Senior Accountant

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Job description

Job Description

The Senior Accountant is a key position within our Accounting department. The expectations for the role are to demonstrate strong and effective management over the monthly closing, quarterly reviews, year-end audit requests, monthly P&L reviews, and ad hoc research projects as they arise.

The Senior Accountant will manage month-end close responsibilities of the Company, including but not limited to recording plant, property, and equipment and software fixed assets, depreciation expense, and club operating and overhead expenses. The position will manage all new and existing capital leases, Asset Retirement Obligation and Capitalization of interest during construction period.

The candidate will be able to develop and maintain smooth, cooperative working relationships with all levels in the Company and cross-functional departments such as Facilities, Procurement, Capital Development, FP&A, and Accounts Payable. Qualified candidates will have a willingness to learn, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

This individual will approach projects with a flexible, innovative, detail-oriented approach, and a strong emphasis on system-based (rather than people-based) solutions.

This position will manage one staff accountant and is expected to assist with the development of the staff accountant. This position will report directly to the Senior Manager of Accounting at the Company's corporate headquarters.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage the month-end close process including the recording of capital project, tracking existing fixed assets, review AP coding for accuracy, accruals for various club and overhead expenses and related balance sheet account reconciliation.

Maintain our fixed asset subsidiary ledger, record fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions, reconcile the balance in the fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the summary-level account in the general ledger.

Calculate asset retirement obligations for those fixed assets to which ARO's are applicable.

Track company expenditures for fixed assets in comparison to the capital budget and management authorizations

Perform balance sheet account reconciliations and provide analytical commentary on fluctuations

Prepare various schedules, memos, and supporting documentation for the external audit

Assist with preparation of various schedules and supporting documentation for the external audit

Research and implement strategic based processes to improve accounting and month-end close responsibilities

Support the transactions and fluctuations of the P&L accounts with robust variance analysis

Able to work and partner effectively with other departments, such as Accounts Payable, Facilities, Capital Development, Payroll, Club General Manager, Procurement and Financial Reporting.

Ad hoc projects to continually improve business processes within finance team and broader company.

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