Staff Accountant

ECAAA AAA East Central; Independence Township (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Auto Club Enterprises, a major AAA club, seeks a Staff Accountant to prepare financial statements for multiple entities and ensure accurate disclosures in line with laws and requirements. You will support month-end close, investigate discrepancies, and provide guidance to the team.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, ERP proficiency, and robust Excel skills to maintain accurate general ledger balances and deliver timely reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business-related field required.
• 3+ years financial accounting preferred.
• Professional communication skills required, both written and oral.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
• Must be highly proficient in Excel.
• Prior knowledge and experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly account reconciliations timely and accurately.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items to ensure data accuracy.
• Prepare and understand recurring and non-recurring journal entries.
• Research and resolve reporting errors or discrepancies timely.
• Assist in monthly financial statements and related reports.
• Analyze monthly expenses and revenue variances to budget.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure correct GL balances and classifications.
• Identify and document processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide guidance to Accounting Specialists on the team.
• Advise other departments on accounting-related execution.
• Research and reconcile accounting issues for management.
• Create ad hoc reports as needed.

Skills

Financial accounting

Excel

Communication skills

MS Office

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business-related field

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

Staff Accountant This position is responsible for preparing financial statements for the various entities of the organization and for ensuring that the amounts and disclosures provided in the statements are accurate and can be supported. The position also provides accounting compliance with State and Federal laws and requirements in the production of financial reports for the Club.

What You\'ll Do:

• Perform monthly account reconciliations timely and accurately.


• Investigate and resolve reconciling items timely to ensure accuracy of accounting data.


• Prepare and understand recurring and non-recurring journal entries.


• Research and resolve reporting errors or discrepancies timely.


• Perform other month end duties and assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements, reports, and other data required on a timely basis.


• Perform monthly analysis of expenses and revenue variances to budget.


• Work cross-functionally with other employees to gain understanding of business and data requirements to ensure general ledger balances are correct, transactions are classified properly and reported accurately.


• Identify and document processes and procedures and implement processes that create efficiencies and improve accuracy.


• Provide support and guidance to Accounting Specialists on the team.


• Provide accounting guidance to other departments relating to the execution of company business.


• Research and reconcile accounting issues for management and other departments.


• Create ad hoc reports as needed.

What You\'ll Need:

• Bachelor\'s degree in accounting or business-related field required.


• 3+ years Financial Accounting Preferred.


• Professional communication skills required, both written and oral.


• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office software required, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.


• Must be highly proficient in using Excel.


• Prior knowledge and experience with ERP systems.

Remarkable benefits:

• Health coverage for medical, dental, vision


• 401(K) saving plans with company match


• Tuition assistance


• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs


• Paid parental leave


• Wellness programs


• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

Auto Club Enterprises is the largest club within the national AAA federation. We have nearly 17,000 employees in 24 states helping more than 18 million members. The strength of our organization is our employees. Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our diversity - we win. All of Us!

With our national brand recognition, long-standing reputation since 1900, and constantly growing membership, we are seeking career-minded, service-driven professionals to join our team. Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and value. AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Our organization participates in E-Verify For more than a century, AAA has been synonymous with trust, dependability, quality, and innovation. It\'s our mission to provide our growing membership with the legendary service we are famous for, and we welcome committed professionals ready to challenge themselves in a dynamic industry. AAA would not exist without the millions of members who give us their loyalty, or our employees whose mission it is to give those members world-class service.

What else do we offer? Stability. Growth. Commitment to an exciting future for both you and our members.