Analyst
Target · Posted Oct 29
General merchandise, apparel, grocery, and home goods retail services
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About the role
Target is a retail company, and this role sits within property accounting, supporting lease accounting, project accounting, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations. The analyst works with lease agreements, rent calculations, project setups, capitalization, journal entries, month-end close, financial reporting, and process transition activities. The role also supports audits, financial controls, process simplification, and automation.
What you will do
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Perform journal entries, expense accruals, account analysis, and month-end close activities.
- Investigate accounting discrepancies, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive timely resolution.
- Review and interpret lease agreements to identify key financial and accounting obligations.
- Perform Sales-Based Rent calculations, CPI-based rent adjustments, and Commercial Rent Tax calculations.
- Maintain accurate lease records and coordinate with business partners to resolve accounting issues.
- Perform project setup and maintenance, ensuring appropriate accounting classification and tracking.
- Review Assets Under Construction (AUC), validate capitalization eligibility, and monitor project completion.
- Maintain Fixed Asset (FA) ledgers and ensure alignment with General Ledger balances.
- Actively participate in end-to-end accounting process transitions, including knowledge transfer, process documentation, and stabilization.
- Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and independently manage newly transitioned activities, ensuring accuracy, controls, and business continuity.
- Support the development of SOPs and control frameworks to ensure seamless transition and sustainable operations
- Analyze account balances, transaction trends, and ageing to identify potential accounting risks.
- Identify opportunities for process simplification, standardization, and automation.
- Support internal and external audits through accurate documentation
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Accounting & Technical Skills: Working knowledge or experience in Property Management Accounting, Lease Accounting, and Fixed Asset Accounting. Understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting principles.
- Process Transition & Knowledge Management: Experience in accounting process transitions, including knowledge transfer, process documentation, control assessment, process stabilization, and independently managing transitioned activities while ensuring business continuity.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP/accounting systems. SAP and reconciliation tools such as Cadency/Blackline would be an advantage.
- Professional & Interpersonal Skills: Analytical & Problem-Solving | Ownership & Accountability | Learning Agility | Collaboration | Adaptability
- CA / CA Inter / CPA / CWA / CMA / ACCA / MBA (Finance) / M.Com / B.Com / M. Fin or equivalent.
- 4–8 years of post-qualification experience
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Property Accounting workflows, including upstream and downstream process dependencies, transaction flows, and their impact on financial reporting and controls.
- Relevant experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), General Ledger, Property Accounting, Lease Accounting, or Fixed Assets.
- Prior relevant experience in Retail accounting and US GAAP/Accounting standards
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Target
Target Corporation operates an extensive chain of general merchandise and discount retail department stores across the United States. The company provides a broad assortment of owned and national brand products, including apparel, electronics, beauty items, groceries, and home goods. Through its physical stores and digital platforms, Target focuses on delivering style, design, and value to help consumers discover the joy of everyday life.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 415000+ employees
- Founded
- 1902
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chair of the Board
Jim Lee
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prat Vemana
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Product Officer
Mark Weinstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer
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