Staff Accountant

Northgate Resorts; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Resorts is seeking a Staff Accountant to handle payables, journal entries, month-end closing, and balance sheet reconciliations across multiple park locations. The role collaborates with a remote General Manager and Office Manager and reports to the Controller.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of accounting experience, GAAP knowledge, and strong Excel skills, delivering accurate financial statements and timely reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting experience or industry-specific education required.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and approving accounts payable transactions.
• Own and support the month-end close process including preparing and posting adjusting entries.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliations.
• Understand and apply capitalization policies when reviewing payables.
• Analytically review monthly financial statements and ensure compliance with GAAP.
• Support day-to-day accounting functions at various park locations.
• Participate in other projects and activities as assigned.

Job description

Northgate Resorts owns and manages the most awarded Camp-Resort portfolio in the nation. Our passion is creating family camping memories for our guests - memories that will last a lifetime! We don’t do this as individuals, but as a passionate team that cares about making a difference in our guests’ lives. We endeavor to be a highly effective, lean, and fast-moving organization.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for a variety of accounting functions including approving payables, preparing, and posting journal entries, completing monthly variance reporting, and performing month-end closing processes including balance sheet reconciliations. This position also requires effective communication with a remote General Manager and Office Manager on a routine basis. This is a full-time position and reports to the Controller.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviewing and approving accounts payable transactions
• Own and support the month-end close process including preparing and posting adjusting entries
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliations
• Understand and apply capitalization policies when reviewing payables
• Analytically review monthly financial statements and ensure compliance with GAAP
• Support day-to-day accounting functions at various park locations
• Participate in other projects and activities as assigned

Education/Training/Experience

• 2+ year of experience or industry-specific education required
• Working knowledge of GAAP
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must possess strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets for reporting
• Good attitude and work ethic with strong attention to detail
• Results-oriented, critical thinking, sound decision-making, and time management skills
• Professional demeanor
• Strong sense of urgency
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced office environment
• Follows through on projects to successful completion, meeting deadlines

Northgate provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Northgate is also a proud participant of the E-Verify Program.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.