Position Summary:

Penske Transportation Solutions is seeking an Accounting Supervisor with a passion for business operations to join our team in Reading, PA. This position will be responsible for monthly accounting activities including preparing and reviewing journal entries, conducting month-end analytics, and completing account reconciliations. The Accounting Supervisor is a result-driven professional who collaborates effectively with key business partners while supporting team members in a fast-paced environment. The Supervisor will directly supervise staff and work closely with various stakeholders to maintain, support, and improve accounting-related processes.

Major Responsibilities:

• Coach and mentor direct reports to build technical accounting skills, enhance professional development, and foster a collaborative team environment

• Prepare and review journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records

• Review month end analytics and provide guidance and assistance to direct reports with their analytical work

• Prepare detailed account reconciliations and investigate and resolve complex open items in a timely manner

• Apply GAAP principles and accounting policies within area of expertise to ensure compliance

• Serve as a change agent by driving continuous process improvement initiatives

• Lead and participate in special projects, as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of accounting experience required

• Supervisory experience, a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required

• CPA, a plus

• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders

• Strong problem solving, judgment, and organizational skills. Ability to multitask and self-prioritize work. Has intermediate knowledge of financial and accounting systems

• Requirements include willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.