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Our leading NYC based Professional & Collegiate Sports Marketing client is seeking to recruit a General Ledger Staff Accountant to maintain accurate general ledger financial records, perform the month-end close process, prepare balance sheet analysis and reconciliations and provide general accounting support to internal stakeholders and clients.
Responsibilities:
- Perform the month-end and quarter-end close process and maintain the general ledger
- Record all accounting entries in general ledger and prepare balance sheet analysis and reconciliations
- Analyze collegiate sponsorship contracts to ensure client billings and revenue collections are properly applied in the general ledger system
- Perform general accounting and reporting for separate collegiate entities (i.e., various college and university athletic programs that the firm has media/marketing rights to)
- Track all related revenues, accruals, costs and variances
- Prepare internal management reports analyzing variances vs. actual results
- Collaborate closely with sales, marketing and business operations to resolve any client or contract accounting issues
- Manage the A/P and A/R function for individual client sponsorship contracts
- Maintain accurate monthly accounting settlement documentation for each client sponsorship contract
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 3+ years of General Ledger and Month-End accounting experience
- Fundamental understanding of general accounting concepts: debits vs. credits, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, transaction processing, management reporting, etc.
- Experience working with integrated general ledger accounting systems and the ability to function in all system modules (A/P, A/R, etc.)
- Highly motivated, organized and detail oriented with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize workflow
- Highly proficient Excel skills
- Passion for professional and collegiate sports a plus
- Comfortable with hybrid work model (1-2 days per week in NYC office)
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