Senior GL Accountant

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Full-time Salary 2012 Full-Time Clerical Las Vegas, NV, US

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Position Title:
Senior GL Accountant

Reports To:
Hotel Controller

Department:
Finance

Shift: Day

Role: The Senior GL Accountant is responsible accurately record the accounting transactions and perform detailed account reconciliations for all general ledger companies in a timely manner as well as seek out and implement process improvement and standardization. Adheres to all Company, Safety and Department policies and procedures. Fosters teamwork and provides excellent guest service, anticipates guest needs to exceed guest expectations.

Builds brand loyalty by living the JW Marriott Core Values.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, CPA preferred
• Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in full cycle accounting
• Skills:
• Working knowledge of fixed asset accounting required
• Experience with general ledger accounting systems and the ability to import and export data to and from system applications
• Advanced knowledge of preparation and review of general ledger account reconciliations
• Experience with Blackline account reconciliations and journals preferred
• Familiar with monthly and quarterly financial reports including profit & loss review
• Proficient with basic financial and analytical concepts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel including conditional formatting and advanced calculations/functions to interpret and create spreadsheets and working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Previous experience with AS400 type accounting system preferable
• Able to work in a high stress fast paced environment managing multiple tasks, projects and personnel simultaneously
• Highly developed organizational skills to function effectively while still maintaining attention to detail and meeting established deadlines
• Strong analytical, math, and problem-solving skills
• Able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature, with impending deadlines and/or established time frames
• Able to take initiative and effectively adapt to changes and establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship
• Strong team player that has a direct approach and is solution oriented.
• Required:
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Required Work Cards needed:

Key Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Prepare and review accurate journal entries to reflect proper accrual basis accounting transactions in the correct period and in accordance with a strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Monitor and report on daily banking transactions
• Analyze, record, and reconcile all account accruals with information supplied by various operating departments
• Maintain fixed asset reporting and entries include fixed asset additions, disposals, transfers, and construction-in-process transactions and reconcile and prepare roll forwards
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of fixed assets records including depreciation
• Prepare and maintain monthly debt roll-forward, interest accruals, interest expenses, etc
• Ensure proper balancing of all intercompany transactions between general ledger companies
• Using Blackline, prepare and review monthly general ledger account reconciliations, including cash, receivables, prepaids, fixed asset, accruals, among others
• Coordinate the month-end closing processes and ensure all entries are completed within close deadlines
• Coordinate periodic financial, tax, compliance and other regulatory audits for audit firm and other regulatory agencies by preparing audit and related roll forward schedules
• Prepare, review, and submit local and state taxes
• Identify and correct errors by preparing and reviewing journal entries
• Review posting of transactions interfaced from sub-systems into the general ledger
• Generate financial reports as requested
• Ensure internal controls are being…