Senior Tariff Accountant

This role is responsible for tracking tariff-related activity, preparing accruals and journal entries, performing reconciliations, analyzing financial impacts, and ensuring accurate reporting of tariff costs. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs.

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Tariff Accountant in Tampa, FL. Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Tariff Accountant to lead accounting activities related to tariffs and cross-border shipments. This role is responsible for tracking tariff-related activity, preparing accruals and journal entries, performing reconciliations, analyzing financial impacts, and ensuring accurate reporting of tariff costs. Key Responsibilities:

• Support monthly close and financial reporting activities related to tariffs and cross-border transactions
• Prepare journal entries for tariff accruals, reclasses, and adjustments
• Track cross-border shipments and ensure tariff-related costs are accurately recorded
• Perform three-way reconciliations between tariff payments, internal reporting, and customs broker reports
• Research and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, timing differences, and reporting issues
• Reconcile tariff-related balance sheet and expense accounts
• Maintain schedules for tariff payments, accruals, shipment activity, and potential exposure
• Prepare financial reports and variance analyses for management
• Partner with Logistics, Sales, Accounting, AP, Treasury, Procurement, and customs brokers to resolve tariff-related issues
• Utilize SAP to research transactions, validate shipment and payment activity, and prepare reporting
• Support internal controls, SOX-related activities, and audit requirements
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for internal and external auditors
• Maintain documentation related to customs, tariff accounting, and financial compliance
• Support technical accounting research and financial reporting matters as needed
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve tariff accounting, reconciliations, reporting, and controls
• Lead or support special accounting and cross-functional projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong general ledger accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience with journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close
• Strong financial and managerial accounting analysis skills
• Understanding of supply chain, logistics, and cross-border business processes
• Knowledge of tariff processes and related accounting activities
• Experience working with shipment, payment, and reconciliation data
• Knowledge of IFRS and applicable accounting principles
• Strong Microsoft Office skills with an emphasis on Excel
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA license
• SAP experience
• Manufacturing industry accounting experience
• Experience with customs brokers and broker reporting
• Tariff accounting or customs-related financial experience
• Three-way reconciliation experience
• SOX and internal controls experience
• Process automation and continuous improvement experience

Key Competencies:

• Tariff Accounting
• General Ledger Accounting
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Three-Way Reconciliations
• Tariff Accruals
• Financial Reporting
• SAP
• IFRS
• Month-End Close
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Customs Broker Reconciliation
• Internal Controls
• Financial Analysis
• Process Improvement