Job Description
Senior Accountant
Setting/Hours: 100% In-Office | 8-5
Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Cincinnati, Ohio thats expanding its Shared Services team.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support the financial operations of a growing transportation and warehousing organization. This position will play a key role in month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting, audit support, and internal controls.
The ideal candidate brings at least five years of progressive accounting experience, a strong understanding of GAAP, and the ability to analyze financial information and communicate meaningful insights to operational and financial leadership. Experience within transportation, logistics, distribution, or warehousing is highly valued.
Key Responsibilities Financial Reporting & Month-End Close
Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
Complete journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.
Analyze financial results and investigate unusual transactions or discrepancies.
Ensure financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered according to established reporting deadlines.
Support improvements to month-end and year-end close processes.
Perform detailed budget-to-actual and period-over-period variance analysis.
Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and operational planning activities.
Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and operating costs to identify trends and opportunities.
Partner with operational teams to understand cost drivers within transportation and warehousing activities.
Prepare financial analysis to support management decision-making.
Support and provide oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities.
Maintain general ledger accuracy and investigate account discrepancies.
Manage fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and reconciliations.
Maintain supporting accounting documentation and financial records.
Assist with cash, balance sheet, and other account reconciliations as assigned.
Coordinate documentation and schedules for internal and external audits.
Work directly with auditors to respond to questions and resolve outstanding requests.
Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, accuracy, and efficiency.
Ensure compliance with company policies, GAAP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Support federal, state, and local tax preparation and compliance activities.
Collaborate with Operations, Finance, AP, AR, and other departments to resolve accounting issues.
Analyze operating and financial data to identify cost-saving and process-improvement opportunities.
Communicate financial findings clearly to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
Participate in accounting system, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of professional accounting experience.
Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
Hands-on experience with month-end close, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliations.
Experience preparing financial statements and supporting internal or external audits.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Experience working with accounting or ERP software.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Accounting experience within transportation, logistics, warehousing, distribution, or a related industry.
CPA designation or progress toward certification.
Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite.
Advanced Excel, data analysis, or financial modeling experience.
Experience with budgeting and forecasting.
Demonstrated success improving accounting processes or internal controls.
Experience leading projects or serving as a senior resource to other accounting team members.
The strongest candidate will be a hands-on Senior Accountant who can own significant pieces of the close and reporting process while also thinking analytically about the business. This person should be comfortable digging into account discrepancies, preparing reconciliations and financial statements, supporting audits, and partnering with operations to understand what is driving financial performance.
Transportation or logistics experience is beneficial because of the industry's operational complexity, but candidates from other high-volume, operationally driven environments with strong GAAP and general accounting experience may also translate well.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and want to make an impact, partner with trak group to explore this opportunity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cincinnati, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.trakcincy.com/ |
About Company
trak group, established in 1972, is proud of its impeccable reputation as a professional recruiting and staffing firm. trak has demonstrated an unmatched level of expertise and success in the industry, and takes great pride in its A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
trak has been awarded “Best Places to Work” by the Business Courier three consecutive years; following the third and final nomination, trak was respectfully awarded with “The Best of the Best”. We continue to hold the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence and the “SPECTRUM Award” for Service Excellence from City Beat News indicating a 5-star customer service rating. Six of our employees have been inducted into the prestigious “International Hall of Fame” and four carry national certifications lending to their dedication and passion for our industry.
Specializing in direct hire, alternative hire and contract opportunities, trak is currently partnering with over 300 client companies in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Area. Because we are proud of our process, we take time to source, screen and evaluate each candidate. Our placement fields include office support, customer service, accounting and finance, operations, management, human resources, sales and marketing, engineering and supply chain management.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Accounting Softwareunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Balance Sheetunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Corporate Policiesunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Decision Supportunmatched
- Depreciationunmatched
- Distribution Warehousingunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Expense Analysisunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Managementunmatched
- Financial Modelingunmatched
- Financial Operationsunmatched
- Financial Planningunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Statementsunmatched
- Fixed Asset Managementunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Internal Auditunmatched
- Journal Entriesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Local Taxunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Operations Planningunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Revenue Analysisunmatched
- State Taxunmatched
- Support Documentationunmatched
- Tax Regulationsunmatched
- Tax Returnsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Trend Analysisunmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
- Warehousingunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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