What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Fusion Transport?
The Company
Fusion Transport (“Fusion”) is a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider formed in June 2019 through the merger of Global Transport Logistics, Inc. (“GTLi) and Am Trans Expedite, Inc. (“AmTrans”).
Fusion brings together proprietary capacity and innovative solutions to create an evolutionary national logistics network, focused on retail consolidation, less than truckload (“LTL”) shipping and multimodal transportation brokerage.
The merger of GTLi and Am Trans establishes the Fusion Transport network, a cost-competitive, high-performance partner to move retail, grocery, and volume LTL freight. Fusion ships weekly to every part of the country from hubs in Northern Jersey, North Texas, Southern California, and the greater Chicago area. The company excels at moving freight into demanding delivery environments, leveraging over 400 pieces of equipment, a dedicated internal fleet for local pickup and delivery, and more than 20,000 third-party carriers.
The combined company is headquartered in Rutherford, New Jersey.
Position Title: Senior Accountant
Location: Rutherford, NJ
Core Responsibilities
- Perform all related accounting functions required to maintain the general ledger in compliance with FAR/GAAP and company policy and procedures
- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable processes including entering daily invoices/bills/journal entries/weekly check runs/monthly accruals and special projects
- Reconcile all bank accounts
- Analyze and reconcile company credit cards and expense reports for accuracy of expense classification and compliance with company policy.
- Assist with bi-weekly payroll, commissions and payroll accruals
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies
- Evaluate workflow processes and procedures to develop, recommend and implement procedural and system changes to increase accuracy and efficiencies
- Review aging reports and work with billing and collections team regarding customer follow up
- Coordinate month-end and year-end closing activities to ensure timely reporting as well as assist with yearly audits
- Analyze financial data and generate monthly trend reports and balance sheet reconciliations ensuring financial statement accuracy
- Oversee fixed asset tracking and reconciliations including monthly depreciation
Requirement:
- Minimum 5 years' accounting experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
- Oracle Netsuite experience required
- CPA preferred
- Logistics or shipping industry preferred but not required
What we Offer:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
- 401(k)
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Collaborative & committed team environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.