Senior Accountant

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Seattle, WA, USA
In-Office
100K-107K Annually
Senior level
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
Prepare and analyze financial statements, support monthly close and consolidation, post journal entries, reconcile balance sheet accounts, produce management accounting reports, analyze variances, assist with audit reports and accounting procedure optimization, communicate with terminal managers, billing, and external parties, and support leadership with financial statement preparation.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Senior Accountant is responsible for applying accepted accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information and preparing accurate and timely financial statements.

  • Support the monthly close and consolidation process, including preparation of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.
  • Prepare various management accounting reports as needed (including complete financial statements) for monitoring of operating trends, margin analysis, etc.
  • Provide an open line of communication between the various terminal managers and/or joint venture partners for which they perform the job cost functions for, answering questions regarding the monthly results of their operation.
  • Provide communication to the Billing department and outside parties (i.e., port authorities) in researching unusual results or incomplete information.
  • Provide analysis of variances between financial results month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter
  • Preparation and review of various stand-alone audit reports
  • Assist with the optimization of accounting procedures.
  • Assist leadership with financial statement preparation.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting.
  • Two to four years progressively responsible experience in accounting.
  • Public accounting or advisory experience strongly preferred.
  • Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • Familiarity with statutory accounting principles.
  • Strong analytical and accounting skills.
  • Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, etc.
  • Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Work Environment:

  • Required job duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • Exposure to computer screens.

Pay Range: $100,000 - 107,000 per year 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay Range

$100,000 - 107,000 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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting
  • Two to four years progressively responsible experience in accounting
  • Public accounting or advisory experience
  • Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Familiarity with statutory accounting principles
  • Strong analytical and accounting skills
  • Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
  • Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty
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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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