Corporate Finance Consultant

Overview

This role involves managing the month-end ship cost accrual process, including journal entry preparation, reconciliation, and analysis of shipping cost accounts. The position requires collaboration with multiple teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and internal controls related to shipping expenses.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end ship cost accrual process, including journal entry preparation, delta analysis, and reconciliation of accrued shipping cost balance sheet accounts (Business Day 3–7 cadence)
• Research and validate carrier invoices in NetSuite, categorizing shipping activity by current month, prior month, and prior period to determine accrual amounts
• Calculate and produce ship cost accrual entries using data from FreightOptics, PowerBI Ship Cost Reconciliation Dashboard, SQL queries (via SQL Server Management Studio), and NetSuite
• Analyze freight and shipping cost trends by carrier to identify potential misstatements, known deltas (e.g., UPS returns, WROs, service charges, USPS adjustments, OSM pickups, Flavorcloud reclasses), and variances to budget
• Prepare monthly ship cost location reclass entries, reallocating costs to each fulfillment center/location by carrier to align general ledger costs with system margin
• Coordinate with finance, operations, transportation, data, and IT teams to review monthly P&L and investigate variances
• Maintain and update detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and accounting policy narratives for all ship cost procedures to strengthen internal controls
• Support external audit and tax teams by preparing schedules, explaining supporting material, and providing documentation as needed
• Examine shipping data, contracts, carrier onboarding changes, and critical accounting estimates related to expense recognition
• Assist on ad hoc projects and assignments as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years in the transportation/logistics industry
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• CPA certification strongly preferred; CPA candidates will also be considered
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and transportation-specific accounting principles, with the ability to write technical memos
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, pivot tables, and handling large data sets
• Experience with ERP systems, specifically NetSuite, is strongly preferred
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn PowerBI, SQL Server Management Studio, and GlobalProtect VPN environments
• Familiarity with transportation management software (TMS) is preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to meet month-end close deadlines
• Ability to work independently in a lean, fast-paced accounting environment while collaborating cross-functionally

Compensation & Benefits

• Remote work environment

Location

Remote