Senior Accountant
| Company | Los Angeles Football Club |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Salary | $90000 – $90000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year College or University required, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
- At least 3 – 5 years in an accounting related role, public and private accounting experience is a plus.
- Solid understanding of generally accepted account principles (GAAP), month-end close process, basic tax compliance, internal controls, and variance analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically intermediate knowledge of Excel (pivots, lookups, etc.).
- Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to build positive working relationships, both internally and externally.
- Self-starter, self-motivated, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates decision making and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and reconcile general ledgers for domestic and international entities.
- Prepare and upload journal entries.
- Provide support in maintaining fixed asset roll forward schedules and accounting for acquisitions, capitalization, changes in useful lives, dispositions, impairments, etc.
- Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
- Provide support in maintaining intercompany transactions and balances for proper elimination.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Assist with assessment of internal control evaluations and provide insight to management about areas of risk.
- Support the annual budget process by providing well-reasoned, in-depth variance analyses.
- Assist in the accounting and reporting of the Club’s non-profit, the LAFC Foundation, including preparation of stand-alone periodic financial statements.
- Assist in preparation of MLS related reporting, such as post-game reporting and annual league financial reporting.
- Assist in the preparation of audit requests.
- Prepare tax-related filings.
- Assist with ad-hoc requests.
- Ensures that all revenue is properly recognized in accordance with applicable accounting standards (e.g., ASC 606), and that deferred revenue balances are accurately maintained and reported.
- Ensure that all accruals have been properly assessed for cut-off and are recorded.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to streamlining accounting operations.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor / Management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) accounting software, Sage Intacct a plus.
- Experience with California tax filings a plus.