What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant I - Accounts Receivable position at Cedar Point?
Overview : 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.
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