Sr. Accounting Analyst

This position will analyze, develop, interpret, and provide recommendations around financial data and to partner with Store and Merchandising teams to improve profitability of the Deli and Cheese departments. In this role, you will also provide oversight and guidance to the Intern position.

How do I make a difference?

Continuously Improving Results

• Actively partner with the Deli & Cheese departments to provide financial analysis and reporting/interpreting of results
• Analyze weekly gross profit projections and complete month end closing for Deli & Cheese P&Ls, while working closely with Store and Merchandising personnel to monitor gross profit and inventory opportunities
• Identify improvement areas and provide proactive recommendations to improve profitability; partner with Store, Division and Merchandising teams to identify and implement action plans & measure success
• Advise Merchandising on methods of measurement and interpreting results
• Research, analyze and identify the causes of variances and recommend ways to control shrink to improve profitability
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial analysis, reporting and interpretation of Deli & Cheese department results
• Integrate technology into existing processes to meet closing deadlines and improve workflow
• Keep projects on schedule and communicate project statuses, challenges and recommend solutions to management
• Execute, review and publish Weekly Operating Reports (WOR)
• Complete special projects for the department
• Supervise the Operations Accounting Intern

Living Who We Are

• Provide each employee the opportunity to be successful by ensuring necessary resources are available, performance reviews and feedback are provided in a timely manner
• Interview, select and arrange training of new team members, and manage personnel issues
• Lead by example and use the Who We Are philosophy to create an empowering and safe work environment, ensuring employees are complying with Wegmans policies and procedures
• Work hands-on with employees to teach, encourage, and empower them to take on new responsibilities while utilizing training and career development planning tools to monitor progress
• Maintain and encourage two-way communication by reaching out and getting to know all employees
• Embrace diversity of people and thought by leveraging differences to make the department stronger, and listening to others’ perspectives and including them in decision making processes
• Preserve our culture and focus on Keeping Wegmans the Best by putting our people first and living our values to ensure Wegmans remains a great place to work

What skills, learnings, and experiences are required?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, or equivalent experience
• 2 or more years’ experience analyzing financial data and making recommendations based on interpretations and research
• 2 or more years of accounting experience with the ability to influence cost structure and profitability
• Knowledge of debits/credits and how to properly record journal entries
• Knowledge of shrink and gross profit reporting and factors that influence these results
• Advanced PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Macros
• Advanced presentation skills, with comfort presenting to groups of varying size and level, and able to explain complex process & theory to an audience with limited technical knowledge
• Possess strong listening skills and hear many points of view without bias, asking clarifying questions to check for understanding
• Use available resources to pursue goals and challenges with the intent of achieving results, striving for continued excellence and taking appropriate risks
• Effectively deal with ambiguity, handling risk and uncertainty with comfort, maintaining effectiveness in the face of change and acting on decisions without having the total picture
• Coming up with new, unique ideas using creative thinking while making connections among previously unrelated notions
• Cross-functional collaboration: initiate dialogue around different points-of-view to find a common ground; lead interdepartmental teams, facilitating organizational consensus and creating synergies to arrive at the best business outcome
• Use multiple resources to analyze data for abnormal findings, further investigating where warranted and identifying cause-effect relationships impacting the data
• Practice process improvement, implements positive change and continuously looks for ways to improve work processes; separate and combine tasks into an effective workflow by maximizing resources and providing assistance when needed and supervise output ensuring high standards and quality are achieved
• Advise others within the organization, as well as external business partners, using relevant knowledge and skills to ensure that sound business decisions are made
• Use critical thinking to solve complex and difficult problems with effective solutions skillfully questioning multiple sources for answers, seeing the underlying and hidden problems and patterns beyond obvious symptoms to address root causes
• Experience with project coordination communicating goals and responsibilities to the team being sure to monitor performance against a project plan and effectively applying project controls. Include project stakeholders, team members, and subject matter experts in order to get things done
• Experience with risk evaluation: proactively identifying areas of potential risk exposure, thoroughly analyzing the situation to ensure the financial investment of a solution makes sense and implementing cost-effective controls to mitigate risk

What skills, learnings, and experiences are preferred and will set me apart? 

• Advanced systems aptitude to be able to adapt, comprehend, and utilize multiple systems, including specific experience with MORIS, Lawson, Macros, Smartview, WISE, or MS Access
• Store Operations Experience

Work environment:

• Work involves continuous interaction with co-workers in fast-paced environment
• Work includes sitting for prolonged periods, along with repetitive hand and arm movements
• Work requires frequent use of the telephone and computer
• Responsible for moving and lifting an average of 1 – 5 pounds with a maximum weight lifted of 10 pounds occasionally

Other:

• Employment at Wegmans may be contingent upon your completion and our evaluation of a drug screen and/or criminal background check
• All Applicants will be screened; only those closely matching the job posting will be interviewed