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Spirit Airlines · 3 days ago

Manager, Corporate Accounting

Dania, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Spirit Airlines is a company that redefines travel and empowers its team members. They are seeking a Manager of Corporate Accounting to ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements while leading a team and coordinating with various departments for accurate financial reporting.

Airlines/Aviation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Steven Flak

Responsibilities

Coordinate with several departments to ensure the quantifiable factors for the business required for sound economic decisions are properly recorded and available to management timely

Drive investor confidence through the accurate preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings and ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements

Monitor and ensure timely identification and compliance with evolving accounting guidance and provide US GAAP interpretation

Communicate and explain accounting issues and evolving accounting guidance to the management team

Lead a team of professionals by assessing their current skill set while identifying company needs and developing the professionals' hidden strengths to support the company's growth

This position will report to the Director of Corporate Accounting

Maintaining the organization's general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts, including posting, preparing, and reviewing, adjusting, and closing journal entries

Perform reconciliations between the general ledger and subsidiary ledger on a monthly basis

Review reconciliations prepared by Staff and Senior Accountants to confirm that these were prepared accurately and are properly documented

Ensure accounting is complete, accurate, GAAP-compliant, and well-documented

Analyze all designated account activity in order to provide analysis and explanation to management during close meetings

Ensure all designated internal deadlines surrounding the close process are met

Ensure mathematical accuracy of statistics

Schedule close meetings with the Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Ensure the monthly accounting, analysis, and close process is compliant with internal control requirements and well-documented

Act as liaison between the Accounting Department and External Auditors

Communicate with external auditors during the quarterly reviews and annual audits

Gather, review, and provide documentation/reports requested by the auditors to ensure a timely review/audit

Participate in the reporting process of the 10-Q and 10-K by reviewing financial statements and MDA schedules

Partaking in the review of the SEC filing tie-out process to ensure the accuracy of the numbers reported

Meet all internal and external deadlines for SEC filings

Develop team members through proper delegation in order to develop the team's skill set, manage workloads, and meet corporate needs while ensuring team member compliance with continuing education for any professional certifications

Qualification

US GAAP knowledgeSEC reportingCertified Public AccountantAccounting experienceMicrosoft applicationsOrganizational skillsVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

Bachelors degree in accounting with advanced degree in accounting, business, finance or equivalent (Strongly Preferred)

Certified Public Accountant (active). (Strongly Preferred)

5-7 years of accounting experience. (Public accounting firm experience preferred.)

An excellent knowledge of US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations is required combined with the ability to research and propose company positions on accounting issues

Ability to execute and follow-through to completion and documentation

Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook

Organizational, verbal and written communication skills

No travel required

Exerts up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time

Onsite in Dania Beach, FL

Benefits

Travel perks

Company

Spirit Airlines

Glassdoor3.7

Our goal is for our Guests to venture further and discover More Go than ever before.

Founded in 1980

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

10001+ employees

https://foundation.spirit.com/en-US/foundation/

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