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Accounting Associate

McFarlane Aviation
Baldwin, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2026
The VSA Finance Team supports a diverse group of companies operating across multiple states and within multiple accounting systems. We are looking for a dependable, detail-driven Accounting Associate who thrives in a structured environment, values accuracy, and takes pride in keeping financial operations running smoothly.

This new role is central to our day-to-day accounting workflow. You will own key processes in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Month-End Close, ensuring clean, timely, and consistent financial records across all supported entities. The ideal candidate can work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.

Accounts Payable

  • Process vendor invoices with accurate coding and compliance with VSA Finance procedures
  • Manage AP for multiple companies and multiple systems
  • Maintain vendor files, W-9s, and assist with annual 1099 preparation
  • Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies proactively
  • Communicate directly with AP vendors to resolve questions, discrepancies, or issues
  • Prepare scheduled payment runs (ACH, checks, wires) with appropriate approvals

Accounts Receivable

  • Create and send customer invoices across all VSA-supported companies
  • Apply customer payments in a timely and accurate manner across multiple systems
  • Monitor A/R aging and support collection efforts
  • Communicate professionally with AR customers regarding invoices, payments, and account questions
  • Address billing questions and discrepancies with professionalism and clarity

Month-End Close

  • Prepare and post routine journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, and payroll entries
  • Assist the Finance Team in meeting close deadlines and ensuring consistent financial reporting
  • Provide supporting documentation for month-end tasks as needed

Multi-Entity & Multi-System Work

  • Maintain accurate accounting across multiple operating companies
  • Navigate multiple software platforms with consistency and attention to detail
  • Support leadership with documentation, audit requests, and special projects

What You Bring

  • 2-5 years of bookkeeping or accounting experience
  • Strong working knowledge of AP, AR, and general ledger accounting
  • Comfortable working within several accounting systems; able to learn new systems quickly
  • Strong Excel skills and a mindset for accuracy and organization
  • Reliable, consistent, and able to prioritize tasks in a deadline-driven environment
  • Clear and professional communication skills

Preferred

  • Experience supporting multi-entity operations
  • Aviation industry exposure is a plus (not required)
  • Manufacturing environment experience

Join the Victor Sierra Team

At Victor Sierra Aviation, you'll be part of a team that's shaping the future of aviation manufacturing and support. Whether you're assembling components, innovating new processes, or collaborating across our family of operating companies, your work directly contributes to keeping the skies safe and our customers flying. We believe in craftsmanship, integrity, and teamwork—values that define everything we do.

We offer:

  • A collaborative, hands-on environment where your ideas and expertise make an impact
  • A team of aviation professionals who take pride in their work and support one another
  • Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, growth opportunities, and meaningful work that keeps aircraft performing at their best

Victor Sierra Aviation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs—without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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