Are you looking for a position that offers long term professional growth and personal achievement? Do you want to work on challenging financial projects with diverse opportunities? If you want an exciting career in Accounting in a fast-paced environment Christensen Inc is offering an excellent opportunity to join our team! We are a leading fuels distribution company in the Pacific Northwest working with a diverse set of customers meeting their critical fueling needs in commerce, industrial, manufacturing, agriculture, and government industries.
What You’ll Do
Build and maintain an effective organizational structure and high-performance team capable of consistently meeting all accounting and reporting needs of the department.
Maintain ownership of the Division’s process maps and work with Operations Controller to make improvements or adjustments to ensure all processes meet end to end control and information needs
Understand, document, and implement proper procedures that allows effective accounting for the monitoring of dealer contracts & conversion, volume rebates, co-op advertising, fuel billing, cash management, etc.
Maintain chart of accounts, financial statements, and other financial & operational reports for the Business Units
Oversee Cash management, key account reconciliations, EFT processing, and any additional accounting processes required to ensure complete and accurate Business Unit financial records and reports
Prepare and review monthly financial statements
Ensure all key reconciliations are prepared on a systematic basis.
Prepare key reconciliations
Provide financial metrics for scorecards and supporting schedules for senior management and General Managers.
Partner with the Operations Controller to ensure accuracy and timely financial reporting
Identify and implement a system of controls with the Operations Controller, including Grants of Authority, and common systems & processes
Mentor and coach key direct reports, including executing all requirements of the Assess to Compensate process which includes establishment of Performance Planners and mid and year end written reviews for all your direct reports and the team members they are responsible for managing
Work effectively with senior operational leaders and demonstrate command over the business’s financial performance by being intimately conversant with each Division’s strategy, long range forecasts, budgets, ongoing forecasts and overall reported financial results.
Perform other duties as requested.
What We’re Looking For
Financial acumen to keep revenues flowing for the company
Manage career development of direct reports
Work as a part of the corporate team, ensuring accounting needs are handled at all times with an emphasis in customer service skills with a variety of department head
Help drive financial and process re-engineering.
Proven ability to work as a part of a team, take ownership and deliver on commitments.
Be an open, collaborative team member who seeks to understand the workflow of the company across multiple divisions.
Other Key Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related business fields required
8+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, One Note, Access)
Strong understanding of management and cost accounting principle
Works well in an environment with firm deadlines; results oriented
Ability to manage multiple priorities along with flexibility and adaptability to change
Leadership Competencies
Problem Solving: Must be able to solve problems by analyzing situations and apply critical thinking to resolve problems and decide on courses of action and implement the solutions developed to overcome problems and constraints.
Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently
Analytical Thinking: Must be able to identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the problems identified in order to test and verify the cause of the problem and develop solutions to resolve the problems identified.
Adaptability: Changes behavioral style or method of approach when necessary to achieve a goal; adjusts style as appropriate to the needs of the situation. Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.
Communication: Delivers clear, effective communication and actively listens to customer needs
Decision Making: Makes good decisions in a timely manner
Lives by our Christensen Core Values
About Christensen Inc
At Christensen, our purpose is WINNING TOGETHER. As one of the largest distributors of fuels, propane lubricants on the West Coast, we do that by connecting with people. We offer an innovative suite of services proven to add profits to our customers’ bottom lines through increasing sales, decreasing operating costs, and improving productivity. Every day, whether in facilities or at our Richland, WA headquarters, we take a people-first approach to developing team members, serving customers, and solving problems. We provide a unique working experience where team members are given many opportunities to make contributions and have fun along the way
Our culture is supported by our core values:
Be Courageous- We do the right thing, even when it is difficult.
Do What I Say I’m Going To Do- We expect and deliver superior performance
Enjoy Serving Others- We have genuine compassion for our customers, team members, families, and our communities
Have Fun- We love what we do, and it shows in our work
For 40 years, Christensen has been dedicated to the communities it serves with charitable causes through Christensen CARES. For generations, our family-owned and operated business has focused on providing exceptional service and delivering more than customers expect. Established in Grandview WA, in 1980, the company has since grown to employ more than 350 associates in serving over 10,000 customers nationwide. To learn more, go to https://christensenusa.com
