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Position: Senior Accountant

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The Senior Accountant will be responsible for analysis, review, and supervision of the monthly accounting close process, assisting with the timely and accurate preparation of branch-level financial statements. Maintains the organization's general ledger, tracking assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenue and assists with overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close and financial reporting. Reports to the Assistant Corporate Controller, supervision also provided by the Director of Accounting.

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

• Review and direct activities surrounding the preparation of financial statements and analysis, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of account balances
• Supervise process improvement projects and functional teams as assigned
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet account analyses and reconciliations for assigned areas of responsibility
• Review, create and post journal entries as needed
• With little or no supervision conduct proper and thorough analyses of increasingly complex accounting areas for trends, accruals, and action needed
• Assumes other duties as assigned
• Provide required documentation and review support for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Provide ongoing support to management teams as needed for review of financial information and development of annual operating budgets
• Assist with supplying information to external auditors for completion of quarterly reviews and year-end audits
• Prepare weekly reporting for Operational & Sales teams

Qualifications:

• Ability to formulate policy and document processes and procedures
• Experience in transportation and logistics services, a plus
• Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent communication skills
• Highly organized, paying attention to detail
• Knowledge of reporting tools & other MIS tools
• Maintain a strong focus on details, working with complex issues
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience
• Knowledge of GAAP and other accounting concepts and experience in their application
• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word & Teams
• Will require some overtime during month-end, quarter-end & year-end closing schedules
• Working remotely less than half the time, could possibly work from home 2 days a week (on non-closing weeks)
• CPA certification is a plus
• Knowledge of accounting distribution and ability to verify correctness and completeness of such information
• Possess a strong work ethic and commitment to completing responsibilities
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts used in modeling in conjunction with accounting knowledge and assumptions

Skills:

• The ideal candidate will possess a “can do” attitude with a “will do” work ethic
• General computer skills - Microsoft Office, Outlook, AS400, Oracle Cloud
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills necessary to build effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization
• Strong organization, prioritization, project management and consulting skill set

Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Atlanta, GA 30354: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• GAAP: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Atlanta, GA 30354