Senior Accountant

Kentucky Kingdom Theme and Water Park is Kentucky's largest amusement and water park in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky. Spanning 67 acres, it offers family-friendly entertainment with over 70 rides and attractions.

Kentucky Kingdom is part of Herschend's family of brands. Herschend is the world's largest family-held themed attractions company, with a portfolio of more than four dozen properties, including destinations, resorts, theme parks, water parks, immersive experiences, and content enjoyed by audiences worldwide. While each brand is unique, all are united by a shared purpose : Bringing Families Closer Together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. Together, we love in all we do, every day-caring for one another, welcoming our guests with warmth, and making a positive difference in our communities.

The ideal candidate will be able to display Lead with Love qualities, strongly rooted in the Kentucky Kingdom culture, by being patient, kind, trusting, unselfish, truthful, forgiving, dedicated and accountable.

This individual must be able to perform the following job responsibilities satisfactorily :

• Ensure financial reporting is in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), applicable laws and regulations, and Corporate Accounting Standards.
• Ensure Company Financial Policies and Procedures are followed and consistent across the park.
• Assist with business unit financial reviews for expenditure and revenue; prepare business unit financial statements for review by staff, ensure validity of statements, prepare any adjusting entries as needed.
• Review or prepare sales data from various point of sale systems, identify and follow up on irregularities, reporting significant issues to management, review or prepare daily sales reports for management, advising management of significant trends, and implement company systems and procedures.
• Manage creation and audit of daily, weekly, and monthly sales reports. Record revenue in the general ledger.
• Manage the Accounts Reconciliation process :

Create customer invoices with proper GL coding.

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