As the Senior Accountant, you must have the ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks, and changing priorities in a fast-paced accounting environment. You must have strong General Ledger accounting skills which include a solid understanding of GAAP principles to ensure accurate recording of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Additionally, you must be a team player as you will work closely with cross-functional teams in relation to the company’s financial standing.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties may be assigned)
- Perform monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables, which includes journal entries, accruals, account and bank reconciliations, and financial statement analysis in compliance with GAAP.
- Analyze and problem solve all facets of accounting from revenue & expense recognition to accurate balance sheet reporting.
- Complete monthly account reconciliations and workpapers ensuring accounts balance to supporting documentation and General Ledger.
- Uphold company standards when working with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures and controls. Ability to recognize risks and raise issues to leadership.
- Participate in accounting for, and implementation of new acquisitions in our global ledger.
- Assisting in preparing audit paperwork and interface with external auditors.
- Execute accounting work in designated time frames for monthly reconciliations and duties, quarterly and annual projects in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with all departments within the organization to meet company goals.
- Identify and implement improvement opportunities within control environment (i.e., continuous improvement initiative).
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- CPA required with bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Four or more years of accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting
- Knowledge of multi-ledger & multi-divisional accounting including intercompany accounting across a multitude of legal entities
- Ability to work independently while handling multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines
- Proficiency in process improvement and transformational opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness
- Critical thinker with problem-solving skills
- Excellent knowledge and experience with accounting software and databases
- International and multi-currency knowledge preferred
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team player
- MS Office suite proficient
Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.
Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits
Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.
What We Do
Lineage Logistics is the industry’s leading innovator in temperature-controlled supply chain and logistics. Lineage’s expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and its use of technology combine to promote food safety, increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, lessen environmental impact, and minimize supply chain waste. As a result, Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s Annual list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.