Senior Accounting Manager

Are you good with numbers? Want to work for a growing company?

Join our Accounting team! We are hiring a Senior Accounting Manager to lead our Paper Transport accounting team. This role will lead accounting and finance functions for our asset based trucking business. Use your experience to lead a team of dedicated, hard-working individuals focused on billing, collections, pricing and accounting functions.

Our mission is to build a great place to work. We are a transportation company that hauls more than just paper, with over 1,100 employees across 25 states. Our office staff supports the driver operation by living our two core values: A Personal Commitment to Safety and What Drives You.

What Drives You?™ is the determining motivation behind everything we do at Paper Transport. We truly want to understand what motivates our employees. That motivation determines what we need to do as a team to build a supportive work environment that helps each employee succeed.

We want to know: What Drives You? Apply today!

How can you be successful in this role?

• Lead monthly financial reporting provided to banks and daily cash management and reconciliation processes
• Support CFO with treasury management and equipment financing functions, opportunity to grow into lead point of contact for treasury and financing
• Lead the team that processes Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Collections for our trucking business
• Partner with Operations to ensure alignment in meeting customer invoicing requirements so that invoicing is completed accurately and timely
• Work closely with operations team to support new customer account set-ups and ensure timely and accurate invoicing within a repeatable, scalable process
• Monitor financial performance of new business compared to pricing assumptions and work with operations and sales to address variances
• Work with operations leadership to identify areas to improve profitability and lead process changes needed to ensure visibility and accountability to create results
• Work with IT to continuously improve invoicing and payment processes with a focus on ability to scale for growth
• Prepare team and processes for future growth both organic and through acquisitions

What job qualifications do you need to bring?

• Minimum 4 year Bachelor’s degree; MBA or CPA is preferred
• 5+ years of accounting and finance experience
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Experience with general ledger functions and month end/year end close processes
• Strong technical background in accounting systems and MS Excel; Microsoft Great Plains experience is preferred but not required
• Ability to work in a fast paced team environment with attention to detail
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Exemplify great communication and organizational skills, as well as an eye toward continuously improving the way we do things.
• Knowledge of transportation management systems and the transportation environment a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Why PTI? Take a look at PTI’s advantages and apply today:

• Excellent company culture with generous work/life balance, family first mindset. (We would not be who we are today without our employees!)
• Standard 1st shift Monday - Friday
• Hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2 days work from home)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to your Health Savings Account
• Short term disability and long-term disability
• 100% company paid life insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings with company match
• Profit sharing potential
• Paid Time Off and company paid holidays
• Drive Your Wellbeing program (third party nurse partner available at no cost to you for financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing support)
• Financial Counseling program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing training and employee development opportunities
• Education Assistance Program for master’s degree