Senior Accountant

Selby Jennings; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings seeks a Senior Accountant for an established transportation company in Ohio. You will support accounting, job costing, and financial reporting, partnering with the Controller to drive accuracy and timeliness of monthly closes.

Key duties include managing the general ledger, reviewing results for trends, assisting with revenue recognition and project accounting, and helping strengthen internal controls as the organization grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, 2-3 years of public accounting preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookup functions, conditional formulas, and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and month-end close.
• Review financial results, identify trends and variances, and provide insights to management.
• Support revenue recognition, project accounting, and work-in-progress reporting.
• Maintain fixed asset records and assist with capital expenditure tracking.
• Track costs and profitability across large-scale operational and project-based work.
• Partner with AP, AR, payroll, and operations teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist with tax, banking, insurance, and compliance requests.
• Help strengthen accounting processes, controls, and reporting procedures as the company continues to grow.
• Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

An established transportation company is seeking a Senior Accountant to support accounting, job costing, and financial reporting functions. This is a highly visible position and will support the Controller by supporting financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, analyzing operating performance, and providing financial information to senior management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and month-end close.
• Review financial results, identify trends and variances, and provide insights to management.
• Support revenue recognition, project accounting, and work-in-progress reporting.
• Maintain fixed asset records and assist with capital expenditure tracking.
• Track costs and profitability across large-scale operational and project-based work.
• Partner with AP, AR, payroll, and operations teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist with tax, banking, insurance, and compliance requests.
• Help strengthen accounting processes, controls, and reporting procedures as the company continues to grow.
• Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, 2-3 years of public accounting preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookup functions, conditional formulas, and pivot tables.