Daimler Truck North America develops and delivers vehicles, technologies, and services for the commercial transportation industry. Its portfolio includes medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, chassis, and related transportation solutions associated with Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses. The company brings together engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and service expertise, with a focus on advancing innovation and sustainability across logistics, automotive, and transport.
Senior Accountant II, Inventory Accounting — Daimler Truck North America (Portland Hybrid)
Manage spare-parts inventory accounting, reconciliations, valuation, and reporting for Daimler Truck North America. Support month-end close, financial controls, analytics, and cross-functional accounting initiatives.
Description
- Manage spare-parts inventory accounting, including valuation, obsolescence, core analysis, incidental acquisition costs, and global travel and expense payment processes.
- Support period-end general ledger close activities.
- Reconcile accounts and produce monthly trend reports.
- Deliver accurate, timely financial information to Accounting management, Aftermarket, and Manufacturing Controlling teams.
- Complete financial reporting and month-end close activities for parts distribution center inventory processes.
- Support outsourced transactional accounting activities.
- Conduct core analysis and prepare monthly trend reporting.
- Calculate monthly spare-parts inventory valuations.
- Calculate incidental acquisition costs and relief factors for spare parts and manufacturing materials.
- Help the MIF consolidation team compile financial information.
- Prepare general ledger reconciliations, post journal entries, and perform financial analysis.
- Monitor and resolve aging material transfers, in-transit items, and interface errors.
- Provide backup support for critical manufacturing inventory accounting procedures.
- Reconcile Travel accounts, troubleshoot payment interfaces, and provide occasional backup for Travel Expense Management.
- Investigate accounting issues and collaborate with aftermarket controlling teams and business partners.
- Document processes and policies while supporting process and system improvements.
- Apply advanced analytical tools, including Power BI, Tableau, and WinShuttle.
- Present financial results and KPIs to management with recommendations to improve performance or reduce risk.
- Support reporting, inventory aging, group eliminations, accounting management, and external audit matters.
- Collaborate across functions to implement processes, track project progress, and support organizational or system changes.
- Help foster an inclusive, professional culture for all team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field; an associate degree plus two years of related experience; or six years of relevant experience in place of a degree.
- At least three years of experience in accounting, audit, manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, or a related function.
- Experience supporting month-end close, including account reconciliations and journal entries.
- Experience using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx, or comparable tools for analysis and reporting.
- Professional experience demonstrating working knowledge of SAP.
- Resume attachment is required.
- Advanced Excel capabilities, including Visual Basic, pivot tables, data transformation, charts, and Power Query.
- MBA, accounting certification in internal audit, or CPA.
- CPA candidate status.
- Exposure to the wholesale parts business.
- Experience using advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, WinShuttle, Alteryx, or SQL Query (Alation) to support business outcomes.
- Experience applying AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country where the position is located at the time of application.
- The final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check.
- The final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen.
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity.
- 401(k) contribution with company matching of up to 6%.
- Non-elective company contribution of 3–7%, depending on age.
- At least four weeks of paid vacation at the start.
- More than 13 calendar holidays.
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employee assistance program.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
- Wellness program offerings.
- Onsite fitness facilities at some locations.
- Tuition assistance.
- Paid volunteer time off.
- Short- and long-term disability plans.