Staff Accountant

Position: Staff Accountant Job Description: The ideal Staff Accountant candidate will have experience in an Accountant role within a publicly held company. Experience in transportation services, distribution, or manufacturing is strongly desired. The Staff Accountant will assist in the preparation of accurate financial reporting at various levels. Core Responsibilities & Duties:

Prepare weekly reporting for Operational and Sales groups

Assists in the preparation of monthly and quarterly journal entries

Assists in the preparation of the monthly and quarterly closing processes for financial reporting

Fixed Asset Accounting – entering and retiring company owned assets in Fixed Asset sub-system

Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts

Prepare financial and analytical schedules as assigned

Assist auditors with support during quarterly reviews and year-end audit

Assist the CFO and Controller with assigned projects

Assist Internal Audit with requests and documentation

Assists with budget planning and preparation

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA certification is desired

Experience in transportation services, distribution, or manufacturing is preferred

Knowledge of GAAP and other accounting concepts and experience in their application

Highly organized, and has a strong attention to detail

Strong work ethic, high integrity

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of reporting tools & other MIS tools

Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a “can do” attitude with a “will do” work ethic

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

General computer skills - Microsoft Office, Outlook, AS400

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.

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