Sr. Accounting Analyst

Position Summary

Apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Prepare, maintain and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts and profit and loss statements. Prepares journal entries, invoice coding and approval, expense analysis and variance to plan explanations. Assist with customer and vendor invoicing as well as passenger tax reconciliations.

Major Job Accountabilities

• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operational personnel on various assignments
• Prepare analysis to ensure accurate expense recognition in accordance of GAAP
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly, quarterly and annually
• Prepare and analyze reconciliations and variances in Blackline
• Review contracts, requisitions/purchase orders, invoices, and/or collaborate with respective departments to ensure monthly accruals are in line with budget, complete, and accurate
• Support budgeting and forecasting activity
• Aid in external audit requests
• Evaluate processes, systems and procedures for efficiency of workflow to identify process improvements and provide recommended solutions through automation
• Identify and correct discrepancies and explain variances to management
• Support the preparation of the 10-Q and annual review of 10-K
• Review Credit Card file, code transactions, research exceptions, then create and record monthly entry
• Perform monthly variance analysis on profit and loss statements
• Develop/maintain invoice account coding process for all invoices
• Special projects as directed

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirements – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (MBA and/or CPA a plus)
• Minimum 3-5 years accounting experience
• Experience working with budgeting, forecasting, P&L analysis and cost benefit analysis
• Experience working with public reporting companies
• Experience with Sage Intaact and BlackLine software preferred
• Airline experience a plus

Skills

• Must be able to demonstrate professionalism in communicating with various departments within the company
• Highly organized individual with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, look-ups, complex formulas, etc.) and proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines efficiently
• Available to work extended hours as needed
• Must be able to work effectively with large groups of data

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Frequent lifting and moving up to 10 pounds; occasional lifting and moving up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus