Lead Accountant, Affiliates

Arizona Cardinals Football Club•Tempe, AZ

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Accountant, Affiliates will oversee the day-to-day operations in Financial Accounting for the various affiliate companies of the Arizona Cardinals Football Club, primarily Craft Culinary Concepts. This includes managing tasks to produce timely periodic financial reports, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records and reconciliations of the company's reported financial results, balance sheets, and ensuring that reported results comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (or equivalent experience), CPA preferred.
Minimum five (5) years of accounting experience with working knowledge of recording journal entries and preparing reconciliations
Experience simultaneously supporting consolidated companies with multiple entities (3+)
Experience reconciling all trial balance accounts (assets, liabilities, and equity)
Must have a strong concept of general accounting processes and practices
Proficient in Excel
Experience performing full monthly P&L variance analysis is required
Strong analytical, technical skills and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills, strong verbal, and written communication skills
Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities that require strong project management, decision-making capabilities, and flexibility
Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays; hours may vary depending on business needs
Must successfully complete pre-employment screening, including a background check

Nice To Haves

Experience in Food & Beverage preferred
Experience with Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics), and Excel Interfacing Software preferred
Experience streamlining and automating accounting processes is a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare and post journal entries for Cardinal’s affiliate companies including Cash, Revenue, Recurring, Payroll, Inventory, Game Day, Reclassification, G&A Allocation, etc.
Prepare monthly commission statements for all affiliate companies
Review & add new general ledger accounts as necessary
Compile ad hoc daily/weekly/monthly reports and reconciliations
Assist in annual revenue and financial audits
Prepare monthly sales tax filings
Maintain documentation of detailed desk procedures
Own streamlining and automating month end close processes
Support banking functions and shared services (AP) as needed
Perform other duties as assigned and take lead on special projects
Reconcile all trial balance accounts for multiple entities
Perform full monthly P&L variance analysis for multiple entities
Support and collaborate on financial matters with the operations leaders of multiple entities
Other duties as assigned