Accounting Analyst

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Analyst - OpEx to join our Chalmette-based team. This role focuses on operational expense (OpEx) accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, and month-end close activities. The ideal candidate brings strong SAP experience and advanced Excel capabilities, with the ability to analyze actuals versus budget and identify variances across 23 company codes in a logistics-focused business environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare and post journal entries
• Perform account reconciliations
• Run and analyze financial reports from SAP
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Assist with budgeting and budget season preparation
• Perform quarterly and annual reporting
• Analyze monthly actuals vs. budget; identify overages and shortfalls
• Investigate coding discrepancies and reallocations across company codes
• Provide audit support, including pulling and organizing documentation
• Consolidate and manipulate financial data for reporting purposes

Preferred qualifications include:

• SAP ECC (Primary requirement)
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, data manipulation, reporting)
• EPM (SAP budgeting add-on; experience preferred but not required)
• Outlook, Teams, SharePoint
• PowerPoint and Word (minimal use; Excel-heavy environment)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong understanding of budgeting, financial reporting, and account reconciliations