Accounting Manager and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid work environment.

Accounting – 60%

• Record and ensure accuracy of key judgmental reserves and accruals for all Employee Based expenses.
• Perform General Ledger account analysis and prepare balance sheet reconciliations monthly; work with business partners to resolve reconciling items.
• Review and provide explanations for P&L variances to budget and forecasts on Payroll Processing expenses.
• Responsible for all payroll journal entries, ensuring accuracy from payroll source to G/L for all US, Canada and Hong Kong payrolls.
• Prepare and record necessary journal entries for Balance Sheet Reconciliation items.
• Provide Weekly information to Treasury on Payroll funding for Net, Garnishment and Payroll taxes.
• Ensure Sox Compliance over employee-related processes.
• Support the closing calendar timelines for assigned tasks and communicate issues accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with internal process controls and continuously improve our internal processes and controls.
• Active participant in our digital transformation and innovation initiatives.
• Work with internal/external auditors to provide documentation to support our financial data/Controls.

Analysis & Reporting – 40%

• Work closely with Payroll on reconciling Payroll taxes, ensuring all taxes are paid, filed timely and accurately by jurisdiction for US and Canada.
• Prepare Quarterly/Annual Data to Tax, Audit and HR teams.
• Execute and/or support extract of data from Payroll systems. Performs specialized analysis at management request.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial presentations and reports as needed.
• Complete yearly escheatment to states for Unclaimed property.
• Provide timely quarter-end reports and support to external reporting team for SEC filings.
• Develop and maintain standard reports and ad-hoc reports as needed.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with business partners (Human Resources, Payroll, Tax, Distribution Finance, Canada/Hong Kong/Mexico Finance and Retail Finance teams)
• Document and streamline business processes and update business processes flows.
• Participate on special projects as assigned

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) required
• Three (3) to five (5) years of accounting experience required
• Able to handle confidential company financial, Payroll and Employee information in a responsible manner
• Attention to detail, ability to work independently and as a team player
• Competent to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and changing environment; flexibility is a must
• Excel experience

Preferred skills and experience:

• Master’s Degree and /or CPA license is preferred
• Self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills who exhibits a high degree of accuracy
• Pro-active self-starter with good time management skills; able to multi-task
• Committed to meeting daily, weekly, and monthly deliverables regardless of the obstacles (overtime and nights may be required as needed)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity working with General Ledger applications; experience with SAP, Workday and HFM a plus

Our Team Members:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build coope