MANAGER CORPORATE & TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING

Pga Tour - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

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Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

The Manager, Technical Accounting is a pivotal role within the PGA TOUR, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting operations in the corporate accounting areas. This includes managing various aspects such as debt and equity arrangements, revenue recognition, intercompany accounting, and both standalone and consolidated reporting. The individual in this position will work closely with the VP of Technical and Corporate Accounting to ensure that the operational implementation of accounting research is executed in a timely and effective manner. The role demands a proactive change leader who can positively influence the culture and direction of the accounting team, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement. In this role, the Manager will be tasked with the oversight of corporate accounting activities, which includes reviewing and posting journal entries as necessary. The responsibilities extend to managing corporate and headquarters accounting, which encompasses equity arrangements, investments, new debt arrangements, and intercompany eliminations. The Manager will also play a crucial role in the implementation of new TOUR reporting structures, ensuring that the corporate accounting team's needs for system adjustments and enhancements are effectively communicated and addressed. Additionally, the Manager will assist in the preparation and review of financial statements, focusing on variance analysis primarily related to the balance sheet and cash flow, while also providing an overview of the profit and loss statements on a monthly basis. The role involves facilitating intercompany relationships and transactions, ensuring proper documentation and reconciliation processes are maintained. The Manager will also be involved in preparing financial surveys for governing bodies and assisting with foreign statutory financial statement preparation and monitoring. The position encourages the pursuit of new tasks and challenges that align with departmental goals, emphasizing efficiency and the greater use of technology. Finally, the Manager will oversee the financial statement close and audit process at year-end and may be assigned special projects or additional duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Day to day accounting oversight for corporate accounting including review of journal entries and posting of journal entries where appropriate
• Responsible for accounting for corporate and HQ accounting, inclusive of equity arrangements, investments, new debt arrangements, new equity structures, intercompany and eliminations
• Assist in the process, implementation, day to day accounting for any new TOUR reporting structures
• Liaison with the financial systems and innovation team to ensure the corporate accounting teams needs for system adjustments and enhancements are being heard and implemented
• Assist in liaising with a separate operational finance team or implementing on the corporate accounting team the guidance in an operational form - taking the research and project to closure
• Assist in preparation and first level review of financial statements, including variance analysis - focused more heavily on the balance sheet and cash flow, but also overview of the P&L on a monthly basis
• Facilitating intercompany relationships, transactions and eliminations, including reconciling and maintaining appropriate support and documentation
• Assist in the preparation of financial surveys from governing bodies
• Assist in foreign statutory financial statement preparation and periodic monitoring
• Pursue new tasks and challenges related to overall departmental goals and objectives, focusing on efficiency and greater use of technology
• Monitoring of the overall financial statement close and audit process at year end
• Special projects or other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA required
• Big Four Accounting Firm or similar size firm experience desired
• ERP experience required, Workday experience desired
• Seven years progressively responsible experience in Accounting/Financial field, to include either public accounting firm or corporate level experience with complex intercompany relationships
• Experience with consolidated corporate financial operations and intercompany accounting
• Understanding of application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and current trends in financial operations
• One to three years supervisory experience
• Strong Windows based software skills with expert Excel proficiency