Position Overview: The Staff Accountant supports the Controller, Finance, with a wide variety of functions which include transactional processing, financial analysis, annual budget development and monitoring, cost allocation, annual audit support and the implementation of financial and compliance controls. The Staff Accountant serves as a key resource for the organization and provides daily support to ensure that the financial records are complete, accurate and comply with generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and regulations.

Reports To: Controller, Finance

FLSA Status: Exempt Status

Salary Range: $72,000 - $85,000

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Reviews invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
Process vendor and expense report payments
Cash reconciliations
Process year-end 1099 reports as required for vendors
Maintains accounts payable filing system and general ledger
Completes month/year-end close duties as assigned
Performs other accounting functions as assigned
Assists in the preparation of management reports and accompanying schedules
Assists with the preparation of annual financial statements and external audit
Conforms with all internal policies & procedures
Documents policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility
Contributes to department and organization special projects, as assigned
Process monthly billings for Airlines and other tenants
Audits and records concessionaires' monthly sales reports

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience

BA/BS in Accounting or Finance; CPA desirable, not required
2-3 years of accounting experience

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge

Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology
Techniques commonly used in locating errors in accounting records
Generally accepted auditing principles, procedures, and practices
The ability to collect and organize accounting data, interpret its significance, and prepare accurate financial reports.
The ability to present accounting data in a clear and understandable manner to both technical and non-technical users.
The ability to solve difficult and complex accounting and related financial problems.

Skills

Excellent organization and communication skills; ability to meet deadlines
Active learning: Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
Active listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
Time management: Manage one’s own time or the time of others
Coordination with others: Adjust actions in relation to others' actions
Judgement and decision making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Abilities

Comprehend oral information: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
Speak: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Comprehend written information: Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
Write: Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
Recognize problems: Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
Reason to solve problems: Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Make sense of information: Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

Physical Conditions/Work Environment

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability. To be qualified for this position an individual must meet the following standards and/or be able to perform the essential functions and activities. The physical activities for this position involve pulling, pushing, and standing, sitting, stooping, walking, crouching, kneeling, and jumping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel from floor to floor and in varying outdoor weather conditions. An individual in this position may be required to lift and/or move more than 10 pounds. The essential sensory and communicative activities include feeling, hearing, and vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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