Operations Accountant

WPLG • Pembroke Park, FL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

WPLG is seeking an Operations Accountant to handle a broad range of day-to-day accounting functions, including cash applications, fixed assets, financial statements, and budget variance analysis. The role works with the Controller and AR Manager and includes learning the station’s revenue and accounts receivable processes and its WideOrbit and Sage Fixed Assets software. The accountant prepares and reconciles journal entries, schedules, and accounts; supports monthly billing and reporting; and helps ensure transactions comply with GAAP and company policies.

The position also involves reviewing actual financial results against budgets and prior periods, researching and explaining significant variances, supporting audits, and collaborating on special projects and process improvements. Administrative tasks such as filing, copying, email, and phone support are included.

The role has a hybrid schedule, with at least three days in the office and two days remote; the specific days may vary weekly according to deadlines. Additional hours are necessary during month-end and quarter-end closings, annual budget preparation, and special projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; proof of degree is required.
• At least 3 years of general accounting experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deliver accurate results and perform self-checks to identify errors before submitting work.
• Effective organizational and time-management skills, including meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with team members.
• Self-motivation and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Good judgment and planning skills, including working ahead to prevent work from accumulating at month-end.
• Ability to complete month-end and quarter-end closings, annual budget preparation, and special projects accurately and on time; additional hours will be necessary.
• Understanding of accounting terminology, journal entries, and financial statements.
• Knowledge of accounting software systems, such as SBS.
• Fluency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Unrestricted work authorization in the United States.
• Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Excel pivot table experience.
• Familiarity with the media or broadcast industry.
• Some supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Train in WideOrbit, the platform used to record sales, apply payments, and track accounts receivable.
• Process and accurately apply daily cash receipts, including ACH, checks, and credit cards.
• Prepare supporting documentation to maintain a complete audit trail for journal entries.
• Reconcile daily traffic logs and prepare daily sales pacing reports.
• Generate monthly billing and prepare revenue journal entries.
• Learn and understand the TV station revenue and accounts receivable process, including sales order input, credit approval, credit research, collections, and cash applications.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and supporting schedules.
• Calculate monthly accruals, prepaid expenses, music fees, depreciation and amortization schedules, and other revenue.
• Update Excel pivot tables using bank account downloads for cash disbursement journal entry reports.
• Scan monthly journal entries and supporting documents to a shared drive.
• Ensure financial transactions comply with GAAP and company policies.
• Train in Sage Fixed Assets software.
• Compile monthly fixed asset records from the vendor payable system; enter additions and disposals; and prepare reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Reconcile subsidiary ledgers to general ledger accounts and update the Capital Expenditures file.
• Review historical information and forecast trends; compare actual results with budgets and prior periods; explain significant variances and research recorded transactions.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and bank accounts monthly, investigating discrepancies.
• Collaborate with the accounting team on special projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Gather supporting documentation for internal and external audits.
• Provide administrative support, including filing, copying, emails, and phone calls.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level