Senior GL Accountant

All Aviation Jobs; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Flyer Express is seeking an Assistant Controller to join our team in Oklahoma City. The role requires 5+ years in accounting, management experience, and trucking industry background.

The successful candidate will lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, while overseeing internal controls, data integrity, and system implementations in a growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in accounting
• Prior management experience required
• Experience in trucking/transportation industry preferred
• CPA preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience with Great Plains accounting system preferred
• Proficient in MS Office including Outlook
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Confidentiality maintained

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate hands-on performance implementing strong internal controls, negotiating contracts, and change management for growing entities.
• Lead financial management and analysis; manage budget and forecast processes.
• Advanced Excel: macros, pivot tables, and complex models; strong systems orientation and implementation experience.
• Manage operational data, ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Oversee and improve accounting procedures, internal controls, and database management.
• Audit workflows to ensure transactions are accurate and compliant with standards.
• Assist month-end close and financial reporting process.
• Support special projects as needed.
• Assist controller with a variety of tasks as required.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Internal controls

Budgeting

Forecasting

MS Excel

QuickBooks

Data integrity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CPA preferred

Great Plains

Tools

Great Plains Accounting System

Job description

Western Flyer Express is seeking an Assistant Controller to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of Accounting experience, management experience and Trucking/Transportation experience.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Demonstrated hands on performance in implementing strong internal controls, negotiating contracts, operations and change management in entities experiencing growth.
• Very strong Financial management/analysis background; Budget and Forecast preparation/administration.
• Advanced Quickbooks; Utilization of comprehensive macro, pivot tables, and advanced excel models; very strong systems orientation and implementation experience
• Responsible for managing operational data and ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Oversees, monitors and works to improve accounting procedures, internal controls and database management.
• Audits work flow to ensure that all accounting transactions are processed accurately and in compliance with industry standards.
• Assist in the month end closing and financial reporting process.
• Assist in special projects as necessary.
• Assists controller with a variety of tasks as needed.
• Ensures compliance with all internal controls.

Education And/or Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience working in an Accounting role
• Prior Management Experience required
• Prior experience in Trucking Industry highly preferred
• CPA preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience in Great Plains Accounting System preferred
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office Suite including Outlook)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary work product
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Must maintain high degree of confidentiality

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Must be able to lift, move and carry banker’s boxes of documents, up to 20lbs.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required. "The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position." WFX1