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)