Overview

The Staff Accountant contributes to all accounting and financial reporting functions. These functions include event costing and settlements, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and financial statement compilation, conducting internal audits and maintaining accounts payable documentation. Further duties include the coordination of human resources functions such as payroll and record keeping, responding to management information requests and assisting the Director of Finance and General Manager as needed.

This role will pay an hourly wage of $18.00 to $20.00. 

For PT roles: Benefits: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

Responsibilities

• Perform all general accounting functions including general ledger, payroll, purchasing, and accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Prepare bi-weekly payroll for all salaried and hourly employees
• Oversee Box Office cash handling procedures and verify bank statements against daily deposits
• Coordinate human resource functions, policies and protocols
• Create and maintain employee personnel files
• Coordinate employee benefits and paid time off
• Assist in preparing event settlements and generate account transfers or check payments.
• Perform balance sheet account and bank reconciliations
• Assist in preparing monthly financial statements
• Assist General Manager and Department Heads with budget preparation
• Assist Department Heads with expense forecasting and the monitoring of expenditures
• Assist with the coordination of facility annual external audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, public or business administration or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 1 – 3 years of accounting professional experience preferred
• Ability to accurately handle large sums of money
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Work, Excel, and Outlook
• Knowledge of ADP Software and other accounting software preferred
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong oral and written communication skills in the English language
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Good problem-solving and time management skills
• May require working beyond normal business hours, including nights, weekends and holidays based on event calendar
• Proven ability to work well with all levels of management

Intellectual/Social, Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The intellectual/social, physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Intellectual/Social demands:

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is continuously asked to multi-task under time limits. Position requires constant attention to precise details and accuracy of specified standards including: following simple to complex (more than 3 steps) instructions, and concentration which frequently extends beyond 30 minutes at a time. This position also requires constant use of interpersonal skills including: ability to direct/motivate/inform and foster collaboration, being able to recognize and resolve conflicts, being able to openly communicate in writing and verbally with clients.

Physical demands:

While performing the essential functions of the job, the employee constantly operates a computer and other office devices such telephones, copy machines, fax machines, etc.; occasionally moves about inside the office to access storage areas, cabinets and office machinery; constantly moves about the arena and event sites before, during and after events to service clients and supervise staff; constantly communicates via telephone, email and in-person with others to exchange accurate information.

Work environment:

• The duties of this position are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors in the weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environments is usually moderate to loud during events and minimal during non-event times.

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.