Senior Accountant

True North Fleet Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

True North Fleet Services seeks a Senior Accountant to own the monthly close across operating companies, reconcile the balance sheet, and review P&Ls with leadership. You will coordinate with an offshore accounting team and drive smooth integration of acquisitions into our processes.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in accounting or finance, 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, strong US GAAP knowledge, and advanced Excel skills. CPA is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience including month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience reviewing P&Ls and explaining variances to nonaccounting stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables) and experience with an ERP or general ledger system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month-end journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations and intercompany activity.
• Manage assigned close tasks to the close calendar and help keep the close on schedule.
• Find and fix close bottlenecks; document and improve close procedures.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliations for cash, AR, fixed assets, accrued liabilities, clearing accounts and intercompany balances.
• Research and resolve reconciling items promptly and elevate aged or unusual balances.
• Keep reconciliations complete, supported and ready for audit.
• Review monthly P&Ls for each operating company against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Explain significant variances and trace them to their business drivers.
• Present results and findings to the Controller and operating company leaders.
• Partner with operations managers to understand activity behind the numbers, such as revenue, labor, parts and equipment costs.
• Answer operations' accounting questions and help them read their financial results.
• Make sure operational transactions are captured and coded correctly.
• Assign, review and approve work from the offshore accounting team, including reconciliations, journal entries and AP/AR support.
• Write clear instructions and process documentation to support handoffs across time zones.
• Give feedback and training to improve quality and turnaround.
• Bring acquired entities onto company close, reconciliation and reporting processes.
• Find gaps in the acquired entity's controls and processes and fix them.
• Support purchase accounting and due diligence requests as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Lookups

Pivot Tables

ERP/GL system

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP/GL system

Job description

True North Fleet Services is hiring a Senior Accountant to own key parts of the monthly close across our operating companies. The role reconciles the balance sheet, reviews operating company P&Ls, and works closely with operations leaders and our offshore accounting team. It will also support the integration of newly acquired entities onto our accounting processes and systems.

Key responsibilities

Month-end close

• Prepare and post monthend journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations and intercompany activity.
• Manage assigned close tasks to the close calendar and help keep the close on schedule.
• Find and fix close bottlenecks; document and improve close procedures.

Balance sheet reconciliations

• Prepare and review monthly reconciliations for cash, AR, fixed assets, accrued liabilities, clearing accounts and intercompany balances.
• Research and resolve reconciling items promptly and elevate aged or unusual balances.
• Keep reconciliations complete, supported and ready for audit.

P&L reviews of operating companies

• Review monthly P&Ls for each operating company against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Explain significant variances and trace them to their business drivers.
• Present results and findings to the Controller and operating company leaders.

Collaboration with operations

• Partner with operations managers to understand activity behind the numbers, such as revenue, labor, parts and equipment costs.
• Answer operations' accounting questions and help them read their financial results.
• Make sure operational transactions are captured and coded correctly.

Offshore team coordination

• Assign, review and approve work from the offshore accounting team, including reconciliations, journal entries and AP/AR support.
• Write clear instructions and process documentation to support handoffs across time zones.
• Give feedback and training to improve quality and turnaround.

Acquisition integration

• Bring acquired entities onto company close, reconciliation and reporting processes.
• Find gaps in the acquired entity's controls and processes and fix them.
• Support purchase accounting and due diligence requests as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of monthend close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience reviewing P&Ls and explaining variances to nonaccounting stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables) and experience with an ERP or general ledger system.

Preferred

• CPA, or progress toward one.
• Multientity accounting experience, including intercompany and consolidations.
• Experience integrating an acquired business or migrating to a new accounting system.
• Experience directing or reviewing work from an offshore or outsourced accounting team.
• Background in multilocation service businesses.

Skills and competencies

• Ownership: takes full responsibility for deadlines and the accuracy of their accounts.
• Analytical judgment: turns numbers into clear explanations of what happened and why.
• Communication: explains accounting simply to operations and writes clear instructions for remote teammates.
• Process improvement: spots manual or repetitive work and makes it simpler, more standard or automated.
• Adaptability: handles shifting priorities during close and integration projects.
• Attention to detail: catches errors before they reach the financial statements.

Why Join True North Fleet Services?

True North Fleet Services is building one of the nation's premier commercial fleet maintenance organizations through operational excellence, strategic acquisitions, and exceptional customer service.

Joining our team means you'll have the opportunity to:

• Work directly with senior leadership on highimpact strategic initiatives.
• Gain broad exposure across Operations, Finance, HR, Sales, IT, and Marketing.
• Play a key role in helping integrate acquisitions and scale a rapidly growing business.
• Accelerate your career through meaningful responsibility and professional development.
• Make a visible impact within a fastpaced, entrepreneurial, private equitybacked company.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance