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OPEN POSITIONS AT OUR CONNECTICUT CAMPUS

WHO IS

ENFIELD – 100 PHOENIX AVE., ENFIELD, CT. 06082

Information Systems

Web Developer Sr. Analyst Project Leader CRM Business Analyst Applications Business Analyst Sr. Web Developer

Finance

Accountant Sr. Accountant

Human Resources Sr. Benefits Specialist

BROOKS BROTHERS For nearly two centuries, Brooks Brothers has set the standard for modern American style. Since opening its doors in 1818, Brooks Brothers has become a national icon revered for the quality and classic elegance of its merchandise and services. While fashions come and go, Brooks Brothers has demonstrated that the desire for quality and classic clothing remains constant. Brooks Brothers has ultimately come to define classic, quintessential American style.

At Brooks Brothers, career opportunities are varied and challenging with ever-increasing occasions for growth and advancement. We rely on each and every Associate to convey a personal commitment to his or her position. This dedication helps us to provide fulfilling assignments… and enables us to utilize, inspire every one of our Associate to become an integral part of our legendary brand.

Our Enfield CT Campus: 100 Phoenix Ave. Enfield, CT 06082 For more information contact: Larry Neiditz – [email protected]

Director, Talent Acquisition

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SR. ACCOUNTANT

Department: Finance

Direct Report: Manager, Financial Accounting

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant prepares the quarterly and annual financial statements and relevant supporting schedules. The Senior Accountant also supervises the staff accountants in the Financial Accounting Department, conducts oversight of foreign subsidiaries financial reporting, develops accounting policies in response to changes in GAAP and performs special projects as assigned.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Preparing the quarterly and annual consolidation of all RBA entities and the financial statements.

Perform various analysis as needed to be used by senior management and to support other departments in the organization.

Oversee foreign operations financial reporting to ensure the integrity of the financial information in a timely manner.

Provide leadership to staff accountants in the financial accounting department, including serving as a coach and mentor and acting as an information resource.

Assist with the development of Company wide accounting policies.

IDEAL CANDIDATES SHOULD POSSESS:

Microsoft Office Applications, demonstrated proficiency in Excel. *

Degree in Accounting/Finance.

3+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience ‐ public accounting experience a plus.

* Required

ACCOUNTANT

Department: Finance

Direct Report: Manager, Financial Accounting

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs assigned accounting functions of a more routine nature, in various areas of the financial department including assisting in the preparation of financial statements and monthly general ledger account closings.


Assist in preparation of income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements and various other accounting statements and reports.

Analyze financial reports and General Business reports, making recommendations related to the accounting of reserves, assets, accruals, etc.

Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal vouchers and accounting classifications assigned to various records.

Prepares the annual financial plan budget or other financial operating plans for the Company.

Conducts special studies and develops accounting methods and procedures.


Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent.

1+ years experience.

Strong written and Verbal communication skills.

Microsoft Office Applications, demonstrated proficiency in Excel. *

* Required

SENIOR BENEFITS SPECIALIST

Department: People Services

Direct Report: Director, Benefits

POSITION SUMMARY

In partnership with Director, responsible for the day to day administration of Retirement and Health & Welfare programs. Identifying, researching and implementing valuable, creative and/or leading edge new benefit plan designs, efficiency initiatives and technology applications. Ensure benefit plans and administrative process compliant to federal/ state benefits laws and tax code.


Interpret/explain policies, procedures and plan designs of pension/401(k) to current and former Associates both orally and written. Coordinate pension calculations with actuary, pension processing and trustee set-up/ payments. Assist 401(k) participants with loans/ hardship withdrawal/ enrollment transactions.

Process inbound/outbound electronic files between payroll/ record keeper/ actuaries on as needed basis on operation of two 401(k) and pensions.

Create benefit communication materials inclusive of quarterly Newsletters, Annual Enrollment materials, New Hire Kits and Union Benefit information.

