Senior Accountant - Chandler, United States - Ports America

Description

At Ports America, the Senior Accountant is responsible for all accounting activities for the Ports America Chesapeake business unit. This includes both routine and unusual transactions, preparation of journal entries, all monthly accruals, monthly financial statement preparation including balance sheet and income statement, account reconciliations, and other standard accounting/record keeping responsibilities.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares supporting documents for and posts routine and recurring journal entries, accounting transactions and activities for monthly GL closes.
• Prepares monthly financial statements, comparing current periods to prior periods, budgets, and forecasts, with appropriate analysis to support external and internal audits.
• Works with operating staff and other departments to make accruals and maintain recurring and reversing entries.
• Accurately and efficiently use the company's accounting systems.
• Works with multiple legal entities and is flexible in work assignments; able to work with multiple people and under moderate pressure.
• Prepares reliable and well documented monthly reconciliations for balance sheet accounts including timely resolution of differences.
• Review fluctuations in accounts and write clear, concise explanations for variances.
• Actively involved in supporting audits, financial reporting team, NJ group office, and PAC business unit requests.
• Works closely with field operations, supervisors, and peers to understand, communicate and address routine transactions, communicate exceptions, and help explain period-to-period variances.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
• 2+ years accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA and public accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, journal entry mechanics, and internal controls.
• Knowledge of financial statements, chart of accounts, journal entry preparation, accounting transactions and financial statement analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to quickly learn Oracle ERP financial system.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously on tight deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to and thrive within Ports America culture and values.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Ports America is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy); sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

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