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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