Purpose:  Responsible for Target Corporations external financial reporting (EFR) functions including the following four major areas: 

• Responsible for managing the preparation and filing of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including
  • Annual Report
  • Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
  • Financial Statements
• Responsible for managing the preparation, validation, and distribution of Target Corporation’s quarterly earnings release and related senior management supporting schedules.
• Responsible for analyzing new accounting and reporting guidance issued by the FASB, SEC, EITF and other standard setting bodies to determine implication on financial operations and reporting and for communicating these issues to key management.
• Responsible for working with external auditors during the audit process and as issues arise.

See Yourself:

• Managing the preparation, validation, and distribution of the Target Corporation consolidation, earnings release financial statements and supporting senior management schedules, and quarterly and annual financial statements and MD&A.
• Managing EFR preparation of schedules required by external auditors.
• Acting as a consultant on new strategy initiatives to ensure understanding of the proper accounting and reporting.
• Managing the preparation of the monthly and quarter balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Coordinating issuance of comfort letters by external auditors in connection with debt and equity offerings.
• Preparing or supervising preparation of financial accounting research as requested by all areas of the company and as the result of new and proposed accounting pronouncements.
• Supervising, developing and managing workload of a staff of Senior External Reporting Analysts who are responsible for performing technical accounting research, LIFO accounting, accounting consolidation and financial statement preparation, capital lease accounting and other duties.
• Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• 4-Year college degree - Accounting, Business, or Economics
• CPA, with 6-8 years of experience in a Big 4 Public Accounting Firm
• Management experience
• Demonstrated, strong technical accounting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive work environment
• Strong client service perspective
• Proven decision making and analytical skills
• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and credibility
• Desired Requirements
• Retail accounting experience
• SEC reporting experience
• MBA