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Date: Feb 13, 2025

Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30308

Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition38180:B3 - Material Accounting Analyst

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Primary Purpose

Performs the analysis and review of material transactions relating to material accounting to ensure that inventory and related expenses are recorded timely and accurately in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Principal Duties

• Prepares monthly inventory analysis, analysis of goods receipt and invoice received, diesel fuel reporting and general ledger account reconciliations.

• Observes the annual inventory count and monitors results to ensure final counts are properly entered and approved.

• Develops a complete understanding of the workflow surrounding the material accounting cycle and provides suggestions for process improvements.

• Generates reporting for client departments and conducts data analysis in response to management inquiries.

• Respond to vendor and internal partner inquires related to purchase order discrepancies.

• Prepares fuel reports for the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

• Collaborates with IT to resolve system issues and performs user acceptance testing for system enhancements and upgrades.

• Supports special projects and makes recommendations.

Qualifications & Skills

Education/Certifications:

• Minimum Level: Bachelor’s Degree

• Preferred Major: Accounting or Finance

• Preferred: CPA or CPA Track

Experience Required

• Minimum Level Required: 1-2 years in accounting, finance, or business-related field.

• Experience reviewing, analyzing, validating, and reconciling financial/accounting information.

• Advanced reporting experience with Microsoft Excel (vlookups, pivots)

• MS Office 365 Suite

Experience Preferred

• Preferred Level: 3-5 years in accounting, finance, or business-related field.

• Experience in accounting, transaction process, internal control objectives and accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Alteryx)

Soft Skills:

• Analytical Thinking

• Decision Making

• Management

• Planning and Organizing

• Communication skills

Work Conditions

Environment Hybrid

Job Family Individual Contributor

Shift Work No

On-Call No

Weekend Work No

Travel Required 0-2 Days per Month

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com .

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.