Accountant - Financial Reporting

Kohl's · Kohl's Corporate Offices (0900)

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Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

As an Accountant, you will support the company’s financial reporting and accounting processes by ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions and compliance with accounting standards. You will contribute to the month-end close process, perform account analysis, and partner with cross-functional teams to support business operations and financial integrity.

 

What You’ll Do

 
  • Prepare SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, Proxy, etc.), ensuring accurate and timely reporting and offering best practice suggestions

  • Record journal entries and support the month-end close process to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting

  • Prepare and maintain account reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances

  • Review transactions and contracts to determine appropriate accounting treatment in accordance with U.S. GAAP

  • Assist in the preparation of financial reports, schedules, and supporting documentation

  • Support internal and external reporting requirements, including audit requests and compliance activities

  • Perform data analysis to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement

  • Collaborate with business partners to ensure accurate financial data and understanding of accounting impacts

  • Support SOX compliance efforts, including documentation and validation of key controls

  • Assist with continuous improvement of accounting processes, systems, and reporting

  • Additional tasks may be assigned

 

What Skills You Have

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or other relevant field

  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with technical accounting

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and other Financial Software programs

  • Excellent accounting skills

  • Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and communication skills

  • Adept multitasker

 

Preferred

  • Prior accounting or finance experience

  • CPA or MBA

  • Retail industry experience

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

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