Staff Accountant

Travel + Leisure Co. • Orlando, FL

31d • Hybrid

About The Position

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacation ownership and travel membership company, with a dynamic and growing portfolio of resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. Our dedicated associates help the company achieve its mission to put the world on vacation. Innovation and growth keep our work interesting and fun. Every day is a chance to learn something new and turn vacation inspiration into exceptional experiences for millions of travelers worldwide. The Staff Accountant is responsible for the accurate and timely performance of various assigned functions in support of the month-end close and reporting process. Ensures the accuracy of assigned financial statements, reports and data files; in addition, reviews the financial results and provides communication to management. May identify and implement necessary controls whereby ensuring the Company's financial statements are reported in conformity with General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). May also be involved on special projects, ad-hoc reporting, and other requests from the sales, marketing, corporate, resort management, and/or finance. Responsible for sensitive payroll information along with calculating incentives for certain individuals. This role is hybrid in office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and remote Thursday and Friday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required.
• Effective written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with customers at all levels
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Ability to identify and raise relevant issues to accounting management
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently
• Intermediate Excel level (function formulas, pivot tables, linked spreadsheets)
• Experience equivalent to the education requirement may be accepted in lieu of the education requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Access for importing and querying on data preferred
• 3 years in a “month-end close, general ledger” environment
• Timeshare experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Timely, accurate recording of all entries prior to general ledger close in accordance with the corporate closing schedule.
• Ensures financial statements are presented timely to management in accordance with GAAP, accompanied by appropriate financial variance analysis.
• Ensures accounting management is appropriately notified of accounting, internal control, and business issues as they develop in order to devise timely & appropriate action plans.
• Reviews & analyzes financial results for assigned areas in support of the month end close
• Communicates financial results and variance analysis to management as assigned.
• Timely accurate preparation and/or review of assigned balance sheet reconciliations and/or month end schedules.
• Timely research and resolution of reconciling items with exceptions reported to management for review and consultation.
• Timely research & resolution of customer inquiries
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and accident coverage
• Disability
• Depending on position, paid time off, parental leave and holidays (speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Wish day paid time to volunteer at an approved organization of your choice
• 401k with employer match (subject to eligibility requirements, including tenure - speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Legal and identify theft plan
• Voluntary income protection benefits
• Wellness program (subject to provider availability)
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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