Staff Accountant – CG Railway, LLC

Key Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close through ledger reconciliations, revenue and billing audits, cash application verifications, and settlement oversight.
• Audit recurring billing activity and support schedules to ensure alignment with general ledger revenue recognition rules.
• Perform independent billing reconciliations and tie-outs between third-party systems, sub-ledgers, and the general ledger.
• Provide controlled backup verification for customer billing to ensure data accuracy prior to final invoice release by operations.
• Analyze and calculate unbilled revenue activity accruals and related clearing account balances.
• Reconcile daily cash application records and verify posting accuracy against bank-linked activity.
• Maintain independent payments-received schedules to cross-reference against AR ledgers.
• Review customer aging schedules, support statement preparations, and investigate open, unapplied cash items.
• Ensure clear operational boundaries between cash-handling functions and cash-reconciliation tracking.
• Provide oversight of recurring operational settlement processes, including independent audit of supporting schedules and settlement documentation.
• Reconcile freight and settlement-related accounting entries to catch and resolve variances early.
• Ensure operational data feeds match accounting sub-ledgers accurately and timely.
• Audit selected A/P-related workflows by auditing expense coding, verifying recurring schedules, and checking run/funding documentation prior to approval.
• Calculate and post month-end invoice accruals and investigate unresolved, aging vendor invoices.
• Provide independent check-and-balance verifications during peak accounting periods without holding transactional execution or payment rights.
• Help document internal workflows to ensure clear procedural boundaries and robust accounting controls.
• Participate in structured team cross-training to build department resilience while respecting system-access boundaries.
• Identify opportunities to improve ledger accuracy, workflow efficiency, and the execution of financial checks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is strictly required.
• 2-4 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience supporting month-end close workflows and account reconciliations.
• Understanding of general ledger accounting and standard accounting check-and-balance practices.
• Exposure to billing, revenue support, accounts receivable, or cash application processes.
• Experience with Excel-based support schedules and recurring accounting workflows.
• Preferred CPA candidate tracking or interest in pursuing CPA.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, maritime, industrial, or other operational environments.
• ERP experience with systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar software.
• Experience supporting reconciliation-heavy accounting functions.
• Understanding of internal accounting controls and documentation standards.

Skills And Attributes

• Strong analytical, investigative, and reconciliation skills.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and risk awareness.
• Able to manage recurring deadlines and monthly close deliverables.
• High professional integrity with an understanding of how data checks protect the organization.
• Strong organizational skills and strict documentation discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team-oriented and collaborative, with a flexible approach to structured cross-training.