Senior Accountant II - Inventory Accounting

Daimler Truck North America•Portland, OR

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant II – Inventory Accounting position plays a key role in the accounting group. Key responsibilities include accounting for spare parts inventories, including inventory valuation, obsolescence, cores analysis and 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration or related field; OR an Associate’s Degree with 2 years of related experience OR 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
3+ years of experience in accounting, audit, manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, or a related accounting function AND supporting month-end close, including account reconciliations and journal entries.
Experience using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx, or similar tools for data analysis and reporting.
Working knowledge of SAP demonstrated through professional experience
An attached resume is required
Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels within the company and department and operate up, down, or across an organization
Ability to identify issues quickly, and effectively communicate throughout the organization
Willingness to dig into the details of transactions and processes in order to ensure a complete understanding is obtained
Willingness to focus on standardization and continuous improvement of existing processes
Ability to work independently and ensure follow up and completion of relevant tasks and projects
Aptitude for working in a rapidly changing environment and ability to sort out priorities
Team player focused on adding value and achieving results
High ethics and integrity

Nice To Haves

Advanced Excel skills - visual basic, pivot tables, data transformation, graph and charts, power query
MBA, Certification in Accounting – Internal Audit or CPA
CPA Candidate
Wholesale Parts Business Exposure
Experience using analytical tools, such as advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Winshuttle, Alteryx, SQL Query (Alation) to drive business outcomes
Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes

Responsibilities

Financial reporting tasks
General ledger accounting and financial analyses
Business Partnering
Methods, Processes and Systems
Reporting/communication of financial results and coordination of financial (regulatory) filings
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Cross-functional project work
Support and grow an inclusive and professional culture for all team members
Preparation and execution of financial reporting tasks and month-end close activities associated with parts distributions centers’ 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.
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 interfaces troubleshooting.
Perform occasional back up for Travel Expense Management.
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.
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 the business partners to identify process and/or system improvements, assist in the set-up of relevant systems.
Leverage the use of advanced analytical tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, and WinShuttle.
Prepare the communication of financial results and key performance metrics (KPI's) to management for spare parts inventory valuation, core deposits, incidental acquisition cost , intercompany in transit, and concur travel spend along with recommendations for improvement or risk reduction.
Prepare the communication to the MIF reporting group for reporting, including inventory aging and group elimination requirements.
Provide support on issues and exceptions to accounting management and the external audit team.
Provide support on issues and exceptions to accounting management and the external audit team.
Work cross-functionally with business units to implement processes in own area of responsibility.
Monitor, track and report progress of implementation relevant projects.
Support organizational and/or system changes to meet continuous improvement objectives.

Benefits

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 6% 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
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.