Senior Accountant

About Ascent
Ascent Global Logistics, headquartered in Belleville, Michigan, is a leading global provider of expedited, time-critical logistics solutions and other direct transportation services. The company connects customers to its extensive carrier network, internal ground fleet and airline via its proprietary, digital PEAK freight marketplace, which provides robust carrier capacity and transparent pricing, backed by 24/7/365 logistics experts. Ascent’s offerings include air charter and ground expedited solutions as well as truckload, less-than-truckload, global forwarding, brokerage, and managed transportation services. The experienced Ascent team solves customers’ most challenging logistics needs by providing industry-leading service and top-tier satisfaction.
Our Guiding Principles
At the core of Ascent's culture is a strong commitment to excellence, driven by the passion and dedication of every team member. We're equally dedicated to going above and beyond for our customers, ensuring this commitment extends beyond our team and brings exceptional value to those we serve. We aim for perfect execution in everything we do and ‘play hard’ by creating an environment where tasks are performed with a can-do attitude from start to finish. We ‘play smart’ by delivering on our commitments in an honest, fair and ethical manner. We treat every person with whom we interface with the utmost dignity and respect. We understand that our teammates are our most valuable assets, so we ‘play together’ by making every effort to provide a professional and enjoyable experience, enabling careers to flourish and personal growth to be achieved.

What You’ll Do
The Senior Accountant is responsible for performing general accounting duties and ensuring timely and accurate recording and reporting of financial information. Additionally, individual will be responsible for financial analysis required as necessary.

• Perform month-end close responsibilities including, but not limited to, preparing and/or reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, recording fixed assets, depreciation, accruals and allocations
• Maintain the fixed asset system for corporate and/or decentralized operations
• Review and/or prepare monthly account reconciliations
• Ensure all company financial transactions are properly recorded
• Prepare income statement fluctuation analysis and monthly analysis of company operating performance
• Assist with coordination of work requirements for financial audits
• Ensure compliance with company policies and/or procedures
• Assist in preparing and researching monthly expense variances
• Prepare internal reports for distribution to senior management
• Protect company assets by keeping information confidential
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
• Receives guidance for overall objectives; work with operations and within company and department policies and guidelines using independent judgment to achieve assigned objectives
• Follows and ascribes to the One Ascent Vision, Mission and Core Principals
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA certification is a plus.
• 3 years related general accounting or public accounting experience.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles, laws and regulations, including thorough knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Proficient knowledge of accounting software systems and strong computer end user experience (Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Experience in performing multiple projects, carrying out multiple priorities and working with varying team members
• Ability to work in a face-paced environment meet time-sensitive deadlines and work well through ambiguity and complexity
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, to effectively interact with diverse groups of constituents, including directors, peers, and staff members, and to present to peers and management
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently
• Must be self-motivated, able to maintain confidentiality, honest, friendly, punctual, and organized, have a positive attitude and be able to work unsupervised.
• Involves a high degree of responsibility for working with, safeguarding and controlling highly restricted information, knowledge or important confidences and criterion-related to research and development of customer data, future plans, policies, business prospects, finances, etc.; the release of which could have a detrimental effect and impact on the company’s affairs or undermine its competitive position.
  
  
  

Ascent’s Competitive Benefits

• 401(k) and employer matching
• Life Insurance
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Wellness Program
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Overtime, Differential & Bonus Pay
  
  

Additional Considerations:

• Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
• The noise level is moderate based on general conversation tones, ringing phones and laser printer operation.
• Work in well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person.
• Occasionally required to stoop kneel, crouch or crawl, climb or balance and lift objects up to 25 pounds.