A large entertainment venue is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team on a part-time basis (15-20 hours per week). The position is temporary and has the opportunity to transition to a full-time direct-hire role.
Responsibilities:
The Sr. Accountant role is key to closely administering daily accounting operations, internal controls, financial planning and systems/processes- and assuring proper segregation of duties within the Accounting Department. This administration includes maintaining journals, account reconciliations, A/R invoicing, check printing, and financial statement preparation. Responsibilities include the oversight of transactions by accounts payable, purchase orders, cash, expense reports and payroll G/L reconciliations. The role assures Financial Statements are reported in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, daily transactions, reconciliations, reporting, Internal Controls/Compliance, and systems management related, but not limited to:
Daily transactions:
- Reconcile and record point of sales transactions, review and recommend internal controls for multiple POS systems (Stadium Operations, Premium Seating, Tours, parking, concessions/merchandise sales etc).
- Review and record Cash Receipts for Premium Seating, Tours, Golf Course, Renovation, and General Operating Accounts.
- Commission schedules preparation and produce supporting documentation to payout commissions.
- Assist Sr. Accounting Manager to assure appropriate compliance with procedures for Accounting Operations transactions: Cash, Accounts Receivables, Liabilities, Budgets/Variance Explanations and non- financial Events transactions (i.e. Attendance, Contract renewal tracking etc).
- Identify, resolve errors and adopt proper Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to assure proper compliance.
Reconciliations: - Reconcile and maintain Cash for Premium Seating, Tours, Golf Course, Renovation, Payroll, Bonds, General Operating Accounts and all Legacy Connections Cash Accounts to review with Sr. Accounting Manager.
- Assure Balance Sheet Accounts are reconciled on a regular and timely basis including appropriate research of irregular transactions to proper resolution.
- Assure known transactions are properly and timely reflected in Financial Statements - including accruals to budget for reporting (if actuals are not reflected 45 days after period ending). Assure accruals are tracked to proper reversal and actual entry.
- Work with Sr. Accounting Manager to assure proper/timely reporting (including/not limited to): Flash Reports supporting accruals, Official Financial Statements and Events Financial Reporting, Cash Forecasts, National Economics Report, and City of Pasadena Reporting on: Admissions Tax, Cash based Financials, Procurement reports, Budget and Variance Reports.
- Assure proper report structures, tracking and updating of Business Intelligence and other reporting systems such as FRx (if relevant), and tracking of recurring invoicing, GL transactions, Event Recaps receipt, etc.
- Assist Sr. Accounting Manager with operations and financial audits by performing timely account reconciliations (issue identifications/resolution) of the General Ledger accounts.
- Continuing evaluation of internal controls and administration of policies and procedures in accordance with GAAP and Internal RBOC/City of Pasadena Policies.
- Strong general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, working knowledge of best banking practices
- Intermediate accounting principles, practices and procedures
- Some cost accounting for capital projects
- Experience with Sage-100/Mas90, FRX & FAS software a plus
- Spreadsheet proficient, i.e. Excel
- Operating accounting software, Sage-100/Mas-90, FRX and FAS
- Supervising staff
- Bachelor level degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA equivalent
- Experience in working with Operations and Sales Departments
- Passed CPA preferred.
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