Senior Accountant (Cleveland)

Senior Accountant

Location : Cleveland, Ohio

Job Type: Onsite

Salary : $80-100k base

Client/Job Summary:

An established transportation company is seeking a Senior Accountant to support accounting, job costing, and financial reporting functions. This is a highly visible position and will support the Controller by supporting financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, analyzing operating performance, and providing financial information to senior management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and month-end close.
• Review financial results, identify trends and variances, and provide insights to management.
• Support revenue recognition, project accounting, and work-in-progress reporting.
• Maintain fixed asset records and assist with capital expenditure tracking.
• Track costs and profitability across large-scale operational and project-based work.
• Partner with AP, AR, payroll, and operations teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist with tax, banking, insurance, and compliance requests.
• Help strengthen accounting processes, controls, and reporting procedures as the company continues to grow.
• Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, 2-3 years of public accounting preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookup functions, conditional formulas, and pivot tables.