Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant ensures accurate accounting in line with GAAP by recording, verifying, and consolidating transactions. Duties include financial analysis, internal control reviews, audit functions, and managing financial projects.

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Reports To

Corporate Controller

Supervises

No supervisory duties required

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Preferred

2 to 5 years

Pay Grade

Second Level

Category

Accounting

Business Type

Central Office

Skills

AdaptabilityApproachabilityBuilding RelationshipsBusiness InsightCareer AmbitionComfort Around Senior ManagersCommunicationComposureCreativityCustomer FocusFlexibilityLearning AgilityListeningMotivating OthersPatiencePeer RelationshipsPerseverancePerspectiveProblem SolvingTeamwork

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Job Details

  • Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies to General Ledger to include, but not limited to, cash, credit card, clearing accounts, and various prepaid accounts. These reconciliations require formal journal entries, as needed, to balance the accounts.
  • Consolidated and unconsolidated financial Statement preparation; including Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, and Statement of Income and Operations.
  • Fixed asset accounting, including acquisitions, disposals, transfers, and maintenance.
  • Assures real-time processing for cash transactions and ensures revenues and expenses are recorded in the proper period.
  • Coordinate and/or assist with financial and regulatory tax audits.
  • Assist with preparing fuel and sales tax returns.
  • Assist with the annual budget process; and monthly and year-end closing.
  • Various projects and reporting requirements to management.
  • Acts as a resource to accounts payable, customer care team, management, and location managers to resolve general ledger issues and questions (coding, balancing, reports, etc.).
  • Strong ability to work with team members, and foster and develop team relationships at all levels of the organization.
  • Understanding of company business cycles and internal control review and recommendations on policies and procedures.
  • Assist the Controller with projects as needed.
  • Other duties as requested by the Controller, CFO, and Senior Management Team.
  • S. or B.A. in Accounting; with 3+ years of experience, demonstrating increasing responsibility and knowledge of GAAP.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of management within an organization.
  • Coop Supply Chain knowledge and experience are a plus.
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems logically.
  • Ability to meet and or exceed designated timelines.
  • Must be organized, and methodical, with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong accounting skills, and understanding of reconciliations.
  • Strong computer skills, specifically the Microsoft suite products, as well as a solid understanding of ERP systems.
  • Must work well in a team and with minimum supervision.
  • Work requires professional written and verbal communication.
  • Work requires the willingness to work a flexible schedule.

No special conditions.