Senior Accountant AMFS

Safe Fleet•Belton, MO

About The Position

Our team at AMFS, LLC, a Safe Fleet brand, is seeking a Senior Accountant responsible for ensuring the smooth running of a finance and accounting department. This individual must combine their responsibilities with day-to-day accounting duties, such as data input and reporting. Meet the Smart Safety Company At Safe Fleet our name says it all. We make fleet vehicles – and everyone in and around them – safer. Our fleet safety platform brings together best-in-class products, ground-breaking technology, and a 100-year history of fleet know-how and innovation to solve the world’s biggest fleet safety problems. We are re-defining what safety means for fleets of every type – from school buses to waste collection trucks, firefighting to utility vehicles, police cruisers to delivery vans. We are a fast-growing manufacturing, service, and technology company with over 1700 employees in over 20 locations across Canada and the US. We’re looking for motivated self-starters with innovative thinking to join our team and help us achieve our growth and performance goals. Sound like you? At Safe Fleet, you are empowered to build a career that will take you where you want to go. You'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the tools necessary to achieve personal success. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, 401K and bonuses. We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law. Safe Fleet does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law.

Requirements

Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
Experience in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and month-end close
Ability to develop relationships with individuals at all levels, including customers, vendors, and other employees
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally through various mediums, including phone, e-mail and formal written communication
Analytical skills, including the ability to identify inaccuracies or discrepancies
Problem-solving and innovation skills, including the ability to analyze, interpret, understand, and successfully resolve issues within the company's best interests.
A high level of proficiency in Excel
Professionalism with consistent ability to balance urgency and decisiveness with patience and compassion
Discretion in managing proprietary information belonging to the company

Nice To Haves

NetSuite experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Month-end close and other Monthly duties
Lead the month-end close process, ensuring that journal entries, closing activities, analysis, and reports are accurate and on time
Prepare Journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations, including reconciling the cash accounts, to ensure the financial statements' accuracy
Analyze performance vs budget and report the variances with causal analysis
Prepare the monthly financial reporting package, including analysis and commentary on the monthly results
Develop new analyses and reports as needed to help explain financial results
Analyze and report on sales channel and product line sales and profitability
Lead the annual budget and quarterly forecast process.
Provide ad hoc analysis to the General Manager as needed.
Apply a working knowledge of applicable accounting practices and regulations; verify documents for completeness and compliance
Maintain periodic cross-training to support as backup for AR and AP positions and help manage these functions
Review processes, recommend improvements to streamline where possible and create new processes where needed
Assist in internal and external audits
Manage fixed assets and capital spend
Assist with special projects as requested
Support other Business Unit’s as needed