Specific Job Summary
As a member of the Statutory team, the Staff Accountant contributes general accounting knowledge and interfaces with all sites. The Staff Accountant supports processing bank reconciliations, the period close process as well as prepares and interprets results for business operations during the period, quarter, and year end close process as well as coordination and consolidation of financial data needed for use in these processes.
CLS Generic Expected Contributions
•Performs the following types of basic tasks: analysis, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, programming, research, report generation, and software integration.
- Responds to, solves, and makes decisions on standard/routine business requests with limited risk.
- Responsible for own work and contributing to team, department and/or business results. May direct work of non-management staff.
- Assists more senior associates in achieving business results by:
- Analyzing technical knowledge and skills to enhance business processes.
- Establishing priorities for self and, where appropriate, others.
- Allocating own time effectively to meet goals in a manner that does not disadvantage other associates or groups.
- Contributing to department/unit budget as appropriate (i.e., input, following guidelines, etc).
- Demonstrates an awareness of personal strengths and areas for improvement and acts independently to improve and increase skills and knowledge.
- Performs other duties as appropriate.
Specific Expected Contributions
- Reviews financial data to ensure it is in compliance with MVCI’s policies and procedures.
- Completes period end closing process, including journal entries, financial statement activity and reporting for all appropriate departments.
- GAAP to Stat explanation.
- IC roll forwards and IC Matrix.
- Upgrades Reconciliation.
- Performs Cash Reconciliations, journal entries, and related research.
- Ensures necessary adjusting journal entries are completed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for MIP-66 account reconciliations.
- Assists department managers in the completion of their models and forecast requests.
- Responsibilities include providing ad hoc reports for management.
- Assists with preparation of audit work papers.
- Performs special projects as required.
CLS Generic Candidate Profile
Successful candidates should possess knowledge and experience and demonstrate strong leadership and relationship skills as follows:
Specific Candidate Profile
- Four-year bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred or equivalent work experience.
- Marketing and Sales or Resort Operations site experience preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency in PC based applications including Excel, MS Access and MS Word.
- PeopleSoft experience preferred.
- Proven analytical skills include the ability to reconcile accounts and explain variances.
- Detail oriented with strong work organization skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively, written and spoken word.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
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