Staff Accountant

Overview

About C.R. England, Inc.

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America’s premier transportation companies. C.R. England is an industry leader in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services.

C.R. England has also been regularly recognized for management excellence. This year, C.R. England was recognized by Newsweek as one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women’, one of only three truckload carriers to receive this recognition, and ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity’ one of only seven truckload carriers to be so recognized. Additionally, C.R. England was honored with a ‘2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work’ award, the ‘Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Award’ and by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a ‘2021 US Best Managed Company’.

Committed to giving back the community, learn more about C.R. England Inc.’s goal of providing one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks by visiting www.oneagainstchildhoodhunger.com.

Position: Staff Accountant

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000 annual

Schedule:  Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00 PM 

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

The key duties of the Staff Accountant include daily, weekly and monthly tasks related to cash, fixed assets, CIP, accounts payable and G&A expenses.  The ideal candidate for this role will have an intermediate knowledge of excel, experience building financial models, problem solving skills and strong communication skills.  The person in this position needs to have a strong understanding of US GAAP and experience posting journal entries.

Essential job requirements may include, but not limited to:

• Ownership of balance sheet accounts and account reconciliations including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and variance analysis.
• Provide project support for senior management.
• Participate in the month-end close process.
• Balance Sheet account maintenance and reconciliations.
• Assist with the preparation of the annual external audit.
• Help to identify and minimize financial risks.
• Ensure corporate policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Design, review, and prepare monthly reporting.
• Budget to actual variance analysis and presentation.

Qualifications

Job qualifications may include, but not limited to:

• Advanced problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented with a desire to learn and grow.
• Ability to succeed in a remote work environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (v-lookup, sumifs, pivot tables, Excel queries and SQL).
• Understanding of data tables and database structure.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Masters of Accounting and CPA preferred.
• 3 years of relevant experience in corporate finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, or other related fields.
• Transportation industry experience preferred.
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Ability to accomplish goals and tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent time management and organizational skills.