Sr Accounting Mgr – Technical Accounting – 90385698 (Remote – Option) Sr Accounting Mgr – Technical Accounting – 90385698 (Remote – Option)

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

This position serves as the internal technical accounting expert for other departments and provide accounting guidance on non-routine and complex business transactions. This role will assess and lead any new accounting standards implementations for the Company. This role also participates and supports the annual financial statement audit by explaining and documenting the Company’s key accounting conclusions to the external auditors. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead the Company’s adoption of new accounting standards.
• Conduct accounting research and prepare technical accounting memos documenting the Company’s Accounting positions for non-routine and complex transactions.
• Provide technical accounting support across the organization, particularly with complex and judgmental areas.
• Prepare necessary disclosures related to non-routine transactions for the Company’s annual financial statements.
• Document the Company’s annual Service Organization Control process.
• Provide year-end audit support by documenting and explaining the Company’s accounting positions to the external auditors
• Ad hoc projects

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting or related subject.
• CPA
• 7+ years of relevant experience; including 3+ years of technical accounting experience.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and have good work ethic.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively while remaining flexible during instances of a fast-paced environment and tight deadlines.
• Be curious, persistent and ask lots of questions to get the right answers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in accounting.
• 3 years public accounting experience.
• 9+ years of relevant experience
• Experience writing technical accounting memos.

WORK ENVRIORNMENT:

• Exposure to many complex accounting transactions.
• Exposure to working with various individuals across many departments.
• Work/life balance with tight deadlines.
• Remote-option work arrangement.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: 

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $135,800-$176,040. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.

Requisition ID:163536

Posting Location(s):N/A

Work Arrangement:02-Remote – Optional 

Job Family/Function:Finance 

Relocation Offered:No 

Travel Requirements:0 – 5% 

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak’s pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law. 

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

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