Senior Accountant

Description

Senior Accountant (Full-Time)

Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is a 365-entertainment destination for world-class events located in Austin, TX. The sports and entertainment portfolio at COTA is unmatched in the country with Formula 1 US Grand Prix, NASCAR and MotoGP attracting global fans during championship races on the famed Circuit and Live Nation producing over 30 headline concerts every year at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater. Opening in 2025, COTA’s amusement park is a 20-acre theme park featuring two first of their kind Roller Coasters and over three dozen rides.

Job Description:

This position will be responsible for maintaining general ledger entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and assisting in review of the monthly financials while ensuring compliance with policies, laws, and regulations. This is on-site, full time role.

Requirements

Requirements & Essential Functions:

• Prepare with sales and use tax filings
• Prepare journal entries to support monthly close activities
• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Record entries to recognize deferred revenue and prepaid expense in the proper accounting periods
• Track fixed assets and record monthly depreciation
• Assist in month-end financial reporting procedures
• Provide year-end audit support
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with key business operations personnel particularly in revenue generating areas and purchasing
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned when needed to support the business

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills; can effectively communicate and relate to all levels within and outside the organization; create and build positive and productive relationships.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Excellent organization skills and the ability to handle multiple, competing tasks simultaneously
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Accustomed to demanding responsibilities, in which multi-tasking and flexibility is essential
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills required

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5+ years of experience working in accounting required preferably with experience in public accounting or a multi-company environment
• Must be technically proficient in accounting and computer systems
• Ability to solve complex accounting reconciliations, research transaction data and determine appropriate corrective action
• Intermediate or above level of proficiency in MS Office Suite (especially MS Excel) required
• NetSuite experience helpful, but not required
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and thorough understanding of GAAP

Physical Demand & Work Environments:

• Ability to stand, sit, use of hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud during events.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

COTA strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.