Staff Accountant

Req ID: 406948

BASIC PURPOSE: To provide accounting and bookeeping services to the Love family members. Job duties will include preparation of financial statements, analytical calculations, and maintenance of accounting workpapers.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preparation of monthly and/or quarterly financials for various entities to include individuals, trusts, partnerships, and private foundations
• Maintain and manage a database of property insurance policies to include policy limits, deductibles, and due dates
• Maintain and manage a database of property taxes on family-owned homes
• Maintain family home basis files and spreadsheets/reconcile to general ledger
• Maintain and manage flow charts associated with family entities
• Organize and help in preparing for and documenting family meetings to include quarterly family planning meetings, and annual family planning and education meeting
• Monthly update of family investment spreadsheets
• Monthly update of family personal charitable contribution spreadsheet
• Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
• Preparation of monthly sales tax reports
• Preparation of monthly sales billings and rent billings
• Assist in recording and processing payables and reconciliation of credit card statements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education:
  • High School degree or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Experience:
  • 2+ years' experience with Loves, an accounting firm, or family office

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Skills:
  • Hard Skills: Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and Word; experience in Accounting CS
  • Soft Skills: Strong people skills; able to maintain professionalism and discretion; conscientious, dependable, detail oriented and self motivated; trustworthy and highly ethical; strong oral and written communication skills
• Typical Physical Demands:
  • Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping
  • Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds
  • Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator
  • Requires normal range of hearing and vision
  • Possible evening/weekend work

Job Function(s): Corporate

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is the industry-leading travel stop network in the United States. For more than 55 years, we've provided customers with highway hospitality and "Clean Places, Friendly Faces." We're passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with fuel, food and supplies. We offer meals from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and everything needed to get back on the road quickly. The Love's Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry's safest trucking fleets
• Speedco, the light mechanical and trucking service specialists
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert

The Love's Experience

Love's was founded in 1964 on the values of integrity, customer focus, strong work ethic, innovation and perseverance. We are looking for these in every person we hire. No matter what job you do for Love's, your commitment to these values will not only continue our legacy of growth, it will also ensure your successful career.