Staff Accountant

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

Application deadline: 3/25/2024

The Opportunity

DAT is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team in Beaverton, Oregon.

In this role you’ll perform a range of accounting functions, and maintain a range of accounting systems, including month-end close, account reconciliation, administering fixed assets, and more.

This is your opportunity to bring everything you’ve learned about accounting and to an innovative SaaS company that has been disrupting an industry for decades.

DAT offers a hybrid work environment for employees.

Candidate Profile

You'll bring a solid understanding of the fundamentals and application of the GAAP rules and regulations, and be skilled at a wide range of accounting functions. Experienced with spreadsheets, and a range of accounting and bookkeeping software. Strong attention to detail, customer service skills, negotiation skills, and a sense of urgency.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and journal entries for general ledger accounts.
• Assist in Sales Tax Reconciliation and Payments with Avalara sales tax software.
• Manage fixed assets.
• Prepare a range of essential reports.
• Personal Property Taxes.
• Expense categorization process improvements.
• Support Accounts Payable duties as needed.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Need

• At least 3-5 years of direct experience in corporate accounting.
• Supervisory Experience helpful but not required.
• Great Plains, Sage FAS, and Avalara experience is highly desired, Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Proven track record of tech-enable process improvements and automation.
• Ability to work effectively and productively as part of a team as well as individually.
• Effectively communicate in a professional manner with internal employees, customers, and vendors.
• Strong skills working in MS Office 365 and Google Workspace.
• Intermediate knowledge of sales tax laws and particularly how they pertain to SaaS.
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university.
• Fulfilling Internal and external audit requests experience a plus.
• Experience with data analysis/coding languages (SQL/Python/etc.) a plus.

Why DAT?
DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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