Senior Accountant

Company Description

AWP Safety is North America's leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 6,500 professionals helps secure 2,000 work zones every day - ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and provide traffic control for major events like the Super Bowl and Boston Marathon.

Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

Job Description

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Job Description

ABOUT AWP

AWP is North America's leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 6,500 professionals helps secure 2,000

work zones every day - ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those

who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and

provide traffic control for major events like the Boston Marathon.

Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members

committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Accountant provides support in the preparation of the monthly financial statements. The primary

responsibilities include but are not limited to monthly closing procedures and preparation of accurate and

timely reconciliations for multiple accounts as well as the analysis of financial information.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proper and timely recording of financial transactions in the general ledger
• Managing a team of 5
• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations to assist with the monthly close process
• Analyzing trends of revenues, costs, financial commitments and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses
• Managing intracompany transactions and resolving discrepancies between businesses including monitoring acquired entity AR (what we owe back to them) and submit for remittance
• Completion of all monthly bank reconciliations
• Responsible for the full cycle of fixed asset management
• Preparing and recording any required accounts payable accruals
• Ensuring the general ledger accounts and sub-ledgers are reconciled
• Organizing and updating financial records
• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts monthly to meet processing and reporting deadlines
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Assisting the Accounting Manager and Controller as needed
• Resolving accounting discrepancies and irregularities
• Developing and maintaining large sets of financial data with use of Excel and other tools to reconcile accounts
• Financial audit preparation and direct interaction with auditors related to specific functions
• Assisting with special projects and work with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) department with

monthly reporting and ad hoc financial analysis as needed

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION

records of financial transactions

regulations

Pay Range : 105k-115k (BOE)

Additional Information

The employee must be able to successfully handle the physical demands of this position, which include the

following :

Area Wide Protective (AWP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.