Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowFirst seen 5 days ago

Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting

Georgia Ports Authority22 open roles

Where
Savannah, GA, USA
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSenior Accountant - Financial ReportingGeorgia Ports Authority · Savannah, GA, USA

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Georgia Ports Authority's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Georgia Ports Authority postings stay open a median of 2 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.3%7 days
  4. 19.3%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 58.1%60 days
This job: first seen 5 days ago

Georgia Ports Authority median: 2 days open

The posting

JOB INFORMATION:

Job Title: Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting

Department(s): 5070 - Finance

Location(s): Hutchinson Island

FLSA Status: Exempt

JOB OVERVIEW:

Under the general supervision of the Manager of Financial Reporting, the Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting is responsible for maintaining an effective system of accounting, budgeting, reporting and financial analysis.

Upholds the values of the GPA to promote Safety, Integrity, Respect, Community, Creativity and Opportunity. Promotes a safe work environment by participating in safety initiatives and reporting unsafe conditions and behaviors.

JOB DUTIES:

  • Coordinates month-end close schedules and is responsible for the accurate and timely closing of the general ledger. Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of all subsidiary ledgers including general ledger, inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable, deferred revenues, prepaid expenses, and debt service.
  • Assists in monthly and annual financial statements and reports. Ensures financial reporting is compliant with GASB and generally accepted accounting principles. Develops and maintains all GASB 34 financial reporting.
  • Produces periodic variance analysis. Provides explanations for actual versus budget variances. Prepares and distributes the monthly departmental Budget vs Actual Reports.
  • Assists in the maintenance of the SAP system; primarily responsible for FI/CO and Project Systems modules; secondary responsible for Sales and Distribution, Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules and related integration testing.
  • Coordinates the audit and single audit activities with the external auditors and GPA accounting staff. Prepares audit schedules, observes inventory counts, and researches auditor questions. Assists in the preparation of the Management, Discussion, and Analysis and the audited financial statements which are included in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
  • Manages all accounting and reporting related policies and procedures.
  • Assists in the preparation of Operating, Cash and Capital budgets.
  • Assists with the compilation and timely submission of State Accounting Office year-end data requests.
  • Assists with preparation of annual 1099 and Section 1042 reporting in compliance with IRS regulations. Help ensure Accounts Payable personnel obtain proper W-9 and W-8 information and that SAP vendor master records are current per GPA policy.
  • Prepares quarterly grant report for Federal and State agencies. Ensures accuracy, compliance and completeness of reporting grant expenditures and commitments. Works closely with GPA Grants Manager and reviews Grants Budget.
  • Provides backup capability for Administrative Assistant to creating wires and posting deposits.
  • Ensures that legally required accounting records are safeguarded and properly stored and that all financial statements issued are consistent with these records.
  • Performs other duties as assigned such as special projects for the Controller, CFO and Manager of Financial Reporting.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Must be proficient with personal computers.
  • Knowledge of Excel required.
  • Accounting knowledge and experience with SAP or similar ERP system strongly desired.
  • Familiarity with GASB desired.
  • Good oral and written communications skills are necessary.

Experience

  • 4-6 years accounting experience Required
  • Knowledge of GAAP Required

Education

  • Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
  • Preferred Master's Degree or graduate level accounting courses

Licenses & Certifications

  • TWIC - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Required Upon Hire
  • Driver's License - Valid state driver's license Required Upon Hire
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Preferred

Note: This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, job requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require the performance of different or additional tasks. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, an without direct threat to the health or safety of others.

Revised: 8/13/2026

Mission: To empower entrepreneurs, strengthen industries, sustain communities, and fortify families by relentlessly striving to accelerate global commerce.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Georgia Ports Authority's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Georgia Ports Authority's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Georgia Ports Authority's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.