Senior Accountant - audit preparation (Grand Rapids, MI)

We are growing our team at Fernwood Wren Transit Planning and adding a Senior Accountant whose main responsibility will be audit preparation. You would join a large organisation of more than 1,000 people based in Grand Rapids. What you will do • Prepare journal entries and support the month-end close on a fixed calendar. • Keep the chart of accounts and supporting files tidy so anyone can follow them. • Build schedules for the annual audit and answer the auditors' questions. • Work with purchasing and operations to fix recurring coding errors. • Track costs around route schedules against budget and explain variances to managers. What we are looking for • Careful attention to detail and a habit of checking your own work. • A clear, patient way of explaining numbers to non-accountants. • Solid spreadsheet skills and comfort with an ERP or accounting system. • Two or more years of hands-on accounting experience. Nice to have • Experience with ridership counts. • A degree or certificate in accounting. Working arrangement • Part-time, about 20 hours a week, afternoons. • On site in Grand Rapids. • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.