Senior GL Accountant

Under the direction of the Assistant Controller, provide support in preparing and reporting financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.  Responsible for daily Accounts Receivable activities. Assists with all month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing responsibilities.

1. Serve as a representative of the company, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration, and discretion in all interactions.
2. Work effectively with other team members to meet monthly department deadlines. 
3. Extract and organize data from a variety of databases for reporting and reviewing purposes. 
4. Perform required research to assist co-workers and managers with questions and problems concerning the general ledger.
5. Accurately prepare and process journal entries and provide precise supporting documentation.
6. Ownership over select general ledger accounts, which includes preparing journal entries, reviewing account activity, preparing account reconciliations, and performing account analyses. 
7. Assure regular month-end checklists are completed proficiently according to accounting timeline.
8. Provide supervision to accounting staff as part of Assistant Controller support duties. 
9. Provide support in the day-to-day accounting functions for the AR and Inventory departments. 
10. Design and implement billing procedures based on customer fuel contracts. Review or prepare monthly billings for such contracts, ensuring accurate billing according to contract terms. Includes review of required State and Federal tax consequences. 
11. Download and record all transactions from the billing system at month end into the general ledger. 
12. Prepare customer receivable and balance sheet account schedules for the annual external audit.
13. Travel throughout Alaska for inventory observations, as needed.

ASRC’s Core competencies include Leading Self, Leading People and Leading the Organization. In addition to our core competency model, our framework includes competencies specific to the various levels of positions within our company. For more information on our core competencies please contact the HR Department and reference the ASRC Leadership Framework.

Time Management

• Uses time effectively and efficiently, concentrating his/her efforts on the more important priorities. Can work independently and prioritize workload.

Composure

• Is cool under pressure and can handle stress. Can be counted on to hold things together during tough times. Is not knocked off balance by the unexpected. 

Self-Development

• Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve himself/herself and understands that different situations and levels may call for different skills and approaches. 

Learning on the Fly

• Learns quickly when faced with new problems and change. Experiments to find solutions and enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks. 

Functional/Technical Skills

• Has the functional/technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment, while remaining organized and detail oriented.

1. High School Diploma or equivalent required.
2. Associates Degree and five years of progressive work experience entering data and reconciling in computerized accounting system, or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
3. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
4. A working knowledge of word processing programs and a familiarity with multiple accounting systems is required.
5. Ability to maintain good working relationships, understand the need for a high level of confidentiality and maintain confidentiality, work under minimum supervision and must possess analytical and problem-solving skills.
6. Must be able to operate basic office equipment such as computers, 10-key calculators, printers, copiers, and fax machines.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.   Specific vision abilities required by this job includes the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is in a busy office setting.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may be required to travel in small and large commercial aircraft.

NOTE:  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe the principal functions of this position, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.

Petro Star Inc., a division of ASRC, is a drug free workplace and pre-employment drug testing is part of the hiring process.

ASRC and its family of companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status or any other legal protected status.  EOE:  M|F|D|V

Petro Star Inc. is the refining division of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ASRC's family of companies apply a shareholder preference in employment, to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.