• Senior Accountant

    Forward Air (Dallas, TX)


    Position: Senior Accountant

    Job Description:

    The Senior Accountant is responsible for a variety of accounting and finance reporting tasks, supporting accounting team and senior leadership. They assist with the monthly accounting close process, control activities, accruals, reconciliation, financial reporting, post-close tasks, and ensuring ongoing compliance. They collaborate with accounting leadership and stakeholders from different departments, acting as a SME, and take an active role in building scalable processes and solutions to support business transformation and growth.

    Core Responsibilities & Duties:

    + Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and preparation of financial statements and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Including preparation of workpapers to support the external financial reporting binder

    + Participates in maintenance of documentation and execution of financial reporting internal controls

    + Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and provide necessary documentation

    + Analyze complex accounting areas and identify trends, accruals, and necessary actions

    + Create journal entries

    + Own of assigned balance sheet account reconciliations

    + Prepare roll-fowards for consolidated reporting groups including Fixed Assets, Intangibles, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Debt

    + Assist external auditors with quarterly reviews and year-end audits

    + All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs

    Qualifications:

    + Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university

    + Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred

    + Experience: 3+ years of experience in corporate accounting required

    + Expert knowledge of and experience with GAAP and other key accounting concepts

    + Excellent communication skills and the ability to document processes and procedures

    + Expert Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, V/X lookups, advanced formulas, macros, etc.); Visualization tool experience preferred (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)

    + Experience with Cloud ERP platforms (Oracle Fusion Cloud, NetSuite, UKG, etc.)

    + Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information

    + Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

    + Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting), with travel for related meetings/events

     

    Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.

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    About Us

     

    Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.

     

    Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.

     

    Ranked 3rd in Newsweeks 2022 "Americas Most Trustworthy Companies (https://www.newsweek.com/americas-most-trustworthy-companies-2022/transport-logistics-packaging) " publication

     

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