What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant - Hybrid position at XPO?
What you’ll need to succeed as an Accountant at XPO
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
- 1 Year of accounting, treasury accounting or financial reporting experience
- Strong math aptitude
- Corporate Accounting experience
- Strong user of Windows applications and Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deal effectively with individuals and groups within the organization.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
- CPA certification
- 3 or more years of Public Accounting experience on large clients, and/or experience working for a large publicly traded company.
- 1 year of experience with Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management tools (HFM, Hyperion Essbase or other financial reporting/consolidation software)
- Solid ability to understand and analyze large amounts of data from multiple sources
About the Accountant job
Pay, benefits and more:
- Competitive compensation package
- Full health insurance benefits are available on day one
- Life and disability insurance
- Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
- 10 paid company holidays
- 401(k) option with company match
- Education assistance
- Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Ensure the accurate and timely compilation of accounting information.
- Maintain general ledger accounts for all cash accounts including the determination of journal entry requirements, and preparation and posting of journal entries during the month as well as during month-end close.
- Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting closes for areas of functional responsibility
- Perform daily and monthly account reconciliations for all cash and investment accounts.
- Analyze and investigate transactions related to assigned areas to ensure accuracy and completeness, primarily for the cash management cycle.
- Research questions for management; investigate and explain variances to expectations and trends.
- Participate in cross-functional work teams and continuously improve XPO’s processes and documentation for cash management.
- Review, interpret and apply cash accounting concepts in accordance with GAAP and other authoritative guidance to contracts, transactions, and activities as applicable
About XPO
XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.
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