Accounting and Financial Reporting Accountant II

Inside the Role

The Senior Accountant II – Inventory / Travel Expense Accounting position plays a key role in the accounting group. Key responsibilities include accounting for spare parts inventories, including inventory valuation, obsolescence, cores analysis, incidental acquisition costs and travel and expense global pay processes. Further responsibilities include assisting in the period-end general ledger closing process, reconciliation of accounts, preparation of monthly trend reports in accordance with guidance, and providing accurate and timely financial information for reporting to Accounting management, as well as Aftermarket and Manufacturing Controlling groups.

We design, operate and control the Accounting and Financial Reporting process of DTNA. As a valuable business partner we ensure transparency, provide accounting guidance and services. As a quality gatekeeper, we drive compliance with accounting and financial reporting rules within DTNA and the Daimler Truck Division.

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

Position offers a starting salary range of $78,000 - $100,000 USD.

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401(k) company contribution with company match up to 8% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off;

short-term and long-term disability plans.

• Preparation and execution of financial reporting tasks and month-end close activities associated with parts distribution centers (PDC)’ inventory processes.
• Supporting outsourced transactional accounting.
• Perform core (part deposit - assets and liabilities) analysis and monthly trend reporting.
• Prepare monthly inventory valuation calculation over spare parts.
• Calculate the incidental acquisition cost and relief factors for spare parts and manufacturing materials.
• Assist the MIF consolidation team in compiling financial information.

General ledger accounting and financial analyses

• Preparation of general ledger account reconciliations, posting related journal entries and financial analysis.
• Support of monthly review of reconciliations for spare parts and core related transactions.
• Apply relevant guidance and perform necessary analysis for changes to inventory accounting standards.
• Manage special (ad‑hoc) assignments and projects as they arise.
• Monitor and resolve material transfers aging, in-transits and interface errors. Learn and support critical manufacturing inventory accounting procedures as the inventory accountant back‑up.
• Support the Travel function with reconciliations and payment interface troubleshooting.
• Perform occasional back up for Travel Expense Management.

Business Partnering

• Assist with the research of various accounting issues related to spare part and core accounting. Collaborate with aftermarket controlling on a monthly basis to assess the accuracy of spare parts and core balance sheet accounts, and inventory acquisition costs.
• Partner with various business partners to address ad‑hoc issues relating to PDC’s inventory.

Methods, Processes and Systems

• Support the research of relevant accounting issues and proposal of appropriate accounting treatment.
• Prepare documentation of new and/or existing processes and policies. Working with business partners to identify process and/or system improvements, assist in the set‑up of relevant systems.
• Leverage the use of advanced analytical/automation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, and Precisely Automate.

Reporting/communication of financial results and coordination of financial (regulatory) filings

• Prepare the communication of financial results and key performance metrics (KPI's) to management for spare parts…