Manager, Accounting - Hybrid

XPO•Portland, OR

24d•Hybrid

About The Position

XPO is looking for a talented, highly motivated individual to be a great addition to our hybrid on-site corporate accounting team. The Accounting Manager role is mainly responsible for month-end close and related periodic financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, annual), SOX compliance, periodic/annual audits, and ad-hoc projects. This individual should be well-versed in technical accounting under U.S. GAAP and comfortable interacting with all levels of organizational leadership. This is a hands-on position requiring a deep knowledge of accounting rules to be able to suggest and/or create policies, processes and procedures that keep pace with the growth of the company as well as maintain compliance to U.S. GAAP financial reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
CPA license
5 years of combination public accounting/industry experience
2-3+ years of direct people management and mentorship experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including advanced Excel skills with the ability to create pivot tables, use VLOOKUP as well as other analytical functions
Strong analytical and organization skills
Strong communication skills
Comfortable prioritizing multiple work streams across daily responsibilities and long-term projects
Must be team oriented; enjoys working with colleagues at all levels of the organization

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a large, national publicly traded company.
Experience in freight, transportation, or logistics industries a plus
Technical accounting experience is a plus
Experience with related systems such as Oracle, HFM, Blackline, Coupa, MRI Horizon (Prolease Enterprise) and Oracle Close Manager

Responsibilities

Facilitation of the end-to-end process of the financial close, preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and trend/flux analysis during month end close.
Supervise, train and develop senior and staff accountants on various accounting concepts and best practices.
Prepare/review requests from external and internal auditors, prepare/review technical accounting memos, among others.
Lead process documentation and enhancement efforts.
Actively partner with Finance, Operations and other department colleagues to perform required monthly controls and analysis, and build effective processes.
Ensure SOX compliance.
Provide support to accounting/finance management and internal customers as needs arise, including ad-hoc projects.