Staff Accountant

Overview

Staff Accountant - Logistics/Transportation Department:
Finance

The Staff Accountant will join our finance team to support the critical financial operations within the dynamic logistics and transportation sector. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional to gain hands-on experience in analysis, process improvement and reporting, with a specific focus on understanding and optimizing costs and revenues related to our supply chain and fleet operations.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated to learn, possess strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and good communication skills, eager to contribute to a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Accounts Receivable:

• Assist in collecting, organizing, and verifying financial data from various sources relevant to logistics and transportation (e.g., fuel reports, maintenance records, freight invoices, operational metrics).
• Invoice Customer accurately and timely using multiple systems to pull data from.
• Manage and collect all Customer Accounts Receivable balances
• Analyze current processes and multiple sources of data to develop process improvements

Accounts Payable:

• Contribute to tracking key operational performance indicators (KPIs) such as fuel efficiency, on-time delivery rates, and fleet utilization.
• Prepare basic Net Suite reports for internal stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
• Process assigned vendor bills and monitor open purchase orders in Netsuite
• Assist in simple variance analysis, like operational costs like fuel, labor, and maintenance.

Process Improvement & Learning:

• Participate in understanding and documenting existing financial processes within the logistics department.
• Actively learn about industry-specific financial concepts, regulations, and best practices in logistics and transportation finance. Collaborate with various operational teams (e.g., dispatch, fleet, warehouse) to understand their financial impacts.
• Identify opportunities for basic process improvements or data automation.
• Actively learn about industry-specific financial concepts, regulations, and best practices in logistics and transportation finance.
• Collaborate with various operational teams (e.g., dispatch, fleet, warehouse) to understand their financial impacts.

General Ledger:

• Assist with assigned reconciliations
• Assist with assigned month end close procedures
• Support the finance team in preparing data for daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports.

Ad-Hoc Projects:

• Assist with various ad-hoc financial analysis projects as needed, developing problem-solving skills and gaining exposure to different aspects of the business.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Or 5 years of experience
• 0-1 year of professional experience. Recent graduates or individuals with relevant internship experience in finance, accounting, or logistics are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Basic understanding of financial principles and accounting concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., basic formulas, data organization, simple charts).
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with a willingness to learn how to present financial information effectively.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and eager to learn about the logistics and transportation industry.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. High level of integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Internship experience in a finance, accounting, or logistics role.
• Familiarity with any financial reporting software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
• Basic understanding of transportation operations or supply chain concepts.

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.

• Physical requirements include the ability to sit and stand for several hours at a time, walk, reach, bend, stoop, stretch, lift, push, transport, and move up to 25 pounds and to talk and hear
• Manual dexterity and visual acuity are needed to operate normal office equipment, such as a computer, telephone and copier. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

This role will work out of an indoor office environment out of our Corporate office in Eagan, MN. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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