Staff Accountant

At NASCAR, you will find a community of passionate individuals who care about our sport and are united in seeing it grow.

We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!

NASCAR seeks a talented professional to join in the position of Staff Accountant based in our Kansas City, Kansas office.

This person is expected to not just be knowledgeable in accounting and finance but also have excellent people skills to work directly with operational teammates, and support leadership.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Complete assigned duties timely for month end close process and financial statement review to ensure all financial transactions are recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• General ledger accounting, monthly accounting processes, monthly close processes, internal control adherence, local taxes, event accounting, third party inventory systems, planning and being the ‘go to’ person for transaction and process support.
• Proficiency in balance sheet account reconciliations and managing balances including calculations and follow up.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles including related balance sheet, revenue and expense analysis.
• Assist Accounting Directors and Managers to ensure the financial objectives of the organization are being met with timely and accurate results.
• Assist with performing business analysis for providing recommendations for revenue opportunities and cost efficiencies.
• Assist with preparing financial updates for leadership meetings related to major events and business planning functions.
• Assist with the development of budgets and forecasts with cost center managers and business unit leaders.
• Participate in initiatives that focus on improving accounting and financial analysis processes.
• Assist in financial analysis using company systems and tools.
• Special projects, as necessary. Cash handling and related controls.
• Liaison with Central Services in Corporate Finance as needed.
• Provide support for business processes that integrate directly with accounting functions including ticketing and corporate sales systems.
• Travel will be required for about 15% of the time for this position for travelling to major events at other facilities, and support accounting and finance functions as needed periodically during regular business hours.
• Ability to work weekends as needed.

Required skills / experience:

• Degree in Accounting from an accredited university with at least two years accounting related experience. Must demonstrate a clear understanding and application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Ability to effectively communicate with teammates of various backgrounds and skills and resolve issues.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, variances, and percentages.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Strong analytical skills and reasoning ability is required.
• Ability to identify accounting problems and generate reasonable solutions.
• Proficient on Company-provided hardware and software.
• •Experience with accounting and/or financial reporting systems – Workday or Adaptive experience a plus. Strong knowledge of Microsoft office products with advance knowledge of Excel.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) not required, but preferred candidates will have the desire for continuous professional improvement.

In addition to the skills listed above, must have strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.

• Must have strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis/modeling, and a reasonable understanding of internal controls. Also, must be able to work within tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational, and time management skills are required.
• Must be able to communicate with management at all levels and build and maintain working relationships with business personnel and other finance groups and provide subject matter expertise and assistance.
• Must maintain a positive attitude and work ethic.
• This position will be required to work overtime as needed, to meet the objectives of the position and the department.

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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at https://careers.nascar.com/  for consideration.

NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.