Join our fast-paced manufacturing finance team in Charlotte as a Senior Staff Accountant, where your attention to detail and passion for process improvement will make a measurable impact. You'll support core accounting functions including general ledger, cost accounting, fixed assets, and inventory while helping to streamline financial operations and drive accurate reporting. This is a high-visibility role ideal for an experienced professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys cross-functional collaboration.
At Safe Fleet, we value curiosity, leadership, enthusiasm, accountability, and respect.
What You’ll Do
- · Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- · Lead or support month‑end and year‑end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
- · Perform detailed balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
- · Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for the SMI business
- · Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- · Assist with external audits, tax filings, and regulatory reporting
- · Partner with FP&A, operations, and business leaders to provide financial insight and decision support
- · Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and system efficiencies
- · Maintain accurate documentation and support for financial transactions and reporting
- · Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior accounting staff, as needed
- Experience with month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
- · Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
- · 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in an operationally complex environment
- · Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting
- · Manager/Supervisory experience preferred.
- · Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
- · High attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
- · Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational skills
- · Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders
We offer:
- Competitive salary + bonus eligibility
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with company match
- PTO plus 10 paid holidays
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting
- Experience with month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
- CPA preferred
- High attention to detail
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally
- Sound judgment, integrity, and a continuous-improvement mindset
What We Do
Safe Fleet has unified an unrivaled portfolio of best-of-breed smart solutions into an integrated safety platform for fleets of every type. Through its advanced technology group, we continue to innovate and deliver the smart solutions that fleets will need to survive and thrive in a changing world. We are redefining what fleet safety means with one-stop access to customized, integrated, and intelligent solutions that answer today’s safety needs and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges. By making them smarter, fleets are getting safer. And without safety first, efficiency and productivity is not even an option. We’re working hard to reduce preventable accidents – from providing onboard video systems to assure parents their children are in good hands on a school bus to protecting first responders with innovative firefighting equipment as they head into danger, or preventing back strain through installing ergonomic ladder racks - everything we do makes sure drivers, passengers, fire-fighters, in-the-field workers, and pedestrians arrive home safely
