What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at OPENLANE?
Who We Are:
At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful.
We're a technology company building the world's most advanced-and uncomplicated-digital marketplace for used vehicles.
We're a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use.
And we're an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Our Values:
Driven Waybuilders. We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create and innovate.
Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers' experience.
Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.
Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.
Our Staff Accountant reports to the Senior Accountant and is responsible for reporting results, creating relationships, and managing the Accounting team and processes for AutoVIN and LaneLink (an OPENLANE Brands). Within this role, you will perform various accounting research and projects as well as assisting with requests from other departments and perform all duties assigned by the Controller / Senior Accountant / Manager. You must know, practice, and ensure that company policies and procedures and state and federal laws are always followed and ensure that no company or customer information is inappropriately divulged to unauthorized parties.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Responsible for coordinating monthly close processes
Make recurring journal entries
Assist with accounts payable GL coding
Perform monthly P&L review and analysis
Create monthly and ad hoc reporting requests for management
Reconcile balance sheet and intercompany accounts
Customer invoicing
Annual budgeting
Monthly and yearly financial forecasting
Prepare all accounting schedules as requested
Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures
Coordinate with other internal departments when needed
Complete ad hoc requests as necessary
Using knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley laws and compliance, coordinate the controls in place in corporate finance and ensure they are adhered to.
Ability to work independently and resolve problems as they arise.
Practice and always promote teamwork. Set a good personal example of attitude and performance.
Educational Requirements & Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline required.
Two (2) to five (5) years experience in general accounting required.
Proficiency in Excel required.
PeopleSoft experience a plus and CPA distinction a plus
What We Offer:
Competitive pay
Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer
Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs
Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization
Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement
Sound like a match? Apply Now - We can't wait to hear from you!
About the Company:
OPENLANE
