Accounting Clerk

Account Specialist

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team, performing arts and yearbook. Focused on safety, entertainment and traditional school leadership, Varsity Spirit's 5,000+ employees are dedicated to celebrating school spirit. A leader in apparel innovation, educational camps, clinics, competitions, and yearbook, Varsity Spirit impacts more than a million athletes each year.

The Account Specialist supports the Varsity Performing Arts segment of the business managing billing processes, monitoring accounts receivable, and ensuring invoice accuracy. Reporting to the Plant Controller in Brookfield, MO, this role performs reconciliations, conducts pre-billing reviews, resolves discrepancies, and collaborates with internal teams and customers to address billing issues and maintain accurate financial records.

What You Will Do

• Creates customer invoices and ensures accurate billing calculations.
• Monitors accounts receivable
• Reviews vendor goods receipt for invoice processing
• Conducts monthly pre-billing review and data quality analysis to verify complete accuracy of invoices delivered to customers
• Cooperates with other teams to ensure billing accuracy
• Reconciles invoices with balance sheet reports and resolving any discrepancies
• Resolves any errors or discrepancies with customer billing, including issuing credits for quality resolution
• Interacts with customers to resolve any issues and answer inquiries

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Practical experience with electronic billing procedures
• Proficiency in data entry
• Familiarity with databases and SQL, experience using Quickbooks and SAP
• Strong familiarity with productivity tools such as Microsoft Office Suites; fluency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Education, Certification and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years' experience of working as a Billing Analyst or similar accounting position preferred
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related fields a plus.

Physical Demands and/or Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. Largely a sedentary role with some filing requiring the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

Join The Best Team In Sport & Spirit

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

Our Values

• Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.
• Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.
• Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.
• Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.
• Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.
• Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.