Senior Accountant: Close Leader for Multisite & Acquisitions

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 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.