SummaryThe Senior Accounting Manager - Capital Accounting is responsible for overseeing all aspects of capital accounting, including fixed assets and leases, ensuring accuracy in depreciation, rent, and rent-related expenses, in compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations. This hybrid role requires presence in the Downtown Seattle office 4 days per week.
Responsibilities- Oversee accounting, reporting, analysis, forecasting, and planning processes for $10B+ of capital assets and projects in accordance with Nordstrom capital policy and relevant GAAP.
- Manage accounting, reporting, analysis, forecasting, and planning for lease agreements, rent expense, and lease assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC842.
- Implement and transition to Oracle Fusion (ERP system).
- Identify process improvement opportunities to deliver efficiency gains through automation and/or AI solutions and LEAN principles.
- Collaborate with management, auditors, finance, business, technology, and product management partners to support and anticipate business strategies and challenges.
- Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing management of technical accounting policies, procedures, and controls to ensure the integrity of financial reporting.
- Build, develop, and lead a team of approximately five direct reports to drive higher levels of performance and overall results.
- Perform ad-hoc accounting projects as directed.
Requirements- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across various levels of finance, business, and technology partners, executive management, and internal and external auditors.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of systems, technology, and business interfaces into financial systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance or equivalent experience.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, risk and controls standards, and business process and system best practices.
- Experience with Lean and continuous improvement principles preferred.
- System experience is a plus, including Oracle General Ledger, Fixed Asset and Projects modules, Lease system experience (preferably Lucernex), Essbase, Tableau.
- Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years in management and leadership roles.
- CPA and Big 4 Accounting experience preferred.
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