Overview: The Accountant is responsible for recording all payroll related activity in the General Ledger, ensuring accuracy and accounts are reconciled.Responsibilities:Perform month and year end closing activities and payroll accruals (vacation, social securities, pension, wage tax, etc).Calculate Inter Department and Inter Company Payroll Reclasses.Prepare Balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy of all payroll movements and accruals.Liaise with the HR and C&B teams on issues, policy changes, legal and regulatory requirements.Prepare Annual Wage budgets, monthly forecasts, and variance analysis.Calculation, forecasting and reconciliation of field level bonus payments.Calculation, forecasting and reconciliation of Wages associated with Store E-comm fulfilment.Participate and prepare for internal and external audits.Prepare Wage reporting to Business partners on KPIs and Financial results.Complete Payroll and Wage Analysis as required to provide insights to the business.Comply with all internal control procedures and SOX requirements.Continuous assessment of performance efficiency and profit improvement opportunities.Liaise on a variety of ad hoc projects.Act as strategic partner, monitoring and anticipating changes that impact both payroll and business needs.Continuous assessment of payroll related process improvement opportunities.Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.Minimum three to five years accounting or financial analysis experience.Experience in Payroll or understanding of Payroll Accounting requirements.Experience in providing Analysis on high volumes of data.Advanced MS Excel skills.Team player with a service-oriented attitude.Analytical thinker who understands processes.Pro-active, well organized, and flexible.Fluent spoken and written English.PeopleSoft experience is a plus.Benefits:A Flexible Hybrid Working environment.Excellent Staff Discounts on Foot Locker products – Nike, Adidas, ASICS and many more!Free undercover on-site parking available.Access for you and your immediate family to our Employee Assistance Program.Free access to Wellhub.An inclusive and supportive team culture.
#J-18808-Ljbffr