Identify, research and propose outsourcing / technological efficiencies to reduce internal admin and expand more strategic operation of benefit / HR team (i.e. -automated Health and Welfare enrollment, benefit communication utilizing the intranet).

Act as Project Manager in; o Design and produce Annual Enrollment tools and New Hire enrollment materials. o HR/ Benefits Point person on HRIS/ payroll conversion / consolidation initiatives. o Health and Welfare plan renewals/ vendor management / liason to actuaries, trustees and record keeper. o Other benefit / HR projects as assigned.


5+ years experience as a Benefits Generalist in health and welfare plans, pension, 401(k) administration, familiarity with benefit legislation, tax code and compliance requirements.

Demonstrated skills as a project manager, efficiency and technology expert.

Strong written and oral communication capable of providing group presentations, written benefits materials.

Good analytical ability. * Requirements

WEB DEVELOPER

Department: Information Technology

Direct Report: Manager, IS

POSITION SUMMARY

Assist in the managing and execution of all Web Related Initiatives to achieve business objectives.


Perform development and implementation of system specifications, designs, integration, testing and documentation.

Manage projects from design to delivery within required time frames. Work with development team to refine requirements into effective application designs.


Proficiency in Object Oriented programming language.

Experience with VSS, XML, and SQL Server 2000.

Excellent communication and time management skills.

* Requirements

SR. ANALYST

Department: Information Services


POSITION SUMMARY

Active member of a project team which delivers innovative solutions related to the Supply Chain and Enterprise applications and Mulit-Channel. Responsible for developing and implementing programs associated with a project, support request, or production support with emphasis on speed, accuracy, efficiencies, and flexibility. Responsible for ensuring appropriate level of support is provided for assigned applications.


Systems Applications/Software Processing: Active member of a project team who helps to identify areas for process and software improvements. Responsible from design through implementation of programs ranging from easy through difficult complexity and implementing these programs in a timely manner ensuring project objectives are supported. Member of a project team who works with other team members to transfer knowledge and ensures systems are successfully implemented within the appropriate time lines and utilizes the RBA Project Life Cycle.

Technical Support: Responsible for ensuring that assigned applications function as designed and are available to users during business hours. Responsible for ensuring production issues are addressed in a timely manner.

Corporate Initiatives: Support the companyʹs initiatives and business strategies as they relate to growing the business profitability and becoming a great place to work. Based on companyʹs initiatives identifies and implements information technology solutions, aligning technology goals with company objectives.


3+ years software and solutions development in a variety of environments with increasing levels of responsibility. Knowledge of Supply Chain and Financial Applications or Multi‐Channel applications desired.

Bachelorʹs Degree or equivalent in experience

Proficient with Windows Software applications.

* Requirements

PROJECT LEADER Internal Job Posting

Posting Date: 7.23.07

Department: Information Services

Direct Report: Director, IS

POSITION SUMMARY

Partner with software vendors, RBA business users, IT Management, and project team to deliver innovative solutions related to the Supply Chain and Enterprise applications. Responsible for leading project team to develop and implement short term and long term business solutions on small to medium projects or portions of a large project with emphasis on speed, accuracy, efficiencies, and flexibility. Responsible for ensuring appropriate level of support is provided for assigned applications.


Project Management: Partner with software vendors, RBA business users, IT Management to identify areas for process and software improvements. Lead project team to design and implement the solutions for singular projects or portions of a large project in a timely manner ensuring corporate strategies are supported. Lead a team to ensure systems are successfully implemented within the appropriate time lines and utilizing the RBA Project Life Cycle.

Technical Support: Responsible for ensuring that assigned applications function as designed and are available to users during business hours. Responsible for ensuring project issues are addressed in a timely manner.

Corporate Initiatives: Support the companyʹs initiatives and business strategies as they relate to growing the business profitability and becoming a great place to work. Based on companyʹs initiatives identifies and implements information technology solutions, aligning technology goals with company objectives.


5+ years software and solutions development in a variety environments with increasing levels of responsibility. Strong knowledge of Supply Chain and Financial Applications. Plus additional experience managing projects.


