Staff Accountant

Viking; California; Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with match

Employee ESPP

Benefits package

Job summary

Viking is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support key accounting and financial reporting activities. This role handles general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close, partnering with cross-functional teams to analyze transactions and strengthen internal controls.

The position is hybrid and based in Woodland Hills, CA, with in-office Mondays and Thursdays plus one additional weekday.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or similar field.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP and IFSUM formulas).
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to think independently and exercise judgement.
• Motivated self-starter with problem solving.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to adapt to changes in accounting standards and policies.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepaid Expenses: review prepaid accounts and amortization entries.
• Cash: review daily cash transactions and prepare transfers and journal entries.
• Customer deposits: review GL and reclass entries for revenue reconciliations.
• Payables: maintain payable aging for refunds.
• Expense accruals: prepare monthly accruals and journal entries.
• Intercompany items & transfer pricing: run reports and record entries across entities.
• Assist in preparing monthly journal entries.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliation schedules.
• Prepare audit support documents and schedules.
• Prepare monthly and ad hoc reports for management.
• Maintain and improve internal controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Problem solving

Independent thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Job Summary

Viking is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support key accounting and financial reporting activities. This role is responsible for managing and reconciling various general ledger accounts, preparing journal entries, supporting month-end close processes, and ensuring the accuracy of financial records. The Staff Accountant will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze transactions, maintain account reconciliations, support audits, and help strengthen internal controls. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated accounting professional who enjoys problem-solving, working with financial data, and contributing to a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Viking is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support key accounting and financial reporting activities. This role is responsible for managing and reconciling various general ledger accounts, preparing journal entries, supporting month-end close processes, and ensuring the accuracy of financial records. The Staff Accountant will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze transactions, maintain account reconciliations, support audits, and help strengthen internal controls. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated accounting professional who enjoys problem-solving, working with financial data, and contributing to a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
This is a hybrid position based in our Woodland Hills, CA office. You will be required to adhere to our hybrid work policy, working from our office Monday and Thursday plus one additional weekday on a weekly basis.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepaid Expenses – responsible for a) reviewing prepaid accounts to ensure all items meet the criteria of a prepaid asset, b) maintaining prepaid expense schedules, c) analyzing prepaid transaction and identifying appropriate expense account, d) preparing the monthly amortization journal entries for expenses
• Cash – a) reviewing daily cash transactions b) maintaining balances between accounts c) prepare account transfers d) journalize various cash transactions, from fees to payments to interest expense e) prepare weekly payment batches and validate bank details for approx. 100 wires.
• Customer deposits – review GL account and prepare reclass entries for revenue reconciliations
• Payables – maintain payable aging for operational refunds.
• Expense Accruals - responsible for preparing monthly accrual schedules and journal entries for general expenses
• Intercompany Items & Transfer Pricing – responsible for running all necessarily reports for Revenue Team to complete monthly Transfer Pricing and work with Revenue Team to record transfer pricing journal entries across multiple entities
• Assist in preparing various monthly journal entries
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliation schedules for areas of involvement
• Prepare supporting documents and schedules for quarterly and annual audits
• Prepare various monthly and ad hoc reports for management
• Internal Controls - Maintain and improve existing internal controls over areas of involvement

Job Requirements

• Must have 2+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or similar field
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP and IFSUM formulas)
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Ability to think independently and exercise judgement in proposing solutions to issues encountered on a day to day basis
• Motivated self-starter with ability to think outside the box when problem solving
• Close attention to detail, able to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in teams
• Willingness to adapt to changes in accounting standards and company policies
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamix 365 is a plus

What We Offer You

• Highly competitive compensation plan.
  • Salary range $34.00 - $40.00 an hour determined by a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, and other relevant business considerations.
  • Employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonus.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) Viking full-time regular employees working in the United States can purchase Viking shares through payroll deductions.
• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance at a highly subsidized rate (some plans are fully paid by Viking).
• Accrue 15 paid vacation days, sick time accrual by state, and 6 paid holidays per year.
• Opportunity to take a free and/or discounted cruise.
• Highly subsidized gym membership.
• Discounts on theatres, theme parks, movie tickets, travel discounts through IATA membership and too many more discounts to name.

Viking is a certified Great Place to Work company. This certification is a result of our commitment to excellence, integrity and our teams’ outstanding contributions.

About Viking

Viking (NYSE: VIK) is a global leader in experiential travel with a fleet of more than 100 ships, exploring 21 rivers, five oceans and all seven continents. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers experiences For The Thinking Person™. Viking has more than 450 awards to its name, including being rated #1 for Rivers and #1 for Oceans five years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. Viking is also rated a "World’s Best" by Travel + Leisure —no other travel company has simultaneously received such honors by both publications.