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These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.\nAbout Us:\nWorking at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.\nRight on pace with Target’s distinctive retail brand, Target Finance and Accounting are transforming for the better. As so much more than a behind-the-scenes number-cruncher, you will be a truly collaborative partner with a seat at the table. Within Finance, you will enjoy the interesting challenges of the competitive retail space and see your contributions come to life in virtually every area of this dynamic enterprise.\nA role in Controllership and Accounting calls on your skills for quality accounting and team leadership, while providing thoughtful and responsive support, expertise and guidance to a variety of key partners and leaders across the enterprise. This role has a front row seat to many of Target’s key strategic initiatives and is critical to ensuring the success of these initiatives.\nAs the Sr. Manager, Inventory Accounting Modernization, you will:\nServe as an Accounting leader within the Inventory Modernization program, ensuring accounting, control, data, and operational requirements are reflected in future-state design decisions. \nTranslate complex accounting and business needs into clear requirements, decisions, milestones, and outcomes in partnership with Finance, Technology, and business teams. \nAnticipate accounting, systems, data, and operational risks and ensure appropriate controls are embedded in future-state processes. \nLead Inventory Accounting's approach to testing, parallel analysis, reconciliation, issue resolution, and readiness assessment. \nShape the transition and cutover strategy, ensuring Accounting teams are prepared to operate successfully in the new environment. \nBuild alignment across cross-functional teams, navigate competing priorities, and lead strategic conversations around roles, responsibilities, and key design decisions. \nIdentify opportunities to streamline processes, enable automation, strengthen controllership, and increase the team's capacity for high-value analysis, insights, and financial reporting. \nInfluence upstream business processes and operational decisions by identifying accounting risk, improving transparency, and ensuring strong financial governance. \nCollaborate across Controllership and enterprise Finance teams to support evolving business models, ensure accounting compliance, and improve financial predictability. \nJob duties may change at any time due to business needs.\nAbout you:\nB.A./B.S. degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Accounting or Finance. \nMinimum of 6-8 years of accounting, finance, or relevant business experience. \nCPA and/or public accounting experience preferred. \nStrong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and inventory accounting, with an understanding of accounting controls, SOX compliance, controllership responsibilities, data, and financial systems. \nExperience leading or playing a significant role in large-scale finance, accounting, or technology transformations. \nAbility to connect technology decisions to accounting, finance, operational, and broader business outcomes. \nStrong strategic thinking and structured problem solving, with the ability to assess risk and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. \nExcellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility across multiple levels and functions. \nProven ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. \nThis position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. 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