Senior Accounting Clerk

Heritage Festivals Mission: "Enriching Students' Lives Through Experiential Travel"

As part of the WorldStrides family, Heritage Festivals is the largest music festival company in the nation. Come be a part of the pioneers in the music festival industry. Heritage Festivals operates over 100 music festivals to thousands of high school students per year. We have had over one million students travel with us since our inception in 1980. Heritage Festivals prides itself on its superior festivals and judging process.

We also have a Bowl Games of America (BGA) division. We send high school marching band and dance groups to premier college bowl games throughout the country. They perform in front of thousands of people and meet other band groups and dancers from around the country. We are giving high school students experiences that they are never going to forget. We love enriching students lives through educational travel.

Objective: 

To perform accounting/general ledger functions, including account reconciliations and journal entries, and to create timely and accurate financial reports and statements.  Also, serve as an information resource for various departments within the company. 

Essential Functions:

1.  Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis

2.  Perform bank account reconciliations

3.  Prepare journal entries.

4.  Handle recording and deposit of miscellaneous cash receipts

5.  Provide excellent service and support to managers and other employees throughout the Company:

A.  Provide information on transactions.

B.  Provide a quick response to all inquiries.

C. Provide consistent and dependable follow through on all requests.

D. Work with a professional and friendly demeanor.

6.  Print and distribute reports and financial statements.

7.  Research accounting problems and issues in order to find a solution.



Requirements:

B.S.  degree in Accounting preferred. 

One to two years of previous accounting experience preferred.  

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 

Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks/projects at once and meet daily/monthly deadlines.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Proficient in MS Excel and Word. 

 

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OR visit our jobs page at www.worldstrides.org/jobs