Senior Accountant

Cox Communications • Indianapolis, IN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Cox Automotive, Fleet Services is hiring a Senior Accountant. This position will serve as a key financial partner within Cox Automotive Accounting Center of Excellence by performing general accounting tasks on a daily/Monthly basis, providing reconciliation and analysis assistance, delivering financial reports and performing accounting research. This position will be expected to gain a detailed understanding of accounting policies, P&L accounts, balance sheet accounts and some complex accounting topics. The position will sometimes be expected to review reports/results with Management.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree (Accounting or Finance preferred) with 4+ years of experience with accounting procedures, process and GAAP accounting principles. A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 2+ years of experience or a Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience.
• Experience reconciling complex balance sheet accounts, supporting the monthly financial close process, and conducting accounting research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience partnering with cross functional departments.
• Analytical mindset with proven ability to exercise judgment, analyze data, prepare financial reports and present results to Management.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with proven ability to influence others without authority.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent proficiency with financial software tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Oracle and Blackline.
• Proven ability to work with all levels in the organization.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts according to prescribed frequency to ensure balances are properly supported.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement for all Accounting processes, engaging process design conversations and making recommendations.
• Support the monthly financial close process by independently identifying and processing the necessary journal entries for assigned Solution Group or function with adherence to the month-end deadline.
• Support the monthly consolidation effort of non-integrated platforms into Oracle as needed.
• Perform general ledger activities such as journal entries for allocations, accruals, prepaid and expense account reclassifications.
• Performing accounting research and conduct variance analysis on financial results to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes impacting completeness and accuracy of the financial statements.
• Partner with other departments to ensure all internal controls are adhered to and financial statements are fairly and accurately presented.
• Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries.
• Ensure all accounting procedures, records, and reports conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees