Senior Accountant-Internal Controls

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Seattle, WA, USA
In-Office
86K-100K Annually
Senior level
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
Support and maintain a global internal control framework: assist with accounting policy updates, risk assessments, process mapping, control register management, control testing, training for control owners, documentation/evidence management, and continuous process improvements while coordinating with international teams and escalating issues to management.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Senior Accountant– Internal Controls supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of a strong internal control framework across the global organization. This role assists with accounting policy development, process mapping, annual risk assessments, and control register management, while driving continuous improvement in transactional processes.

The Senior Accountant – Internal Controls works closely with the Internal Controls Manager and control owners worldwide to ensure operational effectiveness and mitigate risk. Key responsibilities include identifying control gaps, designing and enhancing controls, supporting training for control owners, maintaining centralized documentation and compliance evidence, performing control testing, and identifying opportunities for process optimization. The role also facilitates clear communication, resolves issues, and provides status updates and escalation of challenges to the Manager.

  • Assist with the compilation, updates, and communications of accounting policies to ensure consistency and compliance across all business units.
  • Support the annual risk assessment process, identify key risks, and determine the scope of controls required for mitigation.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to assist in mapping existing processes for the organization and identifying risk gaps from a business, financial, and segregation of duties standpoint.
  • Maintain and update the risk and control register, ensuring accuracy and timely revisions.
  • Assist in developing and delivering training materials and resources for key control owners to promote understanding and effective execution of controls.
  • Organize a centralized repository for controls documentation and evidence of compliance.
  • Perform control testing to assess compliance with agreed-upon design and effectiveness; report findings and recommend improvements.
  • Collaborate with teams to understand current workflows and identify improvement opportunities across people, processes, and systems to streamline transactional activities and implement best practices that strengthen efficiency and control.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to embed internal controls into daily operations and support business objectives.
  • Serve as a liaison between international operations and US, facilitating clear communication, resolving issues, and reporting updates and challenges to the Manager.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or equivalent from an accredited university
  • Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), risk assessment methodologies, and accounting principles.
  • Minimum of 3 years of public accounting experience. (Big 4 or local firm)
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong collaboration and communication abilities; adept at providing clear, concise status updates to team members and leadership.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.
  • Experience with process improvement initiatives and change management.
  • Proficiency with control documentation and evidence management systems.
  • Strong project management skills are a plus.
  • CPA license is a plus
Pay Range

$86,000 - 100,000 per year

Compensation & BenefitsEligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on their position.
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The Company
HQ: Seattle, Washington
1,182 Employees
Year Founded: 1949

What We Do

Founded by Fred R. Smith in 1949 as Bellingham Stevedoring Company, we began our first cargo handling operations in a small corner of Washington State. Driven by a pioneering spirit, our family-owned company saw steady growth over the years, expanding up and down the West Coast to operate a significant market share of the major international terminals in the eastern Pacific. Today, we have become a global enterprise spanning more than 260 locations across five continents. We continue to broaden our reach by developing new locations and upgrading existing facilities, providing some of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world. We partner to move commerce with efficiency, flexibility, and integrity. With operations across five continents and a vast network of interconnected transportation solutions, we open new opportunities that accelerate the growth and pace of global business. Improving the customer experience is at the heart of everything we do, so we make purposeful investments in people, facilities and technical innovations that deliver the greatest customer value.

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