Accountant

Job Overview

We are seeking an Accountant to support our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function by ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong internal controls, and delivering meaningful financial insights that drive business performance. This role serves as a key link between accounting and FP&A, with a strong emphasis on analysis within a parts distribution environment.

The ideal candidate will partner closely with operations to provide financial visibility, actionable recommendations, and decision support. This position plays a critical role in helping the business understand performance trends, improve processes, and achieve financial objectives.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries related to payroll accruals, capacity costs, and account reclasses. 
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes; ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial results. 
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, accruals, and intercompany transactions; resolve discrepancies. 
• Ensure financial data integrity and compliance with GAAP/IFRS and internal accounting policies. 
• Partner with operations to analyze variances in freight, handling, and distribution costs. 
• Assist in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes. 
• Provide variance analysis (actual vs. budget, forecast, and prior year) with actionable insights. 
• Develop and maintain financial models, reports, and dashboards to support decision-making. 
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Translate financial results into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Support ERP (SAP) and reporting system enhancements related to financial data. 
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of financial data across systems. 
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting and compliance processes. 
• Support internal and external audit requests on a quarterly basis. 
• Document processes and drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives. 

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• 2–5+ years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in a distribution or inventory-heavy environment. 
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles. 
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred). 
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools such as Power BI is a plus.