Senior Accountant- Rebates

Job Summary

The Rebates Senior Accountant will report to the Manager of Accounting and collaborate with other members of the NAPA HQ accounting team on month-end and year-end close processes. This role is a key part of the Accounting team, providing oversight primarily related to the vendor and customer rebates, account reconciliations, and general ledger adjustments. Responsibilities include assisting with technical research on complex accounting areas within these domains.

Responsibilities

Accounting:

• Participate in the month-end close process, including the preparation and/or review of journal entries, account reconciliations, variance explanations and other financial information and supporting schedules.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Merchandising, APAR, and Finance to manage and resolve rebate income and accruals inquiries effectively.
• Analyze and interpret vendor contracts related to consideration received, ensuring accurate recording in compliance with GAAP standards.
• Support the management of vendor inquiries concerning billing and payment collections for rebate revenue
• Serve as the accounting liaison for business partners during rebate software implementation, ensuring effective communication and leveraging the system to accurately record accruals.
• Perform technical research on complex accounting areas including but not limited to; revenue recognition (ASC 606) and vendor consideration (ASC 705).

• Assist with internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation, explanations, and support.
• Analyze financial data and trends to identify variances, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Act as the subject matter expert for assigned areas of responsibility and interact with all levels of management regarding issues related to these specific areas.
• Continuous process standardization, improvement, and streamlining
• Other duties as assigned

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

Experience Requirements

Requirements include but may not be limited to the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
• CPA or pursuing certification  
• Public Accounting background preferred 
• Basic knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures as relates to general ledger accounting
• PeopleSoft experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills
• Problem solving abilities
• Detail oriented

Position Performance Measures:

• Timely completion of tasks (maintaining/meeting deadlines on a daily/monthly and ad hoc basis)
• Quality of tasks (accuracy - lacking errors and providing meaningful documentation to support entries and/or position when decisions are made)
• Capacity (ability to maintain / manage volume of locations – which can be impacted by the complexity of said locations/business)

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