ACCOUNTING MANAGER - GULF COAST REGION

C.H. Robinson Worldwide - Bayou Vista, LA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bayou Vista, LA

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About the position

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing customer commercial invoicing and accounts payable for the Gulf Coast region, specifically Bayou Vista and Houston. This role involves account reconciliation, project audits, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The position is based on-site in Bayou Vista, LA, and reports directly to the Controller.

Responsibilities

• Oversees preparation of invoices for all clients, including entering client invoices into their web portals.
• Performs General Ledger account reconciliations and related schedules.
• Sets up new projects, project budgets, and employees in Dynamics, and updates projects in DOT as needed.
• Maintains and reviews accounts to ensure proper invoicing or accruals as needed.
• Audits and processes all expense reports, both paper and online, using SAP Concur.
• Exports online expense reports to the payroll coordinator, prepares journal entries for all SAP Concur expense reports, and enters the reports into Dynamics.
• Processes employee receivable accounts.
• Performs state and local sales tax reconciliation.
• Prepares monthly reports for Gulf Coast Managers.
• Prepares property tax forms for tax assessors for the Gulf Coast Division.
• Interacts with Clients and Project Managers to resolve billing and collection issues.
• Promotes and ensures compliance with Phoenix's safety programs and quality management system (QMS).
• Provides support to accounting staff in all areas as needed.
• Keys in Dive logs.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business or 5 - 7 years of equivalent experience.
• Understanding of all aspects of project accounting, from purchasing through invoicing.
• Computer skills with competence in Microsoft Office Suite, MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and Mozilla Firefox.
• Excellent organization and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Problem-solving and creative thinking skills.
• Ability to travel when needed.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol screen and background check.

Nice-to-haves

• Problem-solving and creative thinking are a plus.