Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant will oversee the day-to-day operations in Financial Accounting for the various affiliate companies of the Arizona Cardinals Football Club, primarily for Craft Culinary Concepts. This includes managing tasks to produce timely periodic financial reports, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records and reconciliations of the company's reported financial results, balance sheets, and ensuring that reported results comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for Cardinal’s subsidiary companies including Cash, Revenue, Recurring, Inventory, Game Day, Reclassification, G&A Allocation, etc.
• Aid Supervisor in preparing monthly commission statements for all Companies.
• Prepare reconciliations for balance sheet accounts including intercompany between affiliates.
• Prepare and post payroll entries from UKG to GP Dynamics.
• Review & add new GL Accounts as necessary.
• Compile ad hoc daily/weekly/monthly reports and reconciliations.
• Aid in annual revenue and financial audits.
• Prepare monthly sales tax filings.
• Maintain documentation of detailed desk procedures.
• Aid in streamlining and automating month end close processes.
• Support banking functions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned and take lead on special projects.
• Build and fortify business relationships with affiliate operations teams.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (or equivalent experience), CPA preferred.
• Experience: Minimum three (3) years of accounting experience with working knowledge of recording journal entries and preparing reconciliations.
• Must have a strong concept of general accounting processes and practices.
• Craft Culinary only; Experience in Food & Beverage or Real Estate Industries preferred.
• Experience with Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics), and Excel Interfacing Software preferred.
• Experience with Concur preferred.
• Experience streamlining and automating accounting processes is a plus.
• Strong analytical, technical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills, strong verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities that require strong project management, decision-making capabilities, and flexibility.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays; hours may vary depending on business needs.