Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

Job Type

Full-time

Description

On April 28, 2021, Avelo took flight as America's first new airline in nearly 15 years - ushering in a new era of affordable, convenient, and reliable air travel. Founded and led by airline industry veteran, Andrew Levy, along with a team of world-class airline executives, we endeavored to build a different and better kind of airline with one mission in mind: "To inspire travel" and we've done so with industry-leading reliability and a caring Soul of Service. If you are looking for the opportunity to join a new and exciting airline that offers the chance to truly make your mark on aviation history, keep reading!

PURPOSE:

The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting be directly responsible for working within the financial reporting process, ensuring that all accounting practices and procedures are compliant with regulatory requirements, ensuring a robust control environment along with quarterly and annual reports for both external and internal reporting.

RESPONSBILITIES:

• Analyze the current financial and reporting processes for IPO-readiness.
• Prepare and oversee all aspects and timely submission of financial reports and SEC filings when applicable including Form S-1, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc. and other financial statements such as schedules required for the Department of Transportation (DOT).
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial statements and disclosures, in compliance with GAAP and SEC regulations.
• Create process documentation and defining controls, financial statement risks, and control framework.
• Develop and maintain accounting standards and procedures to ensure consistent application of accounting principles across the organization.
• Conduct technical accounting research and provide guidance to internal departments for complex transactions.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting processes. and provide support during quarterly reviews and year-end audits.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulations, evaluate and report the potential impact on the company's financial reporting.
• Lead and coach a team of financial reporting and technical accounting professionals.
• Ensure sound financial controls, policies and procedures are in place to support a strong control environment, safeguard assets, and accurately report results.
• Coordinate efforts across multiple departments to ensure all compliance requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley, are met.

Requirements

• Must possess an undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or economics.
• Must also hold a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• Minimum of 3 years of combined experience in public and corporate accounting firms.
• Possesses a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statement presentation and accounting theory.
• Previous experience working with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, Quickbooks, SAP, etc.
• Strong process and systems orientation experience with an ability to put operational disciplines in place.
• Very strong people leadership and team development skills, with an ability to inspire and motivate staff while holding them accountable for results.
• A strong problem-solver, driven by facts and fact-based analysis.
• Action-oriented and results-driven; able to work with a diverse team.
• Not afraid to get his/her hands dirty and do "real work," particularly needed in a start-up.

X-FACTORS:

• A graduate degree and/or advanced executive leadership courses.
• Preferably 2+ years of recent corporate accounting experience, combined with earlier career public accounting experience at a Tier 1 firm.
• NetSuite experience desirable.
• Experience with accounting system selection and implementation preferred.
• Experience in a start-up company.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned. Responsibilities and duties may change when circumstances dictate. (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technical developments)