Accounting Analyst, Financial Services - Accounting

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment is seeking an Accounting Analyst to provide general accounting support, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end closing. You will forecast and budget, perform cost variance analyses, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial results for events and operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance, at least two years of related experience, and strong integrity, communication, and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum of two years related accounting experience.
• Proven integrity and ethical standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Self-starter with attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Intermediate Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile costs for events and prepare billing requests.
• Collaborate with event accountants to provide cost information.
• Invoice departments for services in operations, sales and marketing.
• Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts monthly.
• Assist in monthly close process and budget-to-actual variance explanations.
• Contribute to monthly forecasts and annual budget preparation for assigned departments.
• Suggest process improvements and enforce accounting policies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle

Workday

Job description

The accounting analyst position is responsible for providing general accounting support to the organization, including but not limited to preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, month-end closing activities, forecasting, budgeting, and performing cost and variance analysis. This position manages complex and confidential company financial records and operates with significant discretion and autonomy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reconcile costs incurred for publicly ticketed and private events. Compile, review, record, and prepare billing requests.
• Work with event accountants to provide timely and accurate event cost information.
• Work with operations, sales and marketing departments to invoice for their services provided.
• Analyze and reconcile various general ledger accounts monthly.
• Participate in the monthly close process, including preliminary review of financial statements, preparation and posting of journal entries, and explanation of budget to actual variances.
• Assist in preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budget for assigned department(s) through analysis of accounts and working in a collaborative manner with department leaders.
• Execute in accordance with corporate accounting policies and procedures and recommend new ideas or changes to current policies and procedures, as needed.
• Continuously evaluate business processes and implement changes that increase efficiencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of two years related experience.
• Possess the highest integrity and ethical standards.
• Effective and proactive communication, both orally and in writing.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail.
• High level of resourcefulness, initiative, and good judgment. Setting priorities and handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Intermediate Excel skills.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Working knowledge of accounting principles to ensure financial results are in conformity with Generally Acceptable Account Principles.
• Sports and Entertainment experience
• Experience with Oracle.
• Experience with Workforce and/or Workday.