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Senior Accountant – Entertainment and Travel

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibility includes management reporting and close process, physical inventory monitoring, and accounts receivable and payable review.  Responsible for reviewing actual results against budget/forecast and explain and document the reason for any variances.  Candidate must be proactive in identifying and resolving potential issues in a timely manner. 

Key relationships will be with the Controller, SVP of Finance, Senior Sales Staff

Detailed position requirements include:

• Review and challenge accounting treatment for planned transactions
• Drive productivity initiatives including customizations of accounting system, process re-design, process documentation, and company-wide communication
• Meet with operational teams to review planned activities and identify implications to the Finance department.  Prepare recommendations to best accomplish operational goals while minimizing additional workload on Finance
• Understand, monitor, and troubleshoot transactions and provide reports to summarize key data
• Preparation of monthly operating expense summaries and clearly explain and document changes from plan
• Review and reconciliation of customer orders and inventory transactions
• Review accounting related to cooperative advertising promotions
• Strong knowledge of receivables and payables, in particular relating to physical product
• Coordinate ad-hoc projects and audit requests
• Develop and distribute project P&L’s for priority releases, showing budget vs. actual results

Desired Skills & Experience

Requirements:

• Strong problem solving skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Advanced Great Plains skills greatly preferred
• Strong Knowledge of GAAP, CPA preferred
• Strong communication, project management, and decision making skills