Senior Accountant, Arena

Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE)•Vancouver, BC

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Senior Accountant, Arena is responsible for the preparation of monthly financial statements, monitoring of the annual budget, assisting with forecasting, and other duties as outlined below. This position is full-time in office and there may be times where you are expected to work outside of regular business hours to accommodate for coverage on concert settlements.

Requirements

5+ years general accounting experience, with experience in preparing financial statements and account analysis
CPA designation or close to completion
Strong working knowledge of Excel, MS Word, E-mail, D365 or other accounting systems
Strong work ethic, loyalty, and dedication is expected
Must be highly organized and detail-oriented
Speed and accuracy in data entry
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to effectively communicate financial results to various members of the Leadership Team
Ability to work in a high pressure environment under strict time deadlines
A team player with a strong customer service focus
Must be able to work evenings and weekends as required

Nice To Haves

SAP Concur
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Jet Reporting
Power BI or Power Query

Responsibilities

Full cycle accounting for Vancouver Arena Limited Partnership (Rogers Arena)
Bank reconciliations and postings
Monthly journal entries: Record all revenues, expenses and accruals
Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and working papers
Manage monthly intercompany reconciliations for our 10+ entities, identifying posting discrepancies between them, and working with each entity’s accountant to resolve all issues
Work closely with accounts payable to assist with GL coding and payment inquiries
Prepare monthly tax filings for GST, PST, and Translink Parking Tax
Assist with the annual year end audit preparation
Approve employee expense claims in SAP Concur, ensuring proper back-up, manager approvals, and GL coding are provided to finance. Post expense claim entries into our accounting system
Reconciliation of Credit Facility monthly draws and interest calculations
Assist in financial matters related to other companies within the Canucks Sports & Entertainment group of companies as required, including assistance with reconciliations and special projects
Prepare and review monthly financial statements
Monitor & analyze YTD department revenue & expenses, comparing actuals to budget, and reporting out on material differences
Prepare and distribute monthly departmental spend reports to department managers
Prepare and distribute weekly cash reporting for all entities
Upload the annual budget, and any budget revisions from Excel to our accounting system
Assist in the preparation of the next fiscal year operating budget
Maintain labour tracking reports, tracking labour expenses, number of workers, and total hours by position and by event to assist in the budgeting process
Prepare YTD actual vs budget reports
Create assets for all new arena projects in accounting system
Work closely with the Director of Finance to report out on capital project spend & budget
Recognize depreciation in our accounting system, and reconcile all capital asset balances, additions, and depreciation amounts to our capital asset schedule
Assist with Treasury analysis for intercompany cash distributions
Allocate internal arena labour costs to the appropriate business entity for all smaller-scale events
Invoice all arena labour and event rental costs to customers who book events in the arena
This position will be the back-up to the Arena Controller for concert settlements and will be the finance point of contact for all assigned shows
Will be required to work concert nights for assigned shows
Work with internal event managers, and event promoters to ensure all revenues and costs are correctly captured in the show settlement, which is settled the night-of
Record concert settlement entries in our accounting system
Record Ticketmaster deposits and recognize revenues as events occur, maintaining working papers by event, and reconciling revenues between Ticketmaster and our bank
Compile all ticket revenues, F&B, merchandise, 50/50 results, attendance, & event labour costs for all Canucks games for distribution to senior management
Ensure all event costs are recorded in our accounting system for all Canucks and Warriors games. Accruing for any contracted expenses and internal labour, and working with A/P to follow-up on invoices that are not received
Allocate all event costs to the appropriate business entity