Role Specific Information
Job Description
This role is based at our Corporate office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You'll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.
About the Role
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will maintain accurate accounting while improving company profitability through leading value-added analysis, driving cross-functional collaboration and building business partnerships.
What You’ll Do
- Active contributor in weekly forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning for capital and expense expenditures
- Drive the month-end close process, including recording advanced journal entries, preparing month-end reporting and performing account reconciliations
- Aggregate and summarize data using technical tools, accounting principles and relevant business knowledge
- Identify and communicate trends, variances and their underlying drivers
- Ensure data integrity before presentation of findings and compile relevant findings for presentation
- Systematically identify appropriate variables, relevant assumptions and key performance metrics
- Develop sensitivity analysis, rate versus mix or correlation analysis
- Develop new complex reporting, peer review and report summaries
- Review contracts and derive proper accounting treatment
- Determine capital versus expense
- Assist with continuous improvement of accounting processes, systems, and reporting
- Understand basic technical accounting and financial reporting issues, document conclusions and recommend accounting treatment to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are met
- Additional tasks as assigned
What Skills You Have
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or other relevant field
- Advanced knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft programs, and other Financial Software programs
- Excellent accounting, budgeting and forecasting skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and collaboration skills
- Adept multitasker
Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or MBA
Essential Functions
The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs
Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units
Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or another relevant field
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and other financial software programs
- Excellent accounting, budgeting, and forecasting skills
- Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management, and collaboration skills
- 3 or more years of experience in Accounting or Finance
- Retail industry experience
- Ability to multitask effectively
Kohl's Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kohl's and has not been reviewed or approved by Kohl's.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) plan is a standout, offering a dollar‑for‑dollar company match up to 5% with contributions available from day one. Eligibility and vesting mechanics are presented as straightforward for eligible roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes 12–14 weeks for birthing parents and 6 weeks for other eligible parents. Feedback suggests this is a meaningful family‑support element within the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — The package includes a 15% everyday associate discount that can rise to 35% on select days, access to an Employee Assistance Program, and low‑ or no‑cost wellness centers in eligible locations. Feedback suggests these everyday perks add tangible value alongside core benefits.
Kohl's Insights
What We Do
Kohl’s is a leading omnichannel retailer with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states Kohl's business is built on a solid foundation of more than 65 million customers, an unmatched brand portfolio, industry-leading loyalty and Kohl's Card programs, a convenient and accessible nationwide store footprint, and large digital business on Kohls.com and the Kohl's mobile app. Our Vision: - The retailer of choice for the active and casual lifestyle - Destination for active and casual lifestyle as well as beauty for the entire family — from the most trusted brands, always delivering quality and discovery - Leading with loyalty and value through best-in-class rewards programs - Differentiated omnichannel experience — easy and inviting, no matter how our customer wants to shop
