Sr. General Accountant

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905 and a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields. With internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks, PACCAR designs, manufactures, and supports high-quality light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks. The company also develops advanced powertrains and provides customized financial services, information technology, and truck parts.

About the Role

The Senior General Accountant is a key member of the Corporate Division General Accounting team, responsible for accounting related to equity, stock compensation plans, pensions, significant reserves, forecast and monthly executive reporting, and general month-end close activities. This position interacts frequently with cross-functional teams such as consolidation, external reporting, compensation, legal, treasury, and both internal and external auditors. The role reports to the General Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial analysis and prepare timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reports for internal management, including inputs into the monthly forecast, annual budget, and monthly management reporting.
• Conduct monthly analysis of various key reserves, including workers' compensation, deferred compensation, annual bonus, and long-term incentive bonus.
• Handle pension accounting, including monthly journal entries, interactions with actuaries, quarterly reports for external reporting, and preparing schedules for financial statements for Employee Benefit Plans.
• Support Corporate's month-end reporting processes, such as journal entries, financial statement reviews/comparisons, and uploading financial data into the global consolidation application.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations or analyses as applicable.
• Support PACCAR Inc's quarterly external 10Q, annual 10K, and employee benefit processes, including preparing schedules related to stock compensation.
• Actively participate in special projects, utilizing technical accounting and analytical skills to make recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, with a track record of increasing responsibility and scope.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong analytical and computer skills in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, macros, charts, and graphs) and data analytic tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including effective written and verbal abilities, and the capacity to work in a team environment.
• Self-motivated problem solver with the ability to work independently and under pressure with deadlines, handling multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Positive attitude and a "can-do" approach to issue resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or MBA.
• Big 4 public accounting experience.
• SAP experience.

Benefits

• 401(k) with up to a 5% company match.
• Fully funded pension plan providing monthly benefits after retirement.
• Comprehensive paid time off: minimum of 15 paid vacation days (increasing with seniority), 12 paid holidays, and sick time.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Paid short- and long-term disability programs.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, including wellness plans, estate planning, and financial counseling.
• Eligibility for a holiday gift.

Pay

The salary range for the Senior General Accountant position is $90,400 - $141,800 annually.