Summary:

The Accounting Manager, Commercial is part of the Commercial Finance Business Partner (“FBP”) team. This position provides financial guidance and support to the Commercial business unit through P&L analysis and management of the Forecast/Plan processes for Commercial. Additionally, this role – in conjunction with the Commercial FBP – designs and implements accounting policies and procedures impacting Commercial and oversees the financial period close process.

Responsibilities

· Review and preparation of period-end journal entries related to AutoZone’s Commercial business as well as balance sheet account reconciliations. Work cross-functionally to ensure that financial reporting is up-to-date and fairly represents operating results

· Manage the preparation and review of Commercial’s weekly Forecast and annual Plan process and financial reporting materials

· Provide regular financial updates to the Commercial leadership team – updates include explanation of variances from Forecast, Plan and/or LY as well as guidance regarding identified trends in the Commercial business

· Work with Commercial business partners in the preparation/review of pro forma financial statements including review and analysis of P&L impacts from customer/industry-specific trends

· Accommodate internal and external audit requests

· Work with and develop other members of the team to understand, implement, and document business processes – must have a desire to learn and apply best practices

· Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position will have supervisory responsibility for Financial Analyst(s)/Senior Financial Analyst(s)

Requirements:

· Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting with a minimum of 5-7 years of related experience

· CPA preferred

· Well-organized with high attention to detail; highly motivated and able to prioritize and manage time wisely

· Ability to effectively communicate with individuals throughout the organization, including upper management

· Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills

· Strong inter-personal, human relations, and communication skills

· Strong foundation in Excel (ability to perform Pivots and VLOOKUPs is assumed)

· Strong procedural development and process improvement skills with an ability to clearly document processes

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