Senior Accountant bei Hermann Services, Inc.

Hermann Services, Inc., headquartered in South Brunswick, NJ offers trucking transportation, brokerage, warehouse, and packaging services throughout the United States, specializing in the Northeast and Gulf Coast/Texas Regions. Our offices and facilities are located in New Jersey, Texas, Delaware, and Maryland. Launched in 1927 when Fred J. Hermann purchased his first truck, the Hermann name has since stood for integrity, value, service, and logistics expertise.

Hermann Services is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our company located in South Brunswick, NJ. 

Position Summary: The Senior Accountant will support Financial Planning, General Accounting, Month-End Close Responsibilities, support Controller with Audit and Tax requirements and deliverables. You must be a motivated self-starter, with an entrepreneurial spirit and driven by successful results. 

Responsibilities:

Month-End Close

• Prepare, analyze P&L and Balance Sheet against prior months and Budget
• Prepare, sign off and submit all balance sheet reconciliations 
• Prepare journal entries along with proper back up, update monthly checklist
• Prepare and analyze Accruals and Prepaid entries
• Prepare monthly inventory reconciliation
• Prepare intercompany reconciliation 

Audit Requirements

• Provide audit team with required documents and proper back-up
• Review and develop Walk-Thru process documentation
• Work with other Departments to present requested audit documentation (HR, IT, Operations)

Financial Planning, Analysis

• Prepare Budgets By locations
• Sales, PL by channel, Gross margin analysis, analyze variance against Actuals

Tax filing

• Prepare monthly, quarterly sales tax filing along with all back up documentation
• Support and prepare all documentation for income tax requested by Accounting/Tax firm
• Address State and Federal filings and tax notices for multi jurisdictions

Other

• Cash Flow Analysis and Banking responsibilities
• Medical intercompany billing and postings 
• Fuel posting and reconciliations
• IFTA, HUT, NYST 
• Registrations Amort schedule
• Bulk Fuel Tank Postings and reconciliations
• Payroll posting and reconciliations
• Evaluate and recommend changes to accounting processes and general ledger reporting capabilities, including documenting and maintaining accounting procedures, in support of continuous improvement efforts
• Other projects & duties as assigned by management

Qualified candidates MUST possess the following:

• 6 to 8 years’ experience minimum with increasing responsibilities in Finance
• Proficient in excel, advanced formulas, Power BI
• Proactive, extremely organized, ability to work in fast-paced environment, sense of urgency, Detail oriented, Self-starter, Flexible to shifting priorities, Problem preventer, Problem solver, Meeting all deadlines
• Skills preferred, but not required:
  • Microsoft Great Plains, TMW, Mcleod, TMT
  • Knowledge of Payroll Taxes