Accountant

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact:

This role supports the retail accounting function through monthly and quarterly close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting, while partnering with business stakeholders on budget tracking, variance analysis, and key performance reporting. The position also owns retail internal controls and contributes to analysis, regulatory filings, and audit support.

This role typically reports into the Accounting Manager, based at our Buckhead office in our on-site work environment.

Accounting – 60%

• Monthly/quarterly retail accounting close procedures and reporting of financial results, including monthly/quarterly reconciliation of retail balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze balance sheet and expense accounts and prepare necessary journal entry adjustments
• Daily/monthly reconciliation of expected retail tender settlements (Credit/Debit, Paypal, BNPL, Gift Cards, etc) at the point of sale to actual settlements and deposits.
• Partner with internal business stakeholders to track actual spending against budget and forecast, ensuring expenses are accrued in the appropriate period and providing variance commentary as needed.
• Complete annual Canadian recycling (Extended Producer Responsibility) reporting and filings across applicable provinces, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
• Prepare and submit annual census filings in accordance with applicable requirements.

Analysis & Reporting – 30%

• Prepare monthly/quarterly expense analyses of retail stores.
• Quarterly reporting of key retail performance indicators.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis for management, financial analysis charts, reports, and presentations.
• Tableau Dashboard Reporting & Monitoring

Internal Controls – 10%

• Ownership of internal controls.
• Maintain systems and databases based on changes in business.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests.

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• High level of Excel skills.  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions
• Financial modeling skills, with the ability to build and maintain models for forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and varying levels of ambiguity
• Detail oriented (on time and accurate)
• Strong communication skills (written, presentation, meeting management, documentation) 

Preferred skills and experience:

• 0-2 years of accounting experience
• Experience using AI tools (e.g. large language models, AI-enabled analytics, or automation platforms) to streamline accounting and finance workflows.

Make a career at Carter’s:

• Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.