Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the company’s fixed asset accounting and asset management processes. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage large volumes of data while identifying opportunities to improve and streamline processes. Key responsibilities include reviewing fixed asset transactions to ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies, supporting the automation of manual processes, and identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies and process optimization. This role partners cross-functionally with departments across the organization to ensure adherence to capitalization policies and to validate asset additions, disposals, and transfers. The Senior Accountant will also prepare and present asset-related financial information for audits and internal reviews, while serving as a resource to the broader team by mentoring staff, sharing best practices, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

A Day In The Life

• Review fixed assets additions report for data integrity, cost adjust assets as appropriate and ensure that assets are classified to the correct categories for depreciation and tax regulation purposes.
• Perform review of closed stores report in Lucernex (Lx) and ensure timely disposal of non-serviceable assets.
• Perform monthly close and analysis for fixed assets accounting.
• Prepare journal entries and accrual review.
• Develop schedules and reports to investigate variances and analyze drivers.
• Ensure data integrity.
• Prepare work papers and roll forwards, supporting schedules and documentation to support month end close.
• Provide fixed assets accounting support and analysis to internal business partners while advising them on capitalization policy.
• Ensure all financial transactions are recorded correctly and in compliance with company policy.
• Coordinate with functional areas to reduce coding errors and improve timelines of data received.
• Interface Fixed Assets transactions from Accounts Payable (AP) to Project Accounting (PA) and perform in depth analysis by reconciling AP report to PA report; independently address all variances by collaborating with the project accounting team and other pyramid groups.
• Respond to ad-hoc analyses and reporting requests from internal business partners as well as internal and external auditors by providing timely support.
• Mentor coworkers and accountants within the department.

You'll Come With

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• 3-5 Years of experience required
• Oracle Financials knowledge preferred.
• Fixed Assets experience preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Strong analytical skills

Benefits

You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.

Min-Mid $65,000.00 - $80,000.00

Posting Number R103312

Location New Jersey-Burlington

Address 1830 Route 130 North

Zip Code 08016

Pay Rate Salaried

Career Site Category Corporate

Position Category Accounting

Job Type Full-Time

Remote Type Hybrid

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