Staff Accountant

About the role

The Staff Accountant supports the Financial Controller with a wide variety of functions which include transactional processing, financial analysis, annual budget development and monitoring, cost allocation, annual audit support and the implementation of financial and compliance controls. Serves as a key resource for the organization and provides daily support to ensure that the financial records are complete, accurate and comply with generally accepted accounting principles, policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly billings for Airlines and other tenants
• Audit and Record Concessionaires monthly sales reports
• Record daily cash receipts and handle monthly check deposit
• Prepare detailed analysis of the monthly general ledger revenue accounts
• Maintain monthly analysis reports
• Handle requests from Airlines and other tenants
• Complete month/year-end close duties as assigned
• Perform other accounting functions as assigned
• Assist in preparation of management reports and accompanying schedules
• Assist with preparation of annual financial statements and external audit
• Contribute to department and organization special projects, as assigned

Requirements

Reports to: Controller, Finance. FLSA Status: Exempt.

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance; CPA desirable, not required
• 2-3 years of accounting experience
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances required to work at an airport

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology
• Techniques commonly used in locating errors in accounting records
• Generally accepted auditing principles, procedures, and practices
• Ability to collect and organize accounting data, interpret its significance, and prepare accurate financial reports
• Ability to present accounting data in a clear and understandable manner to both technical and non-technical users
• Ability to solve difficult and complex accounting and related financial problems
• Excellent organization and communication skills; ability to meet deadlines
• Active learning: Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Active listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
• Time management: Manage one’s own time or the time of others
• Coordination with others: Adjust actions in relation to others' actions
• Judgement and decision making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Comprehend oral information: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Speak: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Comprehend written information: Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Write: Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
• Recognize problems: Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Reason to solve problems: Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Make sense of information: Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

Pay

Salary Range: $72,000 - $80,000