XPO, Inc.

Senior Accountant

Requisition Id: 373246

Business Unit: Corporate

Location:

Greenwich, CT, US, 06831

What you’ll need to succeed as a Senior Accountant at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience

• 2 years of accounting or financial reporting experience

• Solid math aptitude

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters Degree Accounting, Finance or Business

• CPA certification

• 3 or more years of accounting or financial reporting experience, preferably with a Big Four accounting firm

• 1 year of experience working in a medium to large, multinational company, preferably with Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management tools (HFM, Hyperion Essbase or other financial reporting/consolidation software)

• Solid ability to understand and research large amounts of data from multiple sources

About the Senior Accountant job

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Assist with consolidation of legal entities

• Be responsible for accounting areas of coverage with a focal point around risk, medical, benefits, auto liability, workers comp, and more.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of timely accounting information, analysis and reporting following with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and company policies and procedures

• Accurately and efficiently maintain the general ledger accounts; analyze, understand and interpret trends and variances and explain fluctuations

• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting closes for areas of functional responsibility

• Support external audit, internal audit and SOX compliance

• Complete and oversee monthly reconciliations of corporate-managed self-insurance reserves, and reconciliation and intercompany accounts

• Complete and oversee monthly shared service allocations

• Support the preparation and distribution of monthly accounting management reports and statistical analysis data for areas of responsibility

• Complete respective SOX controls and related testing procedures

• Ad hoc analysis and process improvement 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/Affirmative Action 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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