Accounting Manager

Company: Penske
Location: Reading
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Position Summary: Penske Transportation Solutions is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager with a passion for business operations and management to join our team in Reading, PA. This leader will be responsible for monthly accounting activities such as reviewing journal entries, month end review analytics, and account reconciliations. The Accounting Manager is a result driven person who aims to collaborate with key business partners, while leading a team in a fast-paced environment. This leader will oversee a team that collaborates on accounting related matters to achieve organizational objectives. The work schedule is hybrid with 2 days remote and 3 days onsite. Major Responsibilities:

• Leads, mentors, and ensures engagement of direct reports and their respective teams while working to establish short-and long-term goals and objectives.
• Assists in the design and implementation of process improvements, including standardization, enhancements, and potential automation of existing processes.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, and controls.
• Review Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Collaborate with process owners and other stakeholders throughout Finance to evaluate business requirements, analyze transactions, and propose accounting treatment based on customer contracts.
• Present recommendations to stakeholder, including senior leadership.
• Oversee and manage the monthly accounting close including journal entry review and analytical review of the Income Statement. Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of accounting experience required
  • 5+ years of management experience required
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting required
  • CPA, a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders including senior leadership
  • Strong problem solving, judgment, and organizational skills. Ability to multitask and self-prioritize work. Has advanced and deep knowledge of financial and accounting systems
  • Requirements include willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening
  • Effectively lead and manage an accounting team with a proven ability to meet department goals and implement change Requirements: -The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. -The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. -While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg. -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer. About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more. Job Category: Other Corporate Job Family: Finance Address: 100 Gundy Drive Primary Location: US-PA-Reading Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Req ID: 2500840

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