Senior Accountant, Specialized
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the coordination, calculation, preparation, financial analysis, and reporting of the Company's critical accounting estimates for accounting management and finance leadership. This individual will work jointly with various operational, finance, and accounting teams to coordinate the monthly process, preparing monthly journal entries, perform necessary analysis, and prepare presentations for management.
Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions, and completed corresponding reconciliations. Reviews, independently investigates, and resolves identified matters.
Prepares and analyzes monthly and quarterly financial information utilized to determine and support key management estimates (AR Allowance, Credit Memo Reserve, Fleet, health insurance, corp insurance, natural disasters, etc.). Prepares and completes month-end close processing ensuring that all deadlines are met in accordance with the established closing dates.
Lead support and documentation for annual AR allowance rate study, periodic rate reviews for credit memos, periodic analysis for fleet disposal, and other misc analysis of accounting estimates, as required.
Serves as an information resource to back office and business operations stakeholders related to any issues or initiatives, including analyzing financial data to identify trends and patterns. Collects, interprets, and summarizes financial data in order to respond to internal and external customer inquiries.
Communicates and coordinates with both internal and external auditors and satisfies their requests for information in a timely manner. Perform key SOX and management controls over critical estimates.
Additional duties and functions as assigned : Develops and maintains a good working relationship with both internal and external customers. Assisting or leading special projects as required. This is a role that has significant visibility to financial leadership. There are often critical projects, analysis, ad hoc requests that are requested that are time sensitive in nature. The person in this role needs to be able to analyze information and anticipate the next question, the next challenge, the next project, including the impact on operations, the audit, controls, financial statements, etc.
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required CPA or relevant experience and strong GAAP accounting principles & analysis required 5+ years of relevant experience including experience in public accounting required.
Required Skills and Abilities :
Physical Requirements : Ability to travel up to 10%
Work Environment : This is an in-office role; not hybrid.
Note : This job description may not include all duties and responsibilities for the above named position. Management may modify tasks and responsibilities at their discretion at any time.
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