What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant I – Accounts Receivable position at Cedar Point?
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Why Join Us?
At Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, we value a collaborative atmosphere where new ideas are welcomed. If you’re looking to grow your skills and make a difference while having FUN, we’d love to hear from you!
Overview:
Six Flags is seeking an Accountant I – Accounts Receivable (AR). This role will be part of a team responsible for ensuring all functions of the Operational Accounting Shared Services are completed timely, consistently, and accurately. This hourly full-time position will report directly to a Manager - AR or Supervisor – AR.
Six Flags, a leader in the amusement park and hospitality business, offers challenging and rewarding career opportunities. Joining our Shared Accounting Services team not only offers the unique opportunity to become part of a well-respected, financially stable entertainment industry leader with a 150-year heritage of creating lifelong memories but also presents you with a chance to advance your career in the exciting consumer services sector! Six Flags offers competitive compensation packages that include bonus programs and comprehensive benefit plans with healthcare/dental/vision, paid vacation/sick time, paid holidays, 401k program, and complimentary season passes to create your own memories at parks owned and operated by Six Flags.
Responsibilities:
- Perform the upload of data into the AR system and reconcile the information on a daily/weekly basis.
- Review and approve credit requests for Group Sales customers.
- Run system-generated invoices and create necessary manual invoices on demand as needed. Disburse invoices via both mail and email.
- Work as the lead in collection of payments and collaborate with Group Sales in times of delinquencies.
- Remote deposit any checks received. Create and properly code a journal entry to post all payments (checks, ACH, credit cards) to post to the general ledger.
- Return tickets in the AR system to appropriately apply credit to the correct customer.
- Research and apply all payments to the appropriate customer.
- Balance the AR aging report to the AR Trade general ledger account weekly.
- Enter any approved write-offs or adjustments to each customer account.
- Receive, reconcile, and enter all non-system related revenues and receipts into the appropriate system.
- Participate in the reconciliation of all assigned balance sheet accounts and prepare adjustment journal entries as needed.
- Work with the supervisor in developing consistent and efficient procedures.
- Responsibilities may occasionally require an adjusted work schedule to meet certain deadlines. This may include mandatory overtime and/or evening/weekend hours except where prohibited by law.
- Adhere to and enforce all Cedar Fair policies and procedures, including safety, attendance and EEO policies, and will demonstrate commitment to Cedar Fair core values and Cedar Fair cornerstones.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college, university, or technical college and/or a minimum of four years combined accounting and/or industry related experience.
- Understanding of dependent upstream and downstream activities that impact and are impacted by Revenue Accounting and Accounts Receivable.
- Extra consideration is given to candidates with experience in cash applications, account reconciliations, invoicing, collections, and advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities (macros).
- Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook (MicroSoft Suite) and pdf (Adobe Acrobat).
- Excellent written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills and able to work effectively independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and time management skills.
- Confidence to ask questions and get clarification, display a positive attitude, and have a strong work ethic.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented with the capability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Dependable, honest and exhibits integrity.
