The Hill City Howlers, Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, are seeking a full-time Accounting Manager to join our front office team.
This role is ideal for someone who has an accounting/bookkeeper background and is aware of and comfortable with GAAP.
As it relates to Accounting, knowledge of polices related to Virginia and federal taxes a business must follow, ability to keep books related to baseball operations, food & beverage operations, and additional business operations as identified by staff for new revenue generation related to the Club are a must. The Accounting Manager will need to integrate with all department heads as it relates to budgeting, spending, expense reports, invoicing, collections, and other tasks as they are identified. Finally, an important component of the Accounting Manager position is integrating with Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians for MLB generated reports throughout the year and reimbursements and billing with the Guardians and other teams. This position carries out the accounting responsibilities below, and more duties may be added as they are needed.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain baseball and f&b bookkeeping
- Complete all MLB reports as required throughout the year by completion dates
- Provide weekly reports as needed to upper management in relation to P&L, IS, BS, and Cash Flows and others as requested.
- Work with upper management to forecast operating budget for following season.
- Provide reports on actualized spending and earnings in relation to yearly budget.
- Provide needed data to tax partners for annual filing.
- Provide needed data to tax firm for MLB required financial review annually.
- Maintain and supervise PAYCOR account for all company payroll.
- Manage MLB, Affiliate (Cleveland Guardians), and other partner invoices and reimbursements by deliverable dates.
- Manage and coordinate payments in from clients and out to vendors and other partners.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to make decisions quickly. Other critical qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other equivalent experience.
- At least three years of relevant experience.
- Bookkeeping and other accounting experience.
- Comfortability working in a deferred revenue heavy operation.
- Knowledge of sales and meals tax is a plus.
- Outstanding leadership skills with high level of knowledge of labor and accounting policies both federal and in Virginia.
- Must possess strong oral, written and listening communication skills and the ability to prioritize and execute in a deadlineoriented environment.
- A strong commitment to delivering a high level of service at all levels with demonstrated initiative and time management skills.
The Hill City Howlers are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.