Senior Accountant - R2R

SCOPE:

Christensen, Inc., is a mid-market fuel, propane, and lubricants distributor with operations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and has a mixed portfolio of 10,000+ accounts.  The company’s recent growth and future growth plans have created the need for an experienced Senior Accountant for Record to Report.  

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Senior Accountant – Record to Report is an integral member of Christensen's Controller Leadership Team. Working closely with the Controller, Assistant Controller – R2R, Assistant Controller - Operations, Director Indirect(GNFR) Procurement, Tax Director, and Finance Leadership, the incumbent will be responsible for performing all assigned responsibilities and actively identifying opportunities for automation and improvement in Christensen's record to report functions as well as working to execute projects to document, transform and automate processes through people and technology creating, growing and leading together within a skilled, collaborative controllership team. The Senior Accountant - Record to Report will be responsible for developing and managing responsibilities including but not limited to company-wide fixed asset accounting, reconciliations, shareholder accounting, lease accounting, technical accounting, balance sheet ownership, G/L Accounting, Chart of Account Ownership, Payroll Accounting, and all other controllership operations. Responsibilities will include strategic identification and tactical implementation of projects to decrease back-office cost while increasing quality and volume capacity through automation, documentation, transformation, alignment/realignment, and other identified opportunities. Supporting the CFO’s vision of autonomous finance will be a key to success. The incumbent will be expected to maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics and goals and to continuously improve themselves and the processes owned, as well as helping peers to do the same in other areas of controllership team. The Senior Accountant – Record to Report will actively support a best-in-class team and foster a positive and proactive team-oriented environment in alignment with Christensen’s Core Values and Executive Leadership’s direction. 

SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES & DELIVERABLES

• Identify opportunities for improvement and automation throughout the transaction cycle and follow through with documentation, transformation, and implementation with projects once prioritization process completed. 
• Manage the assigned tasks withing the accounting close cycle, own and be able to explain any variances in all assigned balance sheet accounts and implement improvements to decrease time to report and increase quality of results. 
• Work collaboratively with supervisor and finance team to provide timely, accurate results combined with insightful analytics. 
• Work collaboratively with supervisor and team to review and improve the company’s balance sheet review and ownership processes.  
• Prepare and submit periodic reporting to leadership on status of projects owned. 
• Monitor assigned areas and actively support new initiatives. 
• Work with members of the Controllership Leadership Team and business leaders to identify, prioritize and execute projects to improve the functions of the team as a whole. 
• Develop and present ad hoc analytical requests. 
• Work with peers and leadership team to build individual and team capability. 
• Perform day-to-day operations of the accounting department. 
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. 
• Perform assigned roles within the month-end and year-end closing processes. 
• Actively identify and bring automation and other improvement opportunities forward for implementation. 
• Present for approval and with approval implement automation and improvement in assigned reconciliations, journal entries. 
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. 
• Support annual audits and reviews and PBC processes. 
• Support compl