Staff Accountant - Fast-Paced Event Finance

State-Fair-of-Oklahoma-In; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. in Oklahoma City is seeking a Staff Accountant to join the Accounting & Finance team. The role reports to the Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and is a full-time, salaried position.

You will process receipts, deposits, journal entries, sales tax and beverage tax returns, and support accounts payable/receivable during peak events at OKC Fair Park. A college degree or equivalent experience and strong Excel/Accounting skills are required.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Excellent creativity, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills are required.
• Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office and solid accounting skills.

Responsibilities

• Enter receipts into the cash receipts database and batch them.
• Process manual credit card payments online.
• Prepare daily bank deposits and related journal entries.
• Manage change funds and related journal entries.
• Generate NSF notices and handle collections.
• Process payments for event services and coordinate installations.
• Track daily ticket sales and prepare weekly settlements and reports.
• Originate monthly journal entries.
• Prepare monthly tax returns and related payments.
• Prepare monthly balance sheets and reconciliations.
• Assist other departments as needed.
• Receive payments and create receipts in the system.
• Record vendor payments and commissions for concessions.
• Sell change and sell exhibitor tickets and passes.
• Print exhibitor recap reports from systems as requested.
• Prepare journal entries to expense inventories used on grounds.
• Assist in other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Presentation skills

Math and accounting skills

Detail oriented

Self-starter

Teamwork

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Etix ticketing system

Job description

Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. in Oklahoma City is seeking a Staff Accountant to join the Accounting & Finance team. The role reports to the Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and is a full-time, salaried position.

You will process receipts, deposits, journal entries, sales tax and beverage tax returns, and support accounts payable/receivable during peak events at OKC Fair Park. A college degree or equivalent experience and strong Excel/Accounting skills are required.