Accountant, Sr.

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Job description

Overview:

LTI, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our team! Join a group of true professionals working in a fast-paced business environment for a company that is committed to satisfying the needs of our customers as well as our employees.

LTI-Milky Way is the leader in bulk liquid transport throughout the Pacific Northwest. We offer competitive pay, an industry-leading benefits and retirement package, a dynamic and collaborative work environment, and great opportunities for career growth. Apply today!

SUMMARY:

LTI, Inc.'s Senior Accountant applies principles of accounting to process financial information and prepare financial, managerial and regulatory reports.

Responsibilities:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

Leads month-end close, including proper application of US GAAP, preparing and reviewing journal entries, variance analysis, and account reconciliations

Performs monthly, quarterly and year-end processes and prepares financial statements and managerial reporting

Ensures the integrity of transactions contained within the financial statements; perform analytical and quantitative reviews of financial performance and monthly financial reports; ensure the accuracy of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting

Reconciles financial statement and balance sheet accounts and records necessary transactions on a monthly (or more frequent) basis

Performs analytics with the intent of finding errors and/or explaining variances

Assists with the year-end audit by compiling and summarizing financial information

Work with employees and departmental managers/supervisors to gain knowledge and understand changes in operations to support proper recognition of accounting data.

Prepares accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual state and federal compliance reporting and tax filings. Works with regulatory agency to audit information provided.

May perform special projects and analysis as requested.

Ability to meet all required deadlines. Reliability and timeliness are essential in this position.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Accounting or related field from four-year college or university; or four to five years related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Truck transportation experience a plus. Oracle, Noetix and Tableau experience a plus.

Analytical and Communication

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to manage and organize multiple deadlines, phone calls, emails and paper correspondence. Understands processes, policies and procedures. Identify improvements to policies and procedures and suggest revisions. Analyzes data, performs root cause analysis, documents process flow and suggests solutions. Effectively communicates verbally and in writing with team, management, customers and suppliers. Provides high level of customer service to meet service level standards.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and volume.

Leadership & Responsibility

Works independently on small tasks. Works with minimal supervision. Collaborates and works with a team. Willing to help when or where needed. Collaborates effectively with management, coworkers and outside parties. Standard process decision making.

Other:

Employee must have PC and software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) knowledge and experience. The ability to use and troubleshoot a variety of machines such as copiers, scanners, telephones, etc. Employee must be able to type 35wmp and operate 10 key by touch. Employee must be flexible to work alone or as part of a team under pressure of deadlines or business volume increases.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to talk and hear while communicating with customers, vendors, and coworkers by telephone or in person. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds of equipment, office products, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus while entering data, answering phones and monitoring office environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

COMMENTS:

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

A post conditional offer of employment physical, drug test and background investigation are required.