Senior Accountant

**Senior Accountant**
The Senior Accountant provides financial support to the business by ensuring proper accounting, resolving discrepancies, and preparing financial reports according to established policies and procedures in an efficient, timely and accurate manner. The position reports directly to the Field Accounting Supervisors.
**Job Type** : Exempt
**Pay** : Salary
Benefits:
+ Benefits Available and vary per position and location.
**Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!**
Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Over the years, diversification has opened vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.
A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
+ Conducts monthly review of Work in Process (WIP) and cost reports, including primary responsibility for certain regions and/or business units directly interacting with management
+ Active involvement in monthly close process including journal entries and analysis - being able to investigate, comprehend, and communicate revenue and margin drivers
+ Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
+ Conducts contract analysis ensuring alignment with the organization's accounting practices
+ Collaborate directly with operational management to provide and obtain relevant information
+ Partner with finance team members to support field operations timely and effectively
+ Identifies opportunities for efficiencies and develops, proposes, and implements solutions
+ Supports internal and external audits by providing relevant reports and documentation
+ Carefully follows established policy framework to resolve problems
+ Mentors and assists junior team members to achieve team goals
**Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in accounting required
+ 3-5 years of accounting experience
+ Basic knowledge of accounting principles and regulatory requirements
+ Experience with PeopleSoft Financial is a plus
+ Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, formulas, etc.
+ Excellent customer service including ability to interact with all levels timely and effectively
+ Professional communication both written and verbal
+ Able to work independently with minimum direction to resolve problems
+ Able to collaborate with a diverse group of team members across the business
+ Capacity to perform in a fast-paced environment
+ Ability to successfully complete tasks within given deadlines
+ Detail-oriented with excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
Pre-Screen
+ Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
Physical Requirements:
+ **Rarely:** walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs.
+ **Occasionally:** standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs.
+ **Frequently** : sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range.
+ **Constantly:** seeing.
About Us:
As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.
**Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.**
**An Equal Opportunity Employer.**