Columbus Biglots

You'd Look Great in Orange. Our people make Big Lots a great place to shop - and a great place to work. We're looking for more people committed to delivering terrific service. Who live and breathe retailing. Who want a career with terrific opportunities, challenges, and rewards. If you're interested in our retail corporate office, we'd like to hear from you. Big Lots is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. We have more than 1,375 stores nationwide and five regional distribution centers - and there's always room for great people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a drug-free workplace. We offer benefits that include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, educational assistance, 401(k), and merchandise discounts in our stores. At our corporate office, we offer a free fitness center, including personal training and a corporate café serving breakfast and lunch daily. For further information regarding our current openings or to apply, please contact our Human Resources Manager: Teresa Gallup Phone: 614/278-6621 E-mail: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Allocation Financial Analyst Job Description: Provides analytics to the allocation team to support the management of store level inventories. Provides training assistance to the allocation team in developing individual Microstrategy reports. Job Requirements: College degree. Four to six years of allocation and/or planning experience in a retail environment. Ability to draw conclusions from extensive data and communicate recommendations. Strong analytical and evaluative skills. System capable in spreadsheet, word processing, analytical and data warehouse tools, system savvy in the education of new tools. Excellent communication, prioritizing and problem solving skills. Ability to champion change and encourage innovation. Application Analyst - Intermediate Job Description: Under general supervision, develops and revises procedures to solve moderately complex problems. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents those applications. Competent to work at most phases of applications systems analysis and programming activities. Responsible for ensuring standards and methodologies are followed. Job Requirements: Bachelor or Associate degree in Information Systems or Business Administration. Minimum of three to five years Programming/Analysis experience. Understanding of Big Lots technologies. Good oral and written communication skills. Good understanding of the theories and principles of systems development and the interrelationships of systems. Director, Internal Audit Job Description: Directs, leads, plans and performs day-to-day work activities for the Internal Audit function. Executes financial and operational internal audit work in-line with the audit plan and the company's risk management strategies. Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in accounting or auditing. 8-12 years related experience with at least 2 years in public accounting and prior internal auditing preferred. Knowledgeable on the best practices for Internal Audit function and how to implement those to meet the needs of the company. Proven record of ability to provide measurable value to the organization through audit or related work. Familiarity with Committee on Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) guidelines on internal controls and their implementation in the organization. Experience with development of annual audit plan using a risk based approach. Certification in at least one area (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, CMA, etc.) is required. Director, State & Local Income Taxes Job Description: The Director of State Income Tax is responsible for the direct management and supervision of the company's state and local income tax section including the accurate and timely corporate state income tax compliance and corporate state income tax quarterly and annual provision compliance. Also responsible for G/L state income tax accounts, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, controversy work and planning. Job Requirements: Baccalaureate degree in Accounting or Tax and at least seven years of state income tax experience required.CPA and/or law. Innovative/Creative problem solving and diagnostic skill set. Excellent business acumen with a sound understanding of the tax implications of a multi-national operations. Excellent written and oral

communication/interaction skills required. Strong project management and organization skills, including the ability to manage resources and people to meet multiple deadlines in time constrained environments. Team champion. Working knowledge of state income taxes and GAAP. Strong PC and Microsoft Office skills. Advanced Excel skills preferred. Essbase, and/or Lawson G/L and InSource experience preferred. Data manipulation and database skills or experience a plus. HR Development Specialist Job Description: Participates in and conducts a variety of training programs for all areas of the company, including General Office, Distribution Centers and Store Operations. Job Requirements: College degree required. Degree in Human Resources preferred. Two to three years of experience in human resources, organizational development, or education preferred. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. MS Office proficiency preferred. Ability to learn new material quickly and to conduct effective instructional classes required. Ability to travel when required. Lead Business Analyst Job Description: Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and thorough understanding of business system and industry requirements. Interfaces and works alongside users to define, develop, and implement business solutions. Not only includes analysis of business and user needs but also documentation of requirements and translation into proper system requirements specifications. Possess complete system knowledge and will instruct team on the use of every aspect of the system or will coordinate outside training. Competent to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment. Responsible for ensuring standards and methodologies are followed and quality assurance review is met. May lead a re-engineering team and / or act as project manager in some cases. Position would request appropriate resources from the Project Director or Project Manager based on size, length of project, and expertise needed. Job Requirements: College degree in Business or Information Systems/Programming. Minimum 7 years experience in business related area preferred. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. In-depth knowledge of the interrelationships of the business systems. General knowledge of several business functions from the company operations perspective. Experience performing business analysis following a formal project management methodology and process. Experience performing analysis in the Retail Industry is highly desired. Lead Technical Analyst Job Description: Acts as highest level technical expert, addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms. Is responsible for overall information design, balancing optimization of data access with resource utilization factors. Constructs information models to meet business requirements. Focuses primarily on information requirements, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment, interfaces between varying systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs. Provides input in developing technological roadmaps and researches new technologies and products. Consults with both the IS programming staff and the user community on new software packages that will meet the corporate objectives. Job Requirements: Bachelor or Associate degree in Information Systems or Business Administration. Minimum of four to six year Information Technology experience. Thorough knowledge of Big Lots technologies. Advanced oral and written communication skills. Highest level technical knowledge of all phases of application systems analysis and programming. Understands the business perspective of operating problems. Manager, Merchandise Planning & Analysis Job Description: Develops merchandise plans, in partnership with buyers, to accomplish defined merchandise strategies consistent with the company's Mission, Vision and Values statement. Forecasts performance variances. Participates in the development and execution of strategies to mitigate plan shortfalls and/or maximize plan overages to accomplish sales, margin dollar and inventory turn objectives. Job Requirements: Qualified candidates will possess 5+ years experience of retail planning; bachelors degree preferred; working knowledge of retail math and strong analytical skills; independent development of recommendations and accountability for managing and achieving results; confidence to present and defend a business argument both one-on-one and in a group setting; strong presentation and communication skills; strong system capability in spreadsheet, word processing, analytical and data warehouse tools, system savvy in the education of new tools. Microsoft Access experience is a plus. Sr. Application Analyst - Teradata, Microstrategy Job Description: Under general supervision, develops and revises procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written. Competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming activities. Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Business Administration. Minimum of four to six years Programming/Analysis/Teradata/Microstrategy experience. Strong oral and written communication skills. Sr. Application Analyst - JAVA, J2EE Job Description: Under general supervision, develops and revises procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written. Competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming activities. Job Requirements: Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in

Information Systems or Business Administration. Minimum of four to six years Programming/Analysis experience. Expertise with the following technologies: JAVA, J2EE, EJB, Hibernate, Ajax, Struts. Thorough knowledge of Big Lots technologies. Strong oral and written communication skills.

Sr. Business Analyst Job Requirements: College degree in Business or Information Systems/Programming. Minimum 7 years experience in business related area preferred. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. In-depth knowledge of the interrelationships of the business systems. General knowledge of several business functions from the company operations perspective. Experience performing business analysis following a formal project management methodology and process. Experience performing analysis in the Retail Industry is desired. Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst Job Description: Under general supervision, carries out procedures to ensure all information systems products and services meet company standards and end-user requirements. Provides support for QA associates and intermediate staff. Performs and leads tests of software to ensure proper orientation and freedom from defects. Documents and works to resolve all complex problems. Reports progress on problem resolution to management. Devises improvements to current procedures and develops models of possible future configurations. Acts as information resource for assigned areas to technical writers and other quality assurance staff members. Performs complex workflow analysis and recommends quality improvements. Job Requirements: Bachelor or associate degree in Information Systems or Business Administration required. Minimum of four to five years Information Technology experience required. Four to five years of systems testing and quality assurance experience required. Must possess a strong knowledge of IT and business processes. Strong oral and written communication skills and organizational skills required. Retail Industry experience is highly desired. Sr. State Tax Analyst Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required; CPA, Masters in Tax and/or MBA preferred. Three to four years corporate or public tax experience preferred, with working knowledge of state and federal income tax concepts required. Strong working and conceptual knowledge of multi-state corporate income tax principles, including apportionment and allocation rules, and separate and combined reporting issues. Knowledge of corporate state income tax treatment of partnerships and LLCs. Working knowledge of FAS 109. Good written and oral communication skills and strong analytical skills required. Good organizational skills required. Good PC skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word; knowledge of CorpTax and mainframe general ledger software preferred.