Senior Accountant
Location: Anchorage Borough, AK
Job Type: Direct Placement
Company: ARC Group
Category: Administration
Job Description Apply Now
The Senior Accountant position offers an exceptional opportunity for accounting professionals to leverage their expertise within a dynamic fuels distribution environment. As a Senior Accountant, you will work directly with a Fortune 500 client to support a critical system transition and integration project, ensuring robust financial controls, accuracy, and compliance throughout the process. This full-time contract role is based in Anchorage, Alaska, and places a strong emphasis on general ledger management, inventory accounting, process improvement, and ERP system integration, particularly involving transitions from Ascend to Vertrax integrated with Oracle.
The Senior Accountant will play a pivotal role in month-end close activities, ensuring inventory accuracy, managing accruals, and reconciling intercompany transactions. This position requires a deep understanding of GL integrity, and is responsible for validating data mapping and facilitating seamless process flows across multiple accounting systems. The company’s accounts payable and receivable functions are outsourced, allowing the Senior Accountant to focus on higher-level financial management and process optimization.
Working in Anchorage, Alaska, offers a vibrant professional setting with unique opportunities in the energy and distribution industries. As a Senior Accountant, you will collaborate closely with operations, IT teams, and finance leadership, supporting the successful transition to new ERP systems and enhancing overall business performance.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, a solid background in ERP system integration, and proven experience in process analysis and improvement. Your ability to analyze complex data, ensure tax compliance (including Form 730 fuel tax filings), and support the implementation of new processes will be invaluable to the organization’s ongoing success during this integration project.
To excel in this Senior Accountant role, you will need a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, at least five years of progressive accounting experience, and a demonstrated track record of working with ERP integrations, particularly involving Ascend, Vertrax, and Oracle systems. Attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and excellent communication skills are essential for managing multiple priorities and collaborating across diverse functions.
This full-time contract opportunity not only enhances your professional skill set but also provides a platform for career growth in a leading fuels distribution business. If you are looking to make a significant impact and contribute to a high-performing team, we encourage you to apply for the Senior Accountant position by clicking the job application button below.
Senior Accountant - Summary- Serve as a Senior Accountant supporting a system transition and integration project for a Fortune 500 fuels distribution client.
- Focus on general ledger, inventory accounting, month-end close, and process design within an ERP integration environment.
- Collaborate with operations and IT teams to ensure accurate data mapping and process flows.
- Based in Anchorage, Alaska, with a full-time contract commitment.
- Lead and execute monthly close activities in accordance with the business closing calendar.
- Prepare and post recurring and ad hoc journal entries, including inventory accruals, intercompany transactions, deferred drydock, lease, and prepaid amortizations.
- Perform general ledger reconciliations for inventory, clearing, accruals, prepaids, and bank accounts.
- Validate data feeds from Ascend and Vertrax into Oracle, ensuring mapping accuracy and resolving suspense postings.
- Partner with operations and IT teams to support system transition activities, including testing, reconciliation, and process documentation.
- Verify terminal and vessel fuel inventory quantities, valuations, and cost allocations.
- Manage purchase order accruals and reversals, ensuring proper cut-off and cost recognition.
- Prepare and review intercompany transactions, ensuring balance and accuracy across entities.
- Support Form 730 fuel tax filings, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting.
- Produce monthly terminal and cost center reports, distributing to finance and operational leadership.
- Identify and implement process improvements in closing, data mapping, and reporting flows between systems.
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and industry standards.
- Opportunity to work with a Fortune 500 client in a dynamic, project-based environment.
- Contract position with a 12-month engagement, offering exposure to advanced ERP system transitions and business process optimization.
- Potential for professional development and growth within the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience; experience in fuel distribution, logistics, or marine operations preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with ERP system integrations, ideally involving Ascend, Vertrax, and Oracle.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and fuel excise tax (Form 730) compliance.
- Proven ability to analyze process flows, reconcile complex data, and resolve mapping discrepancies.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across business functions.
- Experienced accounting professional with a strong background in general ledger and inventory accounting.
- Hands-on expertise in ERP system integration and process improvement.
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive in resolving complex data and mapping issues.
- Effective communicator who excels in cross-functional collaboration.
- Adaptable and resourceful, with the ability to thrive in a project-based, fast-paced environment.
- This Senior Accountant role is a 12-month, full-time contract position based in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Work in a collaborative, innovative setting supporting a major system transition for a leading fuels distribution business.
- Apply your skills to drive process excellence and financial integrity during a critical integration project.
- If you are seeking a challenging opportunity to further your accounting career, click the job application button to submit your application for the Senior Accountant position today.