Senior Accountant (On-Site)

Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. is a well-established refuse and recycling collection company serving over fifteen municipalities throughout Southern California and employing over 1400 full time employees. Burrtec continues to grow through acquisitions and successful bid proposals. Burrtec is a family-owned company that firmly believes the key element to our success is knowing how important each employee is in the organization.

We have a Senior Accountant position opening at one of our Corporate offices in Fontana:

SALARY RANGE: $85,000 - $105,000/year

The Senior Accountant is responsible for assisting and preparing financial reports, maintaining the general ledger, performing account reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with accounting principles and practices. This includes assisting in month-end close for multiple entities and divisions while working in a fast-paced and high-volume Corporate Accounting department. It requires collaborating with different departments to gather financial data, assist in audits, and ensure that the financial reporting of the company is accurate and timely.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in monthly analysis and reporting of tonnage activity for multiple operating divisions
• Assist in monthly A/R and cash reconciling activity for multiple operating divisions
• Facilitate data entry of journal entries
• Prepare monthly financial statement with supplemental trend schedules and monthly City billings
• Ability to analyze monthly variances and provide supporting schedules upon request
• Prepare quarterly PPE reconciliation and depreciation adjustments as well as monthly depreciation estimate journal entries
• Assist with annual rate updates to City billing and Franchise worksheets as well as preparation of year-end audit schedules
• Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts with large volume of transactions
• Prepare supporting schedules and journal entries
• Assist in preparation of year-end audit schedules
• Assist in developing staff accountants with cross training as directed by manager
• Collaborates with A/P, Operations Accounting and Finance department team members on-site
• Other tasks and special projects as directed by manager

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field, required.  
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting, with a strong background in financial reporting and general ledger responsibilities, required.
• Experience in the recycling and waste industry, a plus.
• Must be able to work in person at the corporate office Monday through Friday.

 COMPETENCIES:

• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Strong PC skills with advanced MS Excel including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organization skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in English for effective correspondence, report writing, and presentations, as well as the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly in meetings and discussions.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks
• Strong communication skills for interacting with management and cross-functional teams.
• Team player, willing to assist with special projects and ability to work well with others
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to maintain confidentially                  

PHYSICAL/WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position requires standing and/or sitting for prolonged periods - up to 8 hours or more per day, manual dexterity and vision sufficient to operate a personal computer for long periods without experiencing abnormal hand, wrist, or eyestrain.  This position requires hearing sufficient to understand conversations, both in person, via video conferencing and on the telephone.

The work area is primarily in an office setting and may have fluorescent lighting and air conditioning.  Ability to travel to other facilities on an as-needed basis for operational support, site visits, or collaboration with teams.

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package including 401k and 100% paid medical/dental/life insurance and holidays/vacation/PSL.