Staff Accountant

Grand Rapids, MI

Full time

R100125848

POSITION: Staff Accountant

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Director of Finance

FLSA STATUS: Salaried/Exempt

LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach.

Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component — feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking — of world-class live events and venues.

The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career.

Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sound like a winning formula for you? Join us!

THE ROLE

Performs daily activities of the accounting department for the Legends-managed venues and the Grand Rapids - Kent County Convention/Arena Authority (CAA). The role will assist the Legends Accounting Manager and Director of Finance as well as the Finance personnel of the CAA by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Legends Global and CAA:

• Supports CAA and Legends Global Finance staff by creating and maintaining capital expenditure, utility and other joint operations records.

• Performs any other functions delegated by Accounting Manager, Director of Finance and CAA.

• Provides time-tracking information for tasks performed for each organization

Legends Global: Assists in preparation of financial statements.

• Reconciles A/R and A/P control accounts to detail aging.

• Reconciles cash receipts and disbursements.

• Performs monthly closing of sub ledgers.

• Inputs journal entries.

• Assists A/R and A/P clerks with coding of receipts and disbursements into the general ledger.

• Performs account analysis on other general ledger accounts.

• Maintains and audits box office ticket sales reports.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. 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.

Education and/or Experience

• B.S. in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university·

• Some part-time or summer internship experience in a position with accounting responsibilities preferred·

• Or similar combination of education and experience

Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of financial and cost accounting

• Excellent math skills and attention to details

• Effective communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required

• Ability to interact with all levels of staff including management and clients

• Detail oriented

• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision

• Knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing software; willingness to learn and use accounting and financial reporting software.

COMPENSATION

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: On Site at Devos Place

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.

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.

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

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people.

Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.