Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting
Job Type : Exempt
Pay : Salary
Benefits:
- Benefits Available and vary per position and location.
Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!
Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Over the years, diversification has opened vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.
A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Primary contributor to perform technical accounting research required by the finance department in accordance with US GAAP, including ASC topics covering leases, equity/share-based compensation, derivatives, business combinations, complex revenue recognition, etc.
Draft technical accounting positions and conclusions derived from the above research.
Evaluate emerging accounting pronouncements/updates for relevance/applicability to Asplundh’s family of companies.
Identify and evaluate local IFRS (foreign operations) vs. US-GAAP consolidated financial results and accounting differences
Administer the company’s lease accounting management tools (Visual Lease and PeopleSoft) for both operating and finance leases; record related accounting activities
Execute monthly accounting activities related to derivative/hedge accounting (e.g. commodity, interest-rate swap and/or foreign currency exchange hedging instruments)
Provide technical accounting support to the Business Development team, including due diligence support (e.g. review key contracts, accounting policies, etc.)
Support General Accounting team regarding complex accounting issues/fact-pattern analysis
Handle other responsibilities, as needed, such as project/system implementation support.
Requirements:
BS in Accounting.
CPA (Preferred, but not required).
Minimum of 2-3 years in accounting (or similar) experience with increasing responsibilities directly involved in technical accounting matters; extensive experience in the technical accounting topics noted above is preferred
Large, public company/SEC reporting experience preferred
Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate/translate complex, technical matters effectively to a non-technical audience.
Teachable attitude / willingness to learn.
Ability to contribute creatively to a vision of “what could be”, not just focused on “what is/has been”
Ability to execute tasks within a project plan on time and at a high-level of quality.
Experience using modern ERP’s such as SAP or Oracle is preferred
Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, auditors, stakeholders, etc.
Pre-Screen
- Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
Physical Requirements:
Rarely: walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs.
Occasionally: standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs.
Frequently : sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range.
Constantly: seeing.
About Us:
As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.
Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.