Accountant

• Serve as liaison between a business unit and Corporate Finance for accounting-related activities
• Maintain ICFR documentation and perform testing
• Complete account reconciliations and assist with out-of-balance accounts
• Provide accounting guidance to operations teams
• Act as Workday SME and assist with journal vouchers and Workday-related items
• Partner with Operations and Corporate Finance on banking activities, including wire transfers, ACH and NSFs
• Resolve cash-balance issues with Treasury
• Complete quarterly variance analysis
• Potentially manage the stop loss accounting process
• Provide SME support on accounting-related projects
• Recommend improvements to administrative systems, data flows and financial processes
• Identify efficiencies and automation opportunities
• Assess accounting controls and review quarterly test results
• Train business unit employees on finance-related tasks, including vendor setup, invoice submission and journal creation

BU Accountant III

• Prepare and review individual federal and state income tax returns (Form 1040)
• Prepare and review S corporation income tax returns (Form 1120-S)
• Prepare and review partnership income tax returns (Form 1065)
• Prepare and review trust and estate income tax returns (Form 1041)
• Research federal and state tax questions and assist with tax planning
• Identify tax-saving opportunities for clients
• Assist with tax consulting and client communications
• Prepare income tax basis financial statements when needed
• Communicate with clients and members of the firm
• Manage assigned work independently while remaining engaged with the remote team
• Work with Lacerte, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office, ShareFile, and OfficeTools

Seasonal Experienced Tax Accountant

• Own month-end close activities for fixed assets, leases, corporate accruals, and other corporate accounting areas
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and resolve reconciling items
• Manage accounting and analysis for corporate cost areas, including fixed assets, leases, legal expenses, and related accruals
• Review and maintain lease records in Visual Lease using current agreements, payment expectations, and CBRE inputs
• Analyze actual results against forecast and prior periods and explain cost drivers and accrual estimate changes
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready account and accrual support
• Prepare the monthly cash flow statement and balance sheet variance analysis
• Perform control reviews, identify gaps, implement corrective actions, and support compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies
• Improve and document end-to-end accounting processes, policies, procedures, controls, and ownership requirements
• Use Oracle Fusion, FCCS, ARCS, Smart View, Excel, automation, and AI-assisted tools to improve accounting analysis
• Review accounting work prepared by other team members and provide feedback and issue-resolution support
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and documentation and responding to questions

Senior Accountant - Corporate

• Prepare event flash reports (P&L’s), coordinating with operations team to gather and review relevant support
• Manage accounting for individual venue revenue and expense accounts
• Process wires
• Create project numbers for new events in Oracle
• Complete account reconciliations as assigned by supervisor
• Prepare and record journal entries
• Perform project reconciliations, including month-end project and special projects
• Perform other duties as assigned

Staff Accountant I, Seasonal

• Prepare and maintain the general ledger
• Prepare and maintain records for weekly expenditure analysis
• Prepare prescribed financial statements and reports
• Research accounting documents, records, and books of account
• Prepare and reconcile routine department reports and statements
• Perform professional accounting work
• Prepare fiscal budget requests
• Manage and direct business office activities when the Business Manager and Business Administrator are absent or unavailable
• Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the role

• Prepare month-end journal entries and complete general ledger account analysis
• Prepare periodic financial statements and supporting schedules, including profit & loss and balance sheet
• Prepare 10-K and 10-Q and earnings release tie-outs
• Prepare internal reporting materials for executive leadership
• Compile and provide audit support for internal and external auditors
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations
• Assist the manager with BlackLine account reconciliation system administration
• Support SOX compliance processes
• Maintain the journal entry closing checklist and required supporting documentation
• Assist the manager with the PeopleSoft super user role for the general ledger system
• Assist with projects, research, and system-related tasks
• Develop end-to-end process and business knowledge of the assigned area
• Perform moderately complex accounting activities related to the general ledger, reports, and financial statements
• Respond to moderately complex questions within existing policies and procedures, exercising independent judgment
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager
• Collaborate with corporate office functions and divisional accounting, analysis, and tax activities

Staff Accountant

• Lead and execute assigned month-end and year-end closing activities
• Prepare and post journal entries accurately and timely
• Analyze financial results and investigate variances from budget, forecast, and prior periods
• Assist in preparing monthly financial statements and management reports
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and GAAP
• Monitor customer accounts and aging reports
• Manage collection activities and resolve customer payment issues
• Review and reconcile accounts receivable balances
• Partner with sales and customer service teams on billing and collection concerns
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies
• Perform detailed account analysis and recommend corrective actions
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Assist with inventory accounting, standard costing, and cost analysis
• Analyze manufacturing costs, labor variances, and material usage
• Support physical inventory counts and inventory reconciliations
• Evaluate production and operational data to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Review operating expenses for accuracy and proper classification
• Monitor spending trends and identify unusual variances
• Assist with maintaining and improving internal controls and accounting processes
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Participate in process improvement initiatives
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc financial analyses
• Perform other duties as assigned

Senior Accountant

• Manage full-cycle bookkeeping/accounting for multiple clients in QuickBooks Online and Desktop
• Perform monthly reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and financial statement preparation
• Build monthly sales journals from POS reports (Square, Heartland, Toast)
• Recognize payroll expense from payroll/POS reports (Square, Heartland, Toast, ADP, QuickBooks)
• Prepare, pay, and file multi-jurisdiction sales tax returns monthly or quarterly
• Act as primary accounting point of contact for assigned clients
• Collaborate with the internal team on consistent, accurate, timely deliverables
• Track work and documentation in Karbon
• Support quality control and adherence to firm standards

• Prepare and maintain current balance sheet account reconciliations, researching and clearing reconciling items
• Reconcile bank statements
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other adjusting entries, with supporting documentation
• Categorize and post transactions in the general ledger
• Conduct month-end and year-end closes according to the close calendar
• Prepare intercompany entries and reconciliations across entities
• Support monthly close for international entities in the UK, Australia, and India and review their reconciliations
• Maintain and update accounting records, workpapers, and files
• Prepare schedules and documents for audits
• Work across company entities, including international entities, while expanding the role as the company scales

• Own the monthly accounting and reconciliation of revenue, collections, and deferred revenue across multiple locations and revenue streams
• Ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies
• Analyze and account for deferred revenue related to customer packages, memberships, gift cards, prepaid services, and other customer liabilities
• Prepare journal entries related to revenue, deferred revenue, refunds, discounts, promotions, breakage, and other revenue-related activity
• Review revenue trends and investigate unusual fluctuations or variances
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate manual accounting processes related to reconciliations, data analysis, reporting, and month-end close
• Leverage AI and automation tools, including Claude, ChatGPT, and similar technologies, to improve accounting workflows
• Work with Finance, Operations, and IT to resolve system integration and data issues affecting revenue reporting
• Support internal and external audit requests related to revenue and deferred revenue
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate accounting implications of new products, services, promotions, and customer programs
• Assist with other accounting projects and initiatives as needed

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