Accounting Systems Analyst - Remote Opportunity

Working with KinderCare Learning Companies means using your outstanding talents to help set the foundation for lifelong learners, where you can collaborate with colleagues, grow and learn, and positively impact the families we serve.
With over 50 years of experience, 30,000+ employees, and more than 2,000 early learning center programs, we are the most accredited leaders in early childhood education. Together, we create environments where kids grow and thrive. As one of only four companies to receive the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award six times, we’re confident that you can grow and thrive here, too. We can’t wait to meet you.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Accounting Systems Analyst will be handling, maintaining, and improving the company's accounting systems and processes. In this role, you will work closely with the accounting team to identify areas for improvement and identify opportunities for efficiency and accuracy. You will also provide support to end-users, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data integrity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Run and maintain accounting systems, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting and center management systems
• Collaborate with multiple departments to ensure accuracy of financial data while creating and maintaining chart of accounts values and related system controls
• Drive the transfer of data between multiple disparate systems, identifying and resolving errors or incompatibilities while understanding and staying in sync with policies related to system and process controls
• Provide customer service by fulfilling data requests and making requested system changes while actively engaging in multiple initiatives simultaneously; alleviating restrictions in order to meet customer needs
• Build and maintain custom ad hoc queries to generate reports to support a variety of departments including Corporate Accounting, AR & Collections and Field Finance teams
• Discover improvement areas in systems and process and implement solutions to increase efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness

Qualifications:

• SQL, Oracle, Workday, SAP, MS Office (specifically Excel and VBA) experience preferred
• 2 years experience in Accounting, with knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Bachelors in a finance related field or equivalent experience
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience interacting professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter authorities strongly preferred
• Meticulous with strong organizational skills, capable of juggling multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:

• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
• … and much more.
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, unlimited paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).

At KinderCare Learning Companies you'll use your skills and expertise to help craft and contribute to our shared mission of supporting communities and encouraging lifelong learners. From our teachers to our cooks to our financial analysts, we are all passionate about crafting a world of learning, happiness and adventure for more than 150,000 children every day.
As the first national early childcare education provider to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute, we continue to follow the latest science-backed and evidence-based strategies for maintaining a safe and worry-free workplace.
Our highest priority has always been to keep our employees, children, families, and communities as safe and healthy as possible. KinderCare highly encourages its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and their communities. We are proud to provide paid time off for employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are also subject to state law, local ordinances, and Health Department requirements for employees working in child care, school facilities, and corporate work spaces.
We truly believe that everyone belongs in our circle, and everyone deserves to be celebrated for who they are. By partnering with underrepresented groups and experts in DEI, we are identifying areas to improve and forging a path forward through accountability, compassion, accessibility, and inclusion.
KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.
Primary Location : Portland, Oregon, United States
Job : Corporate