3+ years Retail IT project leadership of applications related to Supply Chain and Enterprise Systems

* Requirements

SR. WEB DEVELOPER

Department: IS

Direct Report: Ryan Gomez

POSITION SUMMARY

Contributing member of a project team which delivers innovative solutions related to eCommerce applications. Responsible for developing and implementing short tem and long term business solutions on small to medium projects; or portions of a larger project with emphasis on speed, accuracy, efficiencies, and flexibility. Responsible for ensuring appropriate level of support is provided for assigned applications.


Partner with software vendors, RBA business users, IT Management, and other team members to identify areas for process and software improvements. Contributing member of a project team which designs and implements solutions in a timely manner ensuring corporate strategies are supported.

Responsible for ensuring that assigned applications function as designed and are available to users during business hours. Responsible for ensuring production issues are addressed in a timely

Contributing member of a project team who works to ensure systems are successfully implemented within the appropriate time lines and utilizes the RBA Project Life Cycle.


1+ years software and solutions development in a web‐based environments. HTML, XML, Scripting Languages


1+ years web application development

* Requirements

BUSINESS ANALYST

Department: IS


POSITION SUMMARY

The CRM Business Analyst primarily takes on responsibility to record, review, analyze, and evaluate business needs as they relate to IS, create business cases, and develop functional documentation for CRM projects. This position partners closely with both the CRM business user community as well as the technical IS team to perform the planning and execution of projects.


Analyze and implement new systems and existing system modifications to optimize procedural and systematic business needs as it relates to CRM

Active member of a CRM project team who helps to identify areas of process improvement Participates in CRM design through implementation of improvements/modifications, ranging in complexity from

low to moderate difficulty in a timely manner Create business case documentation and develop functional requirements documentation for CRM projects Carry‐out other analyst tasks and project management tasks; including, but not limited to, requirements

gathering, obtaining signoffs from sponsors, maintaining issue/request lists, executing functional testing, and assisting in end‐user training

Communicate all aspects of CRM projects between the business user community and technical staff in a manner that effectively targets each audience

Possesses an in‐depth knowledge of customer data availability and data flow from Experian, Intranet Customer Registration, Hem‐line, Special Order, etc.

Possesses a high‐level understanding of the Experian data logic in processing customer data IDEAL CANDIDATES SHOULD POSSESS:

Strong written, oral, and visual communication skills Knowledge of database concepts, object‐oriented programming, network architecture, Computer Hardware and

Reporting/SQL Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or related field 1 ‐ 2 years Business Analyst Experience preferred

* Requirements

BUSINESS ANALYST

Department: IS

Direct Report: Director, IS

POSITION SUMMARY

The IS Business Analyst primarily takes on the responsibility to record, review, analyze, and evaluate business needs as they relate to IS, create business cases, and develop functional documentation for IS projects. This position partners closely with both the business user community as well as the technical IS team to perform the planning and execution of various projects. Provides the appropriate level of support for assigned responsibilities.


Analyzing and implementing new systems and existing system modifications to optimize procedural and systematic business needs. Active member of a project team who helps to identify areas for process improvement. Participates in design through implementation of improvements / modifications, ranging in complexity from low to moderate difficulty in a timely manner.

Creating business case documentation and developing functional requirements documentation for IS projects.

Carrying out other analyst tasks and project management tasks; including but not limited to, requirements gathering, obtaining signoffs from sponsors, maintaining issue/request lists, executing functional testing, and assisting in end‐user training. Responsible for ensuring that assigned opportunities deliver the expected results to the business team.

Communicating all aspects of IT projects between business user community and technical staff in a manner that effectively targets each audience.

Facilitating project needs by coordinating meetings, communications, etc. between members involved with each project


Strong written, oral and visual communication skills. Ability to gain knowledge and apply to new situations/projects. Knowledge of database concepts, object‐oriented programming, network architecture, Computer Hardware and Reporting/SQL

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project

Bachelor Degree in Business or related field

1‐2 years Business Analyst Experience

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