Senior Accountant; Transportation Finance

This position is part of the Transportation Finance team and is responsible for providing full-service accounting support for the Tyson Transportation operations team. Specific responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, quarterly inventory audits, facilitating budget preparation, monthly P&L reporting and scorecard tracking. Additional responsibilities include month-end general ledger analysis reporting, weekly margin variance analysis and reporting as well as quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.

This position is a key contact and partner with multiple levels of operations management, including Directors, Sr Directors, VP and SVP. This position works with internal and external stakeholders and various corporate functions such as tax, payroll, external financial reporting, technical accounting, controls and enablement finance. A successful candidate will need to be pro‑active, have strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work in a high‑pressure team environment, handle multiple tasks and react quickly to problems and issues.

Further, building and maintaining effective working relationships with various levels in the organization and being a champion of Tyson’s mission, core values, and team behaviors are critical.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in an academic field directly related and essential to this job (Accounting or Finance degree preferred).
• Experience:
  
  3 plus years of related experience
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong written, presentation and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse team of resources, required.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Working knowledge of SAP, BPC, and Power BI preferred and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel required.
• Supervisory:
  No formal direct reports, but may oversee specific tasks performed by lower level team members.
• All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs.
• Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI.
• People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

• paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• and more.

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