Assistant Controller - Cost Accounting/General Ledger
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Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a diversified industrial company that owns market-leading businesses which provide products and services to the energy, transportation, chemical, and construction sectors. Trinity reports its financial results in five principal business segments: the Rail Group, the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the Construction Products Group and the Energy Equipment Group. Trinity’s businesses provide industrial products and services ranging from railcars, barges, storage containers, and aggregates to highway products, structural wind towers, railcar parts, and railcar leasing and management services.
Trinity’s vision is to be a premier, diversified industrial company that owns market-leading businesses which provide superior products and services to customers while generating high-quality earnings and returns for shareholders.
TrinityRail is searching for a talented team player to fill the open position of Assistant Controller -Cost Accounting in our Dallas, Texas office! We welcome your ideas and your outstanding work ethic.
In this position, the Assistant Controller Cost Accounting will report to the Controller. This hands-on role will manage a team of accountants and will actively support the team in all of the day-to-day and month-end accounting activities.
In this role, you will:
- Manage/lead and develop staff and senior accountants.
- Assure that general ledger and accounting functions are performed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and Trinity Industries and TrinityRail accounting and control guidelines.
- Support internal control requirements (Sarbanes-Oxley 404).
- Assist in oversight of monthly accounting close.
- Review journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Prepare variance analysis and explanations.
- Take initiative to provide management support, assistance and guidance.
- Liaison with external and internal audit as required. Assist the financial planning and analysis team as needed.
- Prepare and review financial, operational and statistical reports.
- Participate as a team member or leader in continuous improvement projects.
- Prepare and review audit schedules and support activities of internal and external auditors.
- Use independent judgement to solve routine problems and makes recommendations on complex issues.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Master’s and CPA are preferred
- Minimum 6 years of Accounting experience
- Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to work in a team environment across all levels of the organization
- Familiar with BPCS or similar ERP system
- Familiar with Oracle Financials
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Why Join Trinity?
Trinity Industries offers a comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees are offered Trinity’s standard company benefits package, which includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, 401(k) with match and additional retirement contributions, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance. Little known fact about Trinity Industries: Once people come to work here, they tend to stay. Trinity is employee-focused and involved in our communities, which is probably why working for Trinity feels more like family than a large corporation. Add in the industry leading industrial products we build, and you can see why our employees are proud to call Trinity home. What legacy will you build?
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