Role: Accounting Analyst

Qualification : BCOM/MBA/CA Inter/ICWA Inter

About AAP

Founded in Roanoke, VA in 1932, Advance Auto Parts is a leading automotive aftermarket retail parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself Customers. As of July 2019, Advance operated over 4,900 stores and 150 World Pac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also serves 1,250 independently owned CARQUEST branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and British Virgin Islands. The company has a workforce of over 70,000 knowledgeable and experienced Team Members who are proud to provide outstanding service to their Customers, Communities, and each other every day.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities

• Hands on experience on Revenue concepts, movements and accounting process
• Prepare journal entries and ensures the accuracy of entries to GL accounts
• Prepare monthly account reconciliation and ensure proper follow up long aging items.
• Responsible for pro-active issue resolution and troubleshooting
• Sound knowledge on MS Office Tools, understanding on legacy
• Prepare a supporting documentation needed for management, internal and external reporting
• Assist in quarterly reviews/year-end audits with internal and external auditors
• Knowledge on the Legacy system-based process flows
• Strong Analytical Skills on analyzing the data.
• Should have working knowledge on Vendor Incentives/Rebate calculations to record trade income.
• Review & analyze trade agreements and prepare vendor rebate journals as per the wordings in contract agreements.
• Required minimum working knowledge on AS400/Oracle Financial tools as an end user to pull the required details necessary for the journal calculations.
• Candidate should be working closely with external trade vendors to resolve the deduction queries.
• Working knowledge on reporting activities and coordinating closely with FP&A team is an added advantage.

Technical Competencies

• Good customer management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written English
• Flexible about work content and timings
• Dedicated & positive Thinking
• Ability to work on own as part of team
• Good in excel, Macros etc
• Worked on various applications, ERP
• Experience in automation, RPA
• Bachelor’s degree/MBA/CA Inter /ICWA Inter

Experience

4 to 8 years in Vendor Rebates Accounting/ Revenue accounting in a manufacturing entity , Retail business or an MNC handling similar business