Staff Accountant, Corporate

Tri Star Sports & Entertainment; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Work-life balance

Generous time off policies

Exposure to unique projects

Job summary

Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group seeks an organized accounting professional to handle AR, AP, reconciliations, and reporting for high net-worth clients in sports and entertainment. You will work with other finance staff to ensure accurate, timely financial data.

This role emphasizes detail-oriented analysis, collaboration across departments, and participation in budgeting, payroll, and 1099 processing. Office-based position with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting, Finance, or Economics with strong academic record.
• 3+ years accounting or bookkeeping experience in entertainment or for high net-worth individuals.
• Experience in public accounting firms is a plus; skilled in financial recordkeeping and reporting.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate financial recordkeeping, AR, AP, and bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile and resolve monthly issues and review vendor bills.
• Prepare expense reports and combined reports for entities.
• Process payroll journals and assist with budgeting and P&L analysis.
• Assist in year-end 1099 processing and tax packages.
• Support month-end close and billing-related tasks.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

BS in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

QuickBooks

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Bills.com

Job description

Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group is a renowned business management firm serving high net-worth clients in the sports and entertainment industry. Tri Star provides comprehensive financial and advisory services including accounting, tax, tour management and wealth preservation strategy. We foster a culture of professionals who are committed to super serving our clients and their trusted advisors. Tri Star seeks to employ innovative methods to provide the highest level of accounting and business management services. We create a financial foundation and path to sustain growth and stability which allows our clients to focus on their fullest professional and personal goals.

Position Summary

This position requires a highly organized individual who possesses strong initiative and has the ability to complete multiple projects in a deadline driven environment. This individual must be able to communicate effectively and understands the need to work in an integrated manner with other members of the department in furtherance of goals, objectives, and knowledge.

• Responsible for preparation of accurate and timely financial recordkeeping and ensure adherence to business management related policies and procedures, including AR, AP, Bank Reconciliations, and other GL Account Reconciliations.
• Reconcile & resolve issues monthly.
• Prepare unclassified expense reports for corporate needs monthly.
• Prepare combined reports for business entities.
• Download and review credit cards and account coding for accuracy.
• Assist with year-end 1099 processing and tax packages.
• Manage process of reports such as monthly petty cash reports, office budget overviews, parking reports, postage machines.
• Coordinate cash request for needs such as per diem and travel cash.
• Upload and confirm cash requests on behalf of business entities.
• Monitor cash balances with CNB.
• Manage vendors in bill pay system and adhere to strict vendor policy and procedures set forth for Bill.Com, 1099 compliance, and other vendors as needed.
• Review bills and accuracy of invoices, before distributing to approvers for Tri Star and related entities.
• Ensure accurate input and entry of vendor invoices.
• Manage monthly memorized transaction list and confirm all bills are processed timely.
• Review & approve expense coding from bill pay process.
• Monitor transactions & accounts to ensure payments are current and processed efficiently.
• Prepare and review payroll journal entries.
• Monitor employee’s receipt matching.
• Assist with monthly and annual budgeting, P&L analysis, and month end close.
• Manage Billing Specialist deliverables and day to day responsibilities, review and approve time entries and time off requests, assist in the training and development of Billing Specialist.
• Participate in the interview and training process for other Corporate Accounting related staff members.
• Available for major projects as needed.

Specific Job Knowledge, skills, and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact across the organization.
• Advanced use of QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, and Excel.
• Invoice Management Experience with Bills.com.
• Extremely detail-oriented to create accurate and timely reports.
• Proven track record of reconciling invoices to ensure account consistencies.
• Strong work ethic with a positive attitude & a fit with the company’s culture & values.

Qualifications

• Ability to reliably commute and report to the Tri Star office.
• BS in Accounting, Finance, or Economics with strong academic record.
• 3+ years of accounting experience within a public accounting firm and/or the entertainment industry OR 3+ years of bookkeeping experience for high net-worth individuals.

What We Offer

• A collaborative, team oriented working environment
• Exposure to unique projects in a variety of industries
• Opportunities to contribute ideas and propose solutions alongside industry leading experts
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Encouraged work/life balance, including generous time off policies

At Tri Star, you will have the opportunity to work in fast-paced, ever evolving environment with dedicated professionals. As an integral part of our team, you help drive the company’s success and help bring our client’s vision to life, while having support to develop your skillset and grow professionally. If you thrive in high-pressure situations and are passionate about providing white glove service to clients, we would love to hear from you.

Tri Star Core Values

PERFORMANCE: We provide clients with excellent reporting and service

HONEST & INTEGRITY: We are transparent and accountable, always being truthful to staff and clients

TEAMWORK: We actively participate in group discussions, tasks, and projects

COMMITMENT: We are dedicated to our roles within Tri Star, the core values of the firm and the clients

TECHNOLOGY: We seek to capitalize on innovative technologies and contribute to positive change in the firm

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all requirements of this position.