Accountant/Sr Accountant, Financial Reporting

Full-time - Entry Level

Dallas, TX

Air Transportation

About the position

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board! This role is responsible for performing the day-to-day functions for the corporate accounting and/or Financial Reporting processes of the Company. This role will also be responsible for preparing and analyzing certain account reconciliations in connection with the Company's monthly close process and completing other various projects as determined on an ad hoc basis. The role is a part of the Financial Reporting team within the Finance division.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and peer-review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and complex monthly and ad-hoc reports and supporting schedules.
• Prepare, peer-review, and provide documents (e.g. reconciliations, supporting schedules, process maps) by requested deadlines to the Company's external auditors and the SOX group.
• Review process maps and perform internal controls to ensure SOX compliance.
• Prepare internal/external financial statements and disclosures for SEC filings.
• Participate in the design, development, testing, implementation and documentation of accounting systems and related interfaces.
• Perform Hyperion Financial Management administration tasks.
• Assist with researching, documenting and implementing conclusions regarding technical accounting treatment for non-routine transactions.
• Assist in providing guidance on accounting issues to business groups of the Company as needed.
• Assist in providing new employees with appropriate training on business processes and system applications.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of business processes, procedures and accounting assumptions.
• Develop and maintain documentation for business and system processes for assigned responsibilities.
• Represent the department in meetings and through written and verbal communication with internal and external customers.
• Perform a variety of other functions/ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance, or MBA or other related discipline.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of combined public accounting experience or experience in large public company corporate accounting department.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance, MBA, or related disciplines, or equivalent experience.
• CPA.

Benefits

• Travel Perks: Access to 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights.
• Health Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits from day one.
• Wellness Programs: Tools, resources and support for personal wellness.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire with employer contributions after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.