Six Flags Entertainment Corporation · 10 hours ago
Intern - Revenue Accounting
Mason, OH
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $20/hrSix Flags Entertainment Corporation is a leader in the amusement park and hospitality business, offering an internship opportunity in their Shared Finance Services team. The Finance and Accounting Intern will be responsible for ensuring the completion and accuracy of accounting and finance functions across various disciplines, while also participating in educational workshops to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the field.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
The intern will have the opportunity to immerse in day-to-day work activity in one of these disciplines and will have the added benefit of learning and gaining skills in the other disciplines through the weekly workshops: Accounts Payable
Assist in processing weekly Accounts Payable disbursements
Review vendor statements for accuracy
Accounts Receivable
Develop an understanding of how to retrieve information from a lockbox to apply payments to correct customer or account
Assist in reconciling designated Accounts Receivable balance sheet accounts
Review and resolve discrepancies in an Accounts Receivable Aging report
Business Transformation
Work with the Accounting Information Systems (AIS) team and learn about the financial systems used at Six Flags
Assist the Business Transformation team in gathering data for report generation and decision making
Practical experience in this area will lend visibility to participating in projects and fostering the future vision of the financial systems to be used
Financial Accounting
Work with staff accountants, supervisors, and managers to assist in writing journal vouchers, reconciling general ledger accounts and observing the relations between accounting and Park level operational departments
Financial Planning and Analysis
Take a deep dive into how the Six Flags budget is developed and then follow how this team connects with Park Leaders in trend analysis and forecasting
Assist in ad-hoc financial analysis to help Park leaders make informed strategic decisions
Capital and Project Accounting
Learn how capital investment projects and budgets are developed, how this team tracks adherence to budget and how construction in progress (CIP) is transacted to a fixed asset in the general ledger
Payroll
Observe how multi-state/multi-national payroll is compiled and completed in a timely manner for thousands of associates and how associated government reports are completed and filed
See how Park teams monitor and approve associate work time, how the Workforce Management team assists in scheduling and maximizing labor productivity and how a partnership with Human Resources is critical in compliance
Revenue Accounting
Become proficient in completing the daily revenue accounting process by importing and validating data between Point of Sale (POS) systems and accounting systems
Compile, review, and distribute daily operational reports to park leadership
Assist in the reconciliation of assigned Revenue balance sheet accounts
Treasury
Assist in identifying and reducing fraud related to Treasury Services where response time is critical and must be managed immediately or assist in daily credit card reconciliation and balancing to the bank statement and internal systems, assist with investigating all discrepancies and preparing journal vouchers
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in an associate or bachelor's degree program in accounting, finance, business management or applicable related studies
Must be able to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test and background check, which may include, but is not limited to credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, education, and personal references, per Company policy
Company
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 water parks and 9 resort properties across 16 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase