Senior Accountant at FOX WORLD TRAVEL INC – Oshkosh, Wisconsin

As one of Wisconsin’s largest travel companies, Fox World Travel has excellent benefits and perks for all Fox associates including but not limited to: competitive wages, flexible time off (vacation, sick, personal), FAM Adventure Bucks to help you explore the world, remote/hybrid work, a full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, company-sponsored life insurance and short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and a fully engaged leadership team dedicated to treating associates as part of the Fox Family!

Core Values

At Fox World Travel, we operate as one Fox with a find a way mentality, embracing our integrity and passion. We take pride in leading with our people-first culture, by providing genuine care and concern for our associates which in turn leads to authentic and superior customer experiences. We've been able to create a culture where our associates can grow, learn, and succeed, and, in turn, exhibit the value we bring to every interaction and partnership.

Summary

The Senior Accountant is responsible for leading month end close processes, reviewing journal entries and reconciliations for accuracy, supporting financial planning and analysis activities and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This role combines strong technical accounting expertise with financial analysis responsibilities and requires a professional who can partner with leadership to provide meaningful financial insight and operational support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

A day in the life of a Senior Accountant at Fox may include:

• Leading and coordinating month-end and year-end close.
• Reviewing journal entries and reconciliations for accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing and reviewing financial statements and supporting entries for month-end and year-end close.
• Researching and documenting technical accounting matters.
• Mentoring and training accounting staff.
• Maintaining or developing internal control audits, documentation and reporting to management.
• Ensuring compliance with company policies, GAAP, relevant laws and regulations and integrity of financial data.
• Driving the development and implementation of improved accounting processes throughout the department.
• Assisting in annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Performing variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast.
• Maintaining or developing financial models to support budget and forecasting.
• Assisting with and/or completing monthly financial reporting.
• Updating knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.
• Maintaining a favorable and collaborative working relationship with co-workers in all departments to foster an environment of trust and mutual respect. Driving standards and best practices whenever possible and effectively foster a culture of engagement.
• Enhancing the organization’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Being innovative and recommending new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of operations and services performed.
• Other duties, projects and alternate assignments as determined by business need.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities

This opportunity might be for you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• At least 5 years of previous accounting experience in similar or progressive roles.
• Prior experience with cost allocations and separate profit & loss statements for multiple cost centers/locations preferred.
• Ability to lead month-end close and year-end close processes.
• Ability to review and validate work prepared by others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for leadership-level discussions.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and train accounting roles.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements.
• Understanding of budget and financial planning processes.
• Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed team skills, unquestioned integrity, and the experience, confidence, and presence to effectively handle sensitive financial information.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while demonstrating ability to remain flexible in a changing work environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of all Microsoft Office Applications – Advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule, weekdays, with flexibility between the hours of 7:00am – 5:00pm CST.
• Proficient knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and complex accounting areas, economic principles, and auditing practices and principles.
• Self-motivation; demonstrate initiative with a strong commitment to personal goals, objectives, and work ethic.

Key Competencies

You’ll love this job if you have:

• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Analytical strength, logical thinking, and multi-tasking skills.
• Communication proficiency – verbal and written; appropriate use of grammar.
• Information gathering and monitoring skills.
• Problem analysis and problems solving skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Flexibility: ability to work efficiently and effectively with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Occasional business travel, overnight stay may be required for the following (but not limited to): training events, meetings, and/or to visit Fox World Travel locations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Note: The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “Occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more working time.

While performing the duties and responsibilities of this position, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb, reach above shoulders, and move from place to place. The incumbent is frequently required to talk and listen and use hands to finger manipulate or handle. Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The incumbent may occasionally be required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For On-site and Hybrid Associates: Regular attendance is necessary to successfully perform this job; extended hours may be necessary from time to time. The incumbent works in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, a headset, a mouse, a keyboard, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

For Work-At-Home Associates: Regular attendance is necessary to successfully perform this job;

extended hours may be necessary from time to time. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, a headset, a mouse, and a keyboard.

If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to have culture, engagement, and innovation at the heart of all our initiatives, we want you to come soar with Fox World Travel! If you fit the description AND meet the qualifications, please don’t hesitate to apply online at www.foxworldtravel.com/careers.

Fox World Travel, the best place to work, grow & succeed! Join The Fox Family today!

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The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.