Staff Accountant

POSITION: Staff Accountant

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager/Director of Finance

FLSA STATUS: Exempt – Salary

Summary

ASM Global, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent and immediate opening for a Staff Accountant at the Shreveport Convention Center/Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Under direction of the Accounting Manager/Director of Finance, the Staff Accountant team member's primary responsibilities include the following functions in accordance with ASM policies.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of facility goals and priorities relating to financial management, budget, accounting, and purchasing in compliance with State and Federal law, and ASM Global policies and procedures.
• Responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other accounting functions.
• Prepares and performs bank reconciliations.
• Maintains general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, cost, property, and operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Coordinates preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting. Works with auditors in verifying financial information/procedures.
• Process and distribute invoices as required, including reoccurring invoices
• Collect outstanding invoices
• Maintain and reconcile all Accounts Receivable general ledger accounts
• Assists in the development and implantation of facility goals and priorities relating to financial management, budget, accounting in compliance with State and Federal law, and SMG policies and procedures.
• Prepares and performs account reconciliations.
• Supervises and assists with the preparation of customer reporting and invoicing.
• Assists with preparation of financial statements for the Client and ASMG lobal Corporate, and other financial reports, including monthly statements, Annual Budget and Annual Report.
• Directs the installation and maintenance of accounting records to show receipts and expenditures.
• Maintains general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Reports and maintains Tax Compliance. Maintain and reconcile tax liability ledgers. Prepares and files monthly sales tax. Journalize monthly payments after filing.
• Prepares and analyzes information for financial statements and reports.
• Processing mail, vendor invoices & deposits
• Maybe required to work special events where all hands-on deck are necessary.
  
  

Accounts Payable:

• Collect and distribute to proper departments all payables for approvals
• Assist Accounting Manager in enforcing all payable procedures
• Enter all properly approved payables into Peachtree module
• Print checks, obtain proper signatures, and distribute
• Field all calls and emails correspondences from vendors
• Maintain and reconcile all Accounts Payable general ledger accounts
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of financial and cost accounting
• Have the ability to multi-task under extreme deadline pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent math skills and attention to details
• Effective communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required Maintain an effective working relationship with clients, employees, exhibitors, patrons and other encountered in the course of employment.
• The ability to work flexible hours is based on events, including daytime, evening, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Must have professional attitude and appearance
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff including management and clients
• Detail oriented
• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision
  
  

Computer Skills

• Comfortable using bookkeeping software and excel spreadsheets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Excel and Accounting software platforms
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No Supervisor Responsibilities
  
  

Working Conditions

• Ability to work long and irregular hours that may vary due to functions and may include day, evening, weekends and holidays and can work flexible schedule
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to pass a background check to include a credit history report and meet corporate minimum requirements.
  
  

Education

Education and/or Experience

Computer Skills

• B. S. in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university;
• 2 years of experience in a position with related accounting responsibilities.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for review of statistical and other financial records and information.

Must be able to sit for long periods of time.

Note

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

To Apply Visit:

www.shreveportcenter.com

Human Resource Manager

Shreveport Convention Center

400 Caddo St

Shreveport La, 71101

Applicants that need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact 318-841-4243

ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.