Staff Accountant - Hybrid

Greater Purpose and Core Values:
Athletico’s Greater Purpose is to empower people, inspire hope and transform lives. We accomplish this by providing exceptional, progressive, and cost-effective fitness, performance and rehabilitative services through personalized care that emphasizes education and prevention of future injury. This is accomplished through building on our Core Values of one team, understanding our business, recognition, people-focused, accountability, continuous innovation and trust and integrity, which are the foundation for our unique culture.

Position Summary:
As an integral part of Athletico’s accounting/finance team, the Accounting Analyst is responsible for a variety of accounting and analytical responsibilities ensuring complete, accurate and timely financial data related to month end close and financial and tax reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the monthly close process of Athletico. This will entail performing assigned accounting functions prior to due dates, analyzing assigned accounts, and posting journal entries during the close process.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances and resolve any discrepancies that may arise.
• Reconcile assigned accounts by the due date specified in the reconciliation schedule.
• Collaborate with other resource department leaders to obtain information and improve controls.
• Provide back up support via cross training for other associates’ areas.
• Record journal entries, accruals and reclasses as needed.
• Create, update and maintain reconciliation work papers.
• Assist in the preparation of financial data.
• Participate in the annual external audit process and provides support as needed for tax and government audits.
• Facilitate and assist in ad hoc projects, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
    
    
• Work Experience
  • 2 years of public or private company experience in general accounting
    
    
• Certification/Licensure
  • None
    
    
• Knowledge and Technical Skills
  • Knowledge and direct experience with ERP systems (e.g. MS Dynamics SL, Solomon, SAGE Intacct) and other financials tools (Workday Adaptive Insights, Concur, etc) preferred.
  • Expertise in accounting terminology and procedures, knowledge and understanding of GAAP.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite with expertise in Word and Excel
  • Ability to explain and interpret accounting and financial information
  • Possess an understanding of financial processes, such as financial close, consolidations, planning, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Ability to organize and analyze data, communicate with stakeholders, and develop recommendations.
  • Ability to follow precise procedures and demonstrate strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment.
  • Strong analytical skills to problem solve and implement solutions.
  • Demonstrate personal integrity in interactions with internal clients.
  • Ability to analyze data and make process improvement recommendations
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and determine priorities, effectively manage time and develop work plans in order to accomplish tasks and/or projects
  • Demonstrated ability to develop personally and professionally

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently

Physical Demands: 
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• Ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Ability to fulfill office activities including but not limited to remain stationary for extended periods of time (i.e. while working at a desk), stoop/kneel/crouch, travel around the office, communicate with others (verbal and written), and use fine motor skills including fine hand manipulation and keyboarding.

Work Environment: 

• Consistent with a standard office environment, noise level is low with little to no extraordinary environmental factors. 

Athletico 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. 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.