Staff Accountant

We are seeking an analytical, detail-oriented, and dependable Staff Accountant to support the day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, intercompany activity, and financial analysis functions for multiple companies involved in surface mining, wholesale product sales, and trucking/logistics operations. This role supports the Controller and finance leadership team by helping ensure transactions are accurately recorded, properly coded by legal entity, and supported with reliable documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate accounting records for multiple legal entities.
• Prepare journal entries and support documentation.
• Complete account reconciliations and research discrepancies.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Support intercompany transactions, allocations, and reconciliations.
• Support and review AP, AR, fixed assets, and cash reconciliation activities.
• Review transactions for proper company, department, location, and cost center coding.
• Prepare financial reports, schedules, and account analysis.
• Support audit, tax, banking, and compliance requests.
• Maintain organized accounting records and documentation.
• Work with operations, sales, trucking, HR, payroll, purchasing, and management teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• 3-5 years of accounting experience preferred.
• Experience in a multi-company, multi-location, or multi-state business environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Great Plains and Jet Reports is a plus.
• Experience in construction materials, mining, manufacturing, trucking, logistics, wholesale distribution, or similar industries is strongly preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage accounting activity across multiple companies, locations, departments, and cost centers.
• Understanding of general ledger accounting, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Good judgment and ability to protect confidential information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to ask questions, escalate issues appropriately, and take ownership of assigned work.
• Professional demeanor when working with internal departments, vendors, customers, auditors, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently while supporting a team-oriented finance function.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and analysis of large data sets.
• Ability to work with accounting software, ERP systems, banking platforms, and reporting tools.
• Ability to create and maintain reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Experience with fixed assets, intercompany transactions, inventory accounting, or cost accounting is a plus.