Senior Accountant

Cox Communications • Atlanta, GA

31d • Hybrid

About The Position

Cox Automotive is hiring a Senior Accountant. This position serves as a financial partner within the Cox Automotive Accounting Center of Excellence, focusing on general accounting responsibilities related to property, plant, and equipment (PP&E). The role involves managing expense and balance sheet accounts, preparing journal entries, and performing detailed reconciliations and financial analysis. A strong understanding of time-tracking processes, P&L and balance sheet accounts, and company accounting policies is essential. The position requires increasing independence, with guidance provided primarily for complex issues and periodic oversight from a Senior Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Finance and/or Accounting required) with 4+ years of accounting experience. A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 2+ years of experience or a Ph.D with 1+ years of experience.
• Excellent knowledge of GAAP
• Analytical mindset with proven ability to exercise judgement, analyze data and prepare financial reports
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with proven ability to influence others
• Proven ability to work with all levels in the organization and to deliver high levels of customer service
• Excellent oral and written communication is mandatory
• Experience working with minimal direction as well as being resourceful and independent in solving problems
• Excellent problem solving and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent proficiency with financial software tools including Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Oracle, Blackline and Hyperion/OneStream
• Drug Testing To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree and/or CPA a plus

Responsibilities

• Perform various month-end close responsibilities including closure of the project accounting and fixed asset subledgers, preparing consolidated fixed asset rollforwards, and preparation of monthly capital spend reporting
• CAPEX/OPEX project delineations
• Fixed Assets lifecycle management
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes related to fixed assets.
• Ensure compliance with capitalization policies and accounting standards.
• Provide direction to offshore team related to journal entries and account reconciliations
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement of all accounting processes, engaging process design conversations, and making recommendations.
• Partner with other departments to ensure all internal controls are adhered to and financial statements are fairly and accurately presented
• Ensure all accounting procedures, records, and reports conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Perform accounting research and conduct variance analysis on financial results to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes impacting completeness and accuracy of financial statements

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).
• For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

What This Job Offers

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