Manager, Accounting

What you’ll need to succeed as an Accounting Manager at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
• CPA license
• 5 years of combination public accounting/industry experience
• 2-3 years of direct people management and mentorship experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including advanced Excel skills with the ability to create pivot tables, use VLOOKUP as well as other analytical functions

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working for a large, national publicly traded company. Experience in freight, transportation, or logistics industries a plus
• Technical accounting experience is a plus
• Experience with related systems such as Oracle, HFM, Blackline, Coupa, MRI Horizon (Prolease Enterprise) and Oracle Close Manager
• Strong analytical and organization skills
• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable prioritizing multiple work streams across daily responsibilities and long-term projects
• Must be team oriented; enjoys working with colleagues at all levels of the organization

About the Accounting Manager role

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
• 9 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:

• Hands-on manager responsible for many aspects of accounting, reporting, and compliance, including but not limited to: facilitation of the end-to-end process of the financial close, preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and trend/flux analysis during month end close.

• Supervise, train and develop senior and staff accountants on various accounting concepts and best practices
• Prepare/review requests from external and internal auditors, prepare/review technical accounting memos, among others
• Lead process documentation and enhancement efforts
• Actively partner with Finance, Operations and other department colleagues to perform required monthly controls and analysis, and build effective processes.
• Ensure SOX compliance
• Provide support to accounting/finance management and internal customers as needs arise, including ad-hoc projects

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 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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