Job Description

Overview:

Job Title: Accounting Senior Specialist - Inventory

JCPenney is the shopping destination for diverse, working American families. With inclusivity at its core, the Company's product assortment meets customers' everyday needs and helps them commemorate every special occasion with style, quality, and value. JCPenney offers a broad portfolio of fashion, apparel, home, beauty, and jewelry from national and private brands and provides personal services including salon, portrait, and optical. The Company and its 50,000 associates worldwide serve customers where, when, and how they want to shop - from jcp.com to more than 650 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.


The JCPenney Services India office opened in 2016 and is an extension of the JCPenney office in the US. With over 700 employees, the center provides critical functions including technology, e-commerce operations, retail operations, merchandising, and other capabilities. The JCPSI center is not only an alternative location but critical to JCPenney's long term strategy.


For additional information, please visit jcp.com and follow JCPenney India on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Responsibilities:

Ownership of standard accounting processes including journal entries and reconciliations. Data mining and querying of key inventory and general ledger tables Assist in preparing and analyzing key inventory reports Analyze complex financial discrepancies and resolve Solve and escalate accounting issues to management Utilize resources to identify issues, solve problems, and implement solutions with little to no supervision Compile data to support financial forecasting Performs complex data mining, analytics, and query creation Perform root cause analysis and streamline processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs Work cross-functionally to resolve issues including across other areas of the company Identifies and solves issues with limited/ambiguous parameters

Core Competencies & Qualifications:

Excellent critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles Strong interpersonal and communication skills Intermediate to advanced ability with Microsoft Office Tools, including Excel Intermediate knowledge of Oracle, SQL and other querying tools Ability to work in an ambiguous, complex, challenging and fast-paced environment Ability to lead teams and own end-to-end assigned initiatives and projects Detailed and organized to prioritize work effectively Exhibits ability to identify and prevent potential errors with attention to detail Ability to identify and analyze trends with a focus on identifying root cause to streamline processes

Experience/Education:

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business or Operations Management 4-6 years of experience required in Accounting and Finance

Pay Range: INR ?0.00 - INR ?0.00 /Yr.