What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant | Corporate position at JMI Sports?
THIS POSITION IS NOT OPEN TO REMOTE WORK.
SUMMARY
JMI Sports is seeking a talented and driven candidate to join the finance and accounting team, providing critical support to all company initiatives. This role reports to the CFO and will work closely with other company executives. The right candidate will be highly focused on integrating their areas of performance into an efficient, accurate, collaborative financial process. The position requires professional maturity, a willingness to learn, comfort in a fast-paced environment with an ever-evolving list of priorities, and an interest in meeting high standards. The successful candidate also possesses excellent time management skills to work independently as well as collaboratively with the JMI Sports executive leadership team, managing many requests at a time. This full-time position is located in Lexington, KY, and is not eligible for remote work. JMI Sports is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking diverse, qualified candidates to join our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working with internal and external teams in A/R, A/P, and property operations – including reviewing invoices and expense reports for compliance, documentation, and account coding, managing entries for accuracy, tracking outbound payment deadlines to vendors and partners, and preparation of property settlement documents
- Continuously reviewing general ledgers comparing revenues and expenses against budget, managing expense allocations, and confirming the proper allocation of expenses within the chart of accounts
- Managing recordkeeping and reporting of corporate credit card purchases for compliance and accurate allocations
- Supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close tasks, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, reporting, and analysis
- Preparing and distributing weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to be utilized in monthly close and management meetings; supporting any ad-hoc projects and financial analyses as needed, particularly in projects involving variance analysis/reporting and key metric reporting
- Supporting the financial planning & analysis process, including contributing to financial projections in connection with periodic forecasts and the annual budget
- Proactively seeking optimizations within own processes, evaluating data to improve existing business practices, and identifying new opportunities for savings and efficiencies; clearly and concisely communicating financial information to non-financial managers
- Supporting the annual budgeting process for each property including developing budget templates, driving timelines, document control, expense projections, and preparing final budget drafts for leadership review
- Providing support to Company executives via strategic initiatives as directed
- And other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- BS in Accounting with a strong academic record
- Strong financial acumen and grasp of corporate finance fundamentals, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- 1-2 years working experience in accounting and/or finance
- A desire and willingness to learn, take direction, and collaborate
- A strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to manage confidential information
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-up
- Advanced Excel and presentation-building skills with experience in creating financial models and clear, concise presentation materials
- Ability to work independently under time constraints, manage competing and complex priorities and deadlines, handle a multitude of tasks efficiently, and effectively leverage available resources
- Professional maturity including strong verbal and written communication, as well as polished work product (formatting and presentation)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, given significant contact with senior management and external contacts
- Must be prepared to and interested in proactively learning the industry
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
These are not required but will gain our attention
These are not required but will gain our attention
- Working knowledge of collegiate athletics, multimedia rights, and/or digital sales
- Media/advertising/sports/entertainment experience
- Experience with CRMs
ABOUT JMI SPORTS
JMI Sports is a leading media rights and venue development company that provides management of collegiate multimedia rights, sponsorship sales agency representation, and project management expertise for the development of collegiate and professional sports facilities. The company serves to maximize each client’s economic potential through customized initiatives, from marketing and branding solutions to facility design strategies. JMI Sports’ signature collegiate multimedia rights partnerships include the University of Kentucky, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University, DePaul University, and joint-venture properties of the University of Georgia and Columbia University (with Learfield IMG College), and University of Notre Dame (with Legends). JMI Sports also represents several conferences, including the Ivy League, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Patriot League and the Atlantic 10. JMI Sports also serves as third-party sales representation for premier sports properties, venues and events, including the Breeders’ Cup, Clemson University, Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, and the Penn Relays. JMI Sports was founded in 2006 by CEO Erik Judson and technology entrepreneur John Moores, former owner of the San Diego Padres. To learn more, please visit www.jmisports.com
COMPENSATION
JMI Sports offers competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.
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