Systems Accountant

Description

Are you curious about solving complex business challenges for a leading convenience retailer? Do you have a passion for cross‑functional collaboration? Then you may be the perfect addition to our team!

EG America is one of the fastest‑growing convenience store retailers in the United States, committed to becoming America’s #1 ‘one‑stop’ destination. The business has an established pedigree of delivering excellent fuel, grocery and merchandise, and food service. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, our company has grown to over 1,500+ locations across the United States employing over 18,000 team members. We operate under the following store banners:
Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N Jug, Minit Mart, Sprint Food Stores, Tom Thumb, Turkey Hill, and Quik Stop. Our headquarters in Westborough, MA is home to our Store Support Center, Company Warehouse, and Culinary Center.

• Competitive Wages
• Work today, get paid tomorrow through our earned wage access program*
• Paid Time Off
• Medical/Health/Dental Coverage
• 401K with Company Match
• Team Member Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account
• Company Spirit Days
• Employee recognition and awards
• And much more!

The System Accountant role is responsible for working with IT and the store, fuel, and inventory edit team to identify and resolve any related IT issues that would ultimately impact a smooth PDI month‑end close.

• Identify and update missing stores from End of Day (EOD) Smart sheet to ensure all merchandise and fuel sales are recorded. Monitor the Help Desk (HD) progress on these imports daily and pull any necessary Kaseya (POS) reporting when the HD is unable to intervene.
• Point person and direct liaison between Fuel/Store Edit teams and IT with the shared end goal of ensuring a smooth PDI GL close each month.
• Work with General Ledger team to ensure there are no PDI interface errors each day and coordinate any mid‑day GL pushes and coordination of PDI GL close.
• Work with Store Edit/Fuel Edit Team to identify IT related issues such as missing fuel meters, high refunds, prepay variances, cash over and short variances and communicate and resolve these issues with IT.
• Support Store Edit Supervisor for daily coverage when team members are out.
• Develop and update dashboards and Power BI reports with IT to hold various parties accountable.
• Work with IT and Retail Accounting teams to ensure all import files are imported daily. If there are failures, communicate and troubleshoot errors.
• Assist the Retail Accounting team with various area’s item reconciliations (ex. Gift cards, 3rd party delivery, etc.)
• Reconcile data between POS systems and accounting systems.
• Assist the Senior Manager of Retail Accounting with any systems upgrades or configuration/review of new sites due to acquisition integration/divestments.
• Maintain multiple aspects of PDI (creation of new accounts, maintenance of translation tables, ensure all Journal entries are posted for month end close)
• Responsible for review of PDI user access and segregation of duties.
• Monitor PDI locations for open/closed store activity and work with the General Ledger Team when activity occurs for sites that have been closed for greater than 120 days.
• Miscellaneous ad hoc requests and projects.
• Must be able to perform essential functions of the position.

The Systems Accountant will work closely with the Store Edit, Fuel Edit, Retail Accounting, Pricebook and IT.

Minimum Education: Bachelor Degree

Preferred Education: Bachelor Degree in Accounting

Minimum Experience: 2‑3 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Experience: 5‑10 years of relevant experience, knowledge of PDI.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to foster team work
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

No travel required

Typically Monday – Friday, 8+ hour days in office setting

Minimal physical effort required; sitting / standing at computer for long…