Senior Accountant
Atlanta Braves
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This is a Full Time Job
If you are driven to deliver exceptional fan experiences that are beyond anything possible elsewhere and interested in working alongside a team of innovators and enthusiastic over-achievers, you will enjoy working with us!
Position Overview: General ledger accounting professional to manage accounting duties and day-to-day accounts receivable, revenue and cash functions.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Treasury functions which include but not limited to:
• Prepare ad hoc bank transactions, customer payments/deposits, bank transfers, etc. based on bank statement information for each account
• Review lockbox exceptions before bank deadline
• Deposit checks
• Initiate wires after proper approvals are received
• Overseeing meetings and events revenues and expenses. This includes but not limited to:
• Contract review, including initial signing and event order forms
• Billing and invoicing the event customers
• Ongoing communications with both internal events team and customers
• Daily and month-end duties such as revenue recognition, depositing payments and subsequent application to account and expense and/or fee accruals
• Review of aged balances and coordinating payments with the customers
• Prepare journal entries and month end accruals
• Maintain general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts
• Work closely with multiple department leaders on their financial results
• Perform accounting research and assist with analytical review of financial results and understand factors driving variances
• Perform monthly balance sheet and account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
• Monitoring and responding to internal departments and external customers via shared email inbox
• Contributing to the development and review of process documentation and internal controls
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly
• Follow proper internal audit guidelines
• Prepare documentation and provide support for internal and external audits
• Other Ad Hoc requests from the business or finance leaders
• Perform other duties as required
The ideal candidate will possess:
• BS or BBA in accounting or finance required
• CPA or CPA track not required, but highly preferred
• Eighteen to twenty-four months experience in a similar role
• Experience in US GAAP and SOX required
• Customer service orientation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (primarily Excel)
• Ability to prioritize and manage expectations
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others, in order to meet deadlines