General Ledger Accountant

Overview

Completes a wide variety of general accounting, data processing, and reporting functions in support of the department. Responsible for the end of the month and year, accruals and deferrals, and entries into the company’s accounting ledger. Performs account analysis and ensures that all entries and balances are correct.

This role and its function are part of the Accounting shared services model. A Team Member in a shared service structure, works within a dedicated business unit (including people, processes, and technologies) that is structured as a centralized point of service and is focused on defined business functions. These units typically serve multiple business groups enterprise wide, and typically have established Service Level Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the effective handling of accounting books and records in compliance with established policy and procedure.
• Reconciles assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Produces assigned journal entries.
• Maintains books and records within the section and reconciles to proof totals on a periodic basis.
• Prepares accounting statements and reports and ensures proper reconciliation with supporting documentation.
• Assists with month end closing as directed.
• Assists with departmental interface with appropriate internal and external departments, agencies, and companies.
• Receives, balances, collects, and verifies computer accounting data for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensures supporting documentation is provided.
• Maintains awareness for discrepancies or suspicious circumstances and investigates as needed.
• Follows up, to include related correspondence within established guidelines.
• Assists in research necessary for financial analysis, budgets and operations analysis.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and integrity while observing the highly confidential nature of the position.
• Upholds a work environment that promotes teamwork, partnership, recognition, mutual respect, collaboration, while role modeling the company values, behaviors, and culture of One.Team.Chumash.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
• Three years of experience in an accounting position.
• General knowledge of business and accounting systems and methods.
• General knowledge of applicable law, regulations, rules, procedures, and administration is required.
• General knowledge of budgeting, planning, controls methods, and applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and Outlook), and internet research skills.
• Must apply for, receive, and maintain a Gaming License from the Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Native American hiring preference applies.
• Organizational Awareness: Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities; perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.
• Quality Orientation: Setting high standards regarding his/her work and working environment and acting accordingly; developing quality standards, continuously evaluating performance, products, and procedures; actively seeking ways to improve quality.
• Attention to Detail: Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.
• Planning and Organizing Setting priorities and defining actions, time, and resources needed to achieve predefined goals
• Data Gathering and Analytics Collecting, consolidating, and using relevant information; recognizing important information; tracing possible causes of problems, and searching for practical data/solutions.
• Integrity Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors.
• Written Communication Expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents; utilizing language and terminology that is understandable for the reader.
• Oral Communication Shaping and expressing ideas and information in an effective manner.

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