Operations Accountant

Local 10•Pembroke Park, FL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

WPLG is seeking an Operations Accountant to handle 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 supports revenue and accounts receivable processes, monthly and daily reporting, account reconciliations, audit documentation, and accounting process improvements. The position requires a hybrid schedule: at least three days in the office and two days remote, with days determined weekly based on work deadlines. Additional hours are necessary during month-end and quarter-end closes, annual budget preparation, and special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting; proof of degree must be presented.
At least 3 years of general accounting experience.
Strong analytical skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to produce accurate work 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/or collaboratively with other team members; self-motivation.
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate urgency.
Good judgment and planning skills, including working ahead and using downtime to prepare for future tasks.
Ability to meet deadlines or complete projects accurately and on time during month-end and quarter-end closes, annual budget preparation, and special projects; 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 authorization to work in the United States.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to sustain visual work on computers for extended periods.
Ability to sit, stoop, bend, and lift up to 25 pounds.
Successful completion of pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment and education verifications, and reference checks as a condition of an employment offer.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Train in WideOrbit, the broadcast television 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 support the television station's revenue and accounts receivable processes, including sales order input, credit approval, credit research, collections, and cash applications.
Prepare other 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 and enter asset additions and disposals, perform reconciliations, and prepare supporting schedules.
Reconcile subsidiary ledgers to general ledger accounts and update the Capital Expenditures file.
Review historical information and forecast trends.
Compare actuals with budgets and/or prior periods, explain significant variances, and research recorded transactions.
Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly.
Reconcile bank accounts monthly and investigate 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.