Sr. Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

Major Responsibilities

• Prepares income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements, and various other accounting statements and reports.
• Analyzes financial reports and records, making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
• Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.
• Analyzes trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Reports the company's finances to management, offering suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• Prepares journal entries as needed.
• Conducts special studies and develops or recommends accounting methods and procedures.
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.
• Reconciles assigned accounts and calculates depreciation/amortization expenses.
• Reports actuals and forecasts to UK monthly.
• Prepares and distributes monthly Financial Books.
• May assist with training and mentoring Accountants and Staff Accountants.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• CPA preferred

• 3+ years of related experience.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting practices and procedures.
• Ability to work under very limited supervision with positive results.
• Experience with MS Office products and accounting software preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to perform and manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to manage and organize work assignments, styles, and relationships with several respective managers.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request -Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.