As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

LOCATION REQUIREMENT - MUST RESIDE WITHIN COMMUTING DISTANCE OF OUR CHICAGO HQ OFFICE FOR A HYBRID (MINIMUM 1 DAY A WEEK) IN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT.

Must be eligible to work in Chicago, IL, without visa sponsorship

EXSIF (exsif.com) is the world’s largest and most trusted tank leasing company. EXSIF provides reliable and sustainable equipment combined with best-in-class services that enable the global movement of products essential to everyday life. EXSIF is a global organization with more than 90 team members in 10 countries.

EXSIF is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company. Marmon Holdings, Inc. may be the biggest company you’ve never heard of. It is comprised of 11 groups and more than 100 autonomous businesses with a total annual revenue of $13 billion. Marmon’s 30,000-plus team members serve diverse industries and markets worldwide. As a member of the Marmon team, you have access to career opportunities across the entire organization.

EXSIF’s experienced leadership team, growing end markets, and the financial backing of Berkshire Hathaway have positioned EXSIF for significant growth.

Senior Accountant

Reports to: Accounting Manager

Key relationships: CFO, parent company, foreign business partners, and local branch staff

EXSIF is seeking a Senior Accountant to support a multi-entity, international accounting environment. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this role owns key elements of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and helps ensure management and parent-company reporting is accurate, timely, and compliant with U.S. GAAP and internal accounting policies. The Senior Accountant will prepare journal entries and reconciliations, account for foreign operations, analyze financial results, support consolidated reporting, and partner across Finance and the business to strengthen controls and improve processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and monthly financial analysis across multiple legal entities and currencies, meeting a deadline-driven close calendar.
• Accounting for foreign branch offices and communications with local staff at branch offices.
• Review reporting schedules prepared by domestic and foreign business partners for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Perform bank reconciliations and cash tie-outs for U.S. and foreign-currency accounts.
• Preparation and analysis of monthly Product and Segment Reports.
• Preparation of SG&A and operational accruals and management reporting materials.
• Interpret, analyze, and communicate financial information, such as variance analysis, clearly and concisely.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and are effective.
• Evaluate accounting processes, controls, close checklists, reconciliations, and reporting workflows; implement practical continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting – CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of accounting experience – combined public and private experience preferred.
• Experience with month-end close and financial/business analytics.
• Global accounting and operations experience, including foreign currency accounting is a plus.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Process-oriented with a passion for developing best practice.

• Proven IT skills including experience with Power Queries and databases.
• Experience using AI tools to improve efficiency, analysis, and business processes.
• Solid computer skills, including MS Office Suite, Excel proficient (VLOOKUP’s, Sum-ifs, and Pivot tables, etc.).
• Experience with multi-national entity work environment and foreign exchange matters (preferred).
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics (preferred).
• Experience with OneStream consolidation platform (plus).
• Experience with designing and creating reports in the Microsoft Dynamics report writer (preferred).

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.