Sr. Staff Accountant

Req ID: 177182

BASIC PURPOSE: The primary purpose of the Staff Accountant position is to analyze systems, processes, and reports to ensure accurate accounting for retread & distribution operations.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine duties as needed to support accounting operations.
• Analyze warehouse inventory movements and communicate with distribution center management to make corrections.
• Assist Accounting Manager and Procurement Leads as needed on supply chain management.
• Assist Distribution General Manager monitor & enforce cycle count compliance.
• Monitor weekly reports and trouble-shoot accounting errors.
• Communicate and work with operational management and Accounting Manager on research questions.
• Make independent decision and recommendations regarding journal entries, reconciliations and work paper analysis.
• Use discretion and independent judgment in developing enhancements to the efficiency and effectiveness of systems and processes.
• Other duties assigned as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or Supply Chain Management required
  • Eligibility for CPA certification preferred
• Experience:
  • 1-4 years relevant work experience preferred

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Hard Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office with strong emphasis on Excel
• Soft Skills: Strong oral and verbal communication skills; ability to perform and make decisions under pressure and strict deadlines; excellent time management skills; detail oriented; ability to multitask and be a team player

• Typical Physical Demands:

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Job Function(s): Accounting and Finance 

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is the industry-leading travel stop network in the United States. For more than 55 years, we’ve provided customers with highway hospitality and “Clean Places, Friendly Faces.” We’re passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with fuel, food and supplies. We offer meals from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and everything needed to get back on the road quickly. The Love’s Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets
• Speedco, the light mechanical and trucking service specialists
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert