Staff Accountant
About the role
The Savannah Convention Center is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to join their dynamic team. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and efficiency within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate and timely customer invoices
- Process cash receipts and code transactions
- Prepare management reports and event profit and loss statements
- Reconcile bank statements and accounts to ensure financial integrity
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all accounting functions
- Avoidance of errors through thorough data entry and preparation of customer invoices
- Identify, research, and resolve issues within customer and general ledger accounts, requiring journal entries and accruals
- Perform daily bank deposits and reconcile balance sheets and bank reconciliations
- Prepare and submit monthly Sales Tax Returns
- Support the annual audit and other assigned tasks by the Director of Finance and Administration
Requirements
- College degree with emphasis on accounting, finance, or business preferred
- Minimum four (4) years of experience in an accounting function
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage workload using own initiative
- High degree of integrity, accuracy, and compliance
- Solid knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Thoroughness in task approach, follow-up, and completion
- Accurate and detailed oriented
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word)
- Outstanding verbal communication and customer service skills
Qualifications
- Knowledge of accounting software packages
- Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
Skills
- Independent problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Customer service orientation
Benefits
The Savannah Convention Center offers a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $40,000 - $50,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.
Schedule
The Staff Accountant will work standard office hours, with flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed to support events.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, eligibility for military service, disability, or for any other illegal purpose.