Accounting and Financial Reporting Accountant III

Daimler Truck North America

Accounting supervisor overseeing financial reporting and inventory for Daimler Truck North America. Leading team on compliance, accounting guidance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeDetroit • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,000 - $121,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prioritizing workload, delegating tasks, and motivating Inventory Accounting team members to ensure timely and accurate completion of deliverables
Overseeing financial reporting activities, including reviewing monthly journal entries and performing the monthly COGS review of the Income Statement
Managing high‑value account analyses, including license fees, foreign exchange rate variances, material revaluation, production cost center variances, excess and obsolete reserves and supplier accrual
Monitoring all system inventory interfaces to cbFC and taking corrective action when issues arise and ensuring timely tracking and resolution
Overseeing the annual physical inventory count conducted by KPMG at the Redford plant and 3PL locations, reviewing monthly cycle counts, and aligning with management on month‑end inventory gain/loss bookings
Performing account reconciliations, documenting processes, and partnering with operating teams to address issues and drive timely resolution
Perform evaluation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting and ensure that the necessary controls are documented and tested in accordance with the Company's internal requirements
Leading Technology Revolution continuous‑improvement initiatives and communicating financial results and key performance metrics (KPIs) to Supplier Management, Logistics, IT, and other stakeholders
Partnering with Controlling to complete quarterly under/over‑absorption analysis
Collaborating with ITC, Controlling, and Purchasing to evaluate tariff impacts and identify related risks in a timely manner

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
4+ years of relevant experience in Accounting or Cost Accounting
Current knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP
Ability to lead department projects or work streams within broader projects
Act as an advisor to management and key stakeholders on projects and key topics
Excellent oral and written communication skills required
Strong organizational abilities with attention to detail required
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (preferred)
Data analytics tools (such as Power BI or Tableau) (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 6 % as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
15 calendar holidays
8 weeks paid parental leave
employee assistance program
comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
onsite fitness (at some locations)
tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
short-term and long-term disability plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingaccount reconciliationsinternal controlscost accountinginventory managementdata analyticsjournal entriesCOGS reviewvariance analysismaterial revaluation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational abilitiesattention to detailmotivationcollaborationadvisory skillsproblem-solvingproject managementstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)