Accountant

Job Description

IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA), is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our corporate team in Westchester, IL

The Staff Accountant will serve as a tax professional to support the Tax team in various areas including but not limited to state and local sales & use, property tax, and transaction tax.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Support and participate in the monthly financial statement close process ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely
• Manage accounting components of the lease portfolio in accordance with US GAAP and ASC 842, including new leases, extensions, amendments or terminations through the use of lease administration
• Assist with set-up of all new leases and validation of lease data and attributes
• Record monthly lease journal entries and complete account reconciliations
• Prepare consolidated lease disclosures for annual financial statements and related audit support
• Run Standard Monthly Reports for Financial Reporting Purposes
• Analyze and review financial statements and variances including analysis of current actual results to prior period actual results/plan/forecast for use in internal and external reporting
• Consult and liaise with operating unit personnel on accounting issues
• Prepare, review and analyze various account reconciliations for company and/or designated functional area of responsibility and immediately address reconciling items. This includes primarily Balance Sheet accounts and bank reconciliations
• Input monthly Journal Entries
• Assists in the accounting, analysis and budgeting of various accounts in coordination with FP&A
• Interact with internal and external auditors, Controllers Group and various Departments as required to accomplish goals
• Assist, as needed, in special projects
• Year-end and quarterly/year end assistance with auditor requests
• Ad hoc analysis and information requests
  
  

Education

• BS/BA degree in Accounting/Finance
• 1 - 5 years accounting experience, preferably with a national organization or multi scope organization
  
  

Job Requirements

• Accurate and timely monitoring of accounting systems
• Use of analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proactively notify Principal, Manager or Director of any accounting/reporting issues or concerns
• Seek guidance on unusual transaction or events
• Work output has considerable impact on the work of other financial functions, reporting and decision making processes. Impact on earnings focuses on appropriate utilization / development of resources
• Work with various parties, both within the Controllers Group as well as other areas of the company, to accomplish goals, resolve issues and enhance and improve processes Contact with others requires tact and persuasiveness
• Work is varied and somewhat difficult in nature, requires good exercise of judgment, initiative, and ingenuity to select the most appropriate course of action
• May participate in planning processes at project and departmental level
• Work under minimal supervision
• Position, at times, may require overtime, weekend work and limited travel
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Working towards CPA desired
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Experience with Costar Lease Accounting Software preferred
• Previous experience in Lease Accounting along with the adaptation/application of ASC 842
  
  

In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a benefits package including health insurance, 401K, STD/LTD, Life Insurance/AD&D, paid holidays, and vacations.

About IAA Holdings, LLC

IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA), a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers company (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA), is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. IAA serves a global buyer base – located throughout over 170 countries – and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns. Ritchie Bros. globally has over 7,000 employees and is headquartered near Chicago in Westchester, Illinois.

EEOC

Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted.