Senior Accountant, Hospitality

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Mission: To be a place where the everyday becomes extraordinary - and the potential is unlimited. Where every experience can change you

Vision: We are the gathering place of Orange County

Values: Be Safe | Do the Right Thing | Be Generous | Include Everyone | Make it Easy | Be Bold

Pay Details:

Reporting to the Controller, Hospitality, the Senior Accountant will play a significant role in supporting daily accounting operations and controllership activities across OC Sports & Entertainment’s Market Hall, bar, and restaurant operations. The Senior Accountant evaluates and analyzes financial activities and helps ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records. This role develops and maintains processes to support accurate financial reporting and adherence to accounting policies and internal controls. The Senior Accountant applies accounting principles, financial analysis, and knowledge of regulatory requirements to support the accounting and finance function.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of accounting systems, processes, and procedures for new lines of business.
• Review and reconcile POS sales reports and record revenue in the F&B general ledger using the appropriate sales categories, departments, and events.
• Reconcile daily settlements between POS reports and bank activity.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations for transactions across all applicable bank accounts.
• Prepare and record journal entries accurately and on a timely basis as part of the month-end close process.
• Support transaction processing, research, analysis, and reporting through the effective use of multiple financial ERP systems.
• Provide accounting support to internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including assistance with periodic forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, cash flow planning, and labor allocations.
• Execute and manage transaction processes for Market Hall daily sales cash settlement, revenue sharing, and related cash and expense reconciliations.
• Process transaction uploads, tax validation, inventory and vendor purchases, and month-end close activities for Market Hall operations.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, perform detailed account analyses and transaction research, and resolve issues and discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Prepare and review monthly intercompany billings and support cash management and intercompany cash settlement processes.
• Review and provide general ledger account and department assignments for accounts payable transactions in accordance with budget and accounting principles.
• Provide research and support for financial forecasts and variance analysis, and assist with special projects and ad hoc reporting, as assigned.
• Prepare, file, and remit monthly and quarterly sales tax returns and payments.
• Support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities and provide guidance to junior accounting team members, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in operations-intensive accounting roles.
• Prior experience in hospitality, multi-use real estate, franchise, or entertainment environments is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, actual-versus-budget analysis, accounting policies and procedures, and the ability to apply these principles to complex, high-volume transactions.
• Familiarity with Oracle NetSuite is preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to learn quickly, work independently, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High degree of professionalism, accountability, work ethic, and personal integrity.
• Ability to work independently while providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Education - Bachelor's Degree

Experience Required - 5+ Year's

This position is on-site.

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Our Commitment:

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.  We are firm believers that diversity and inclusion among our team members are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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