Accounting Manager

Responsibilities

• Review and post weekly and monthly accounting entries to produce weekly/monthly park level trial balances.
• Maintain compliance with professional accounting standards and best practices in accordance with GAAP.
• Address internal and external audit requests for information as needed.
• Manage staff accountants who will prepare weekly and monthly accounting entries, ensuring timely period closing schedules are being maintained.
• Work with park operational staff to resolve day-to-day accounting issues that impact park operations.
• Collaborate with peer Accounting Managers to ensure both timely and accurate financial reporting and the timely resolution of day-to-day accounting issues that impact operations.
• Use developed tools to complete weekly or monthly reconcilements.
• Comply with specific financial regulatory requirements such as US GAAP and SOX controls.
• Participate in hiring of new staff.
• Promote and maintain a strong culture of technical competence, personal accountability, and ethical behavior in all aspects of accounting work.
• Adhere to and enforce all Six Flags policies and procedures, including safety, attendance and EEO policies, and will demonstrate commitment to Six Flags core values and cornerstones.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited four-year college or university, with CPA, CMA, MBA or similar designation preferred.
• 5 years of combined public accounting, consulting, and industry related experience with minimum of 2 years of departmental leadership experience.
• Understanding of park financial flows and systems used to produce financial statements, including ERP, revenue systems, and payroll strongly preferred.
• Excellent written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills and able to work effectively independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, financial analysis skills, and time management skills.
• Confidence to ask questions and get clarification, display a positive attitude, and have a strong work ethic.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the capability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective in an office or hybrid work environment.
• Dependable, honest and exhibits integrity.