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Oak View Group is Hiring a Staff Accountant | Navy Pier Events Facility Near Chicago, IL

Overview

To monitor, control, and perform a full range of professional accounting duties involved in fiscal management, record keeping, reporting and financial analysis of the convention center. Primarily responsible for Accounts Receivable and Payable.

Responsibilities

  • Process customer invoices and payments; communicate AR aging with respective staff
  • Detail processing for accounts receivable, and collection calls for outstanding payments
  • Reconcile AR event management system with financial system
  • Assist with month end closing procedures, and preparation of financial statements
  • Process invoices for payment; includes matching invoices to purchase orders and receiving documents as applicable. Ensure account codes are accurate and invoices are paid current
  • Receive, process, and track subcontractors billing for events, coordinate with Sales & Event staff
  • Maintain and provide monthly report of outstanding deposits for license fees, F&B, and services
  • Reconciles AR and AP control accounts to detail aging, input journal entries
  • Perform related professional accounting work in support of accounting functions
  • Examine and verify a variety of financial documents and reports
  • Prepare a variety of financial statements, reports, and analyses
  • Apply accounting principles to the maintenance of financial and accounting transactions and audit of financial records involved for in-house food and beverage operations
  • Perform related duties and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

  • Two years of professional accounting experience preferably including some supervisory experience and significant work in financial auditing
  • A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or business administration or a closely related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted
  • Application of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures to a variety of accounting audits, transactions, and problems
  • Principles and practices of financial auditing and inventory accounting methods
  • Financial report preparation methods and techniques
  • Modern office procedures, methods and related computer equipment
  • Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
  • Operate a ten key calculator by touch at a speed necessary for successful job performance
  • Operate a computer to perform accounting functions
  • Proficient in MAS 200, Ungerboeck preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook

Vaccination Statement

We are committed to ensuring all our buildings and office locations are the safest in the world for artists, teams, employees, and fans. Based on recent encouraging trends in the U.S. and Canada. We highly encourage our employees to continue to get vaccinate and boosted against COVID-19. Should circumstances change, we may need to reinstate vaccination requirements, in whole or in part, to safeguard the health of our employees, guests, performers, athletes, and partners.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Other

POST DATE

10/02/2022

EXPIRATION DATE

12/12/2022

WEBSITE

oakviewretirement.com

SIZE

<25

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