Accountant I

Are you passionate about numbers, with a keen attention to detail? Do you enjoy working with a solid team and supporting a thriving organization? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About Us: At the Port of Portland, we embrace innovation and are at the forefront of our industry. You will play an important role in our accounting department as support to our internal customers, and to ensure the accuracy of our financials and interfaced data between multiple systems.

Your Role: We are seeking an individual to record daily cash transactions and adjustments, process system interfaces, maintain reports, process journal entries, and reconcile accounts. You will also provide critical support for the annual financial audit, ensuring accuracy and compliance in all financial activities.

If you're ready to embark on a journey of professional growth while applying your accounting skills at the Port of Portland, apply now!

• Post daily cash deposits and reconcile cash to bank deposits.

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including revenue accruals, accounts payable accruals, JD Edwards general ledger account analyses and other miscellaneous journal entries as needed.

• Participate in JD Edwards upgrades as needed.

• Serve as Module Administrator of JDE Accounts Receivable, including user manual maintenance, system balancing, adjustments, accruals, and overall Accounts Receivable department support.

• Other daily activities include posting of Accounts Receivable invoice batches and ad hoc research.

• Perform daily and ad hoc accounts payable, encumbrance, and inventory interfaces between Avantis and JDE

• Assist with annual audit preparations and schedules.

• Associate degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
• Two (2) years related accounting experience including use of word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Basic accounting principles, practices, and procedures.

• Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Input and retrieve data.

• Create and use spreadsheets for data analysis and reporting.

• Meet deadlines on a daily and monthly basis.

• Organize workload to meet changing priorities and deadlines.

Compensation

Our organization adheres to established salary ranges for each position to ensure equitable pay practices. However, final offers are determined based on various factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and considerations of internal pay equity

SELECTION PROCESS (tentative schedule):

1. A minimum qualification evaluation of education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of March 3, 2025.
2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials.
3. Our goal is to schedule a virtual first round of interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation as soon as possible.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have - our three airports, four marine terminals, five business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them - to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone's life better. And we'll use our power and influence to pull down barriers, unlock new opportunities, ensure more people share in our region's success and include those who have been excluded in the past. With YOUR help - together with our partners, customers, and community - we'll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety: The Port promotes safety as a guiding principle and practice in accomplishing work by complying with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently seeking improvements that support operational excellence.

Diversity and Inclusion: At the Port, we don't just accept difference; we value and support it to create a culture of inclusiveness and fun. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EEO/Affirmative Action Policy Statement: The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

Veterans Preference: Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veterans preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing: The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call 503-415-6690 or email careers@portofportland.com.