Sr Accountant, Corporate Accounting

Overview

Are you ready to take flight in a dynamic and fast-paced aviation industry? As a global leader in aviation services, Swissport provides Ground Handling, Cargo Handling, and Passenger Services to over 300 million passengers annually.

Our mission is simple To provide the aviation industry with consistent and tailor-made solutions around the globe, for a better customer experience.

We believe that our people are what differentiates us from our competition. At Swissport, we are driven by our core values of Show You Care, Do the Right Things and Win as a Team, and we are currently seeking dedicated individuals, who align with these values, to join our team at various locations across the globe.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, this position will work closely with the Operational accounting team and be responsible for financial reporting and consolidations, as well as other aspects of the accounting close, including but not limited to, proper application of IFRS for accounting transactions, preparing GL account reconciliations, coordinating the monthly close and providing financial reporting in a collaborative team driven environment.

Full-time employees are offered a range of health and wellness benefits as well as 401(k) with company match paid vacation time, sick time, and company paid holidays.

Your activities

• Performs month end close duties and verifies the associated financial reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, financial reporting and the general ledger structure.
• Maintain monthly allocations of corporate overhead costs to appropriate Company and Intercompany categories.
• Reconcile insurance balances, including Aviation, Workers Compensation and self-funded health insurance, as well as preparing necessary journal entries.
• Account for stations Over the Counter Ground Handling cash collection and reconcile customer accounts and pay their monthly invoices.
• Maintain Corporate Accrual journal entries; including bonus, vacation / sick, ensuring that all subledgers agree to general ledger.
• Reconcile all Benefits accounts; including 401K, Health, Dental, LTD, Life Insurance, as well as the Legal reserve.
• Balance Sheet rollforwards for prepaid and reserve balances.
• Maintaining Lounge line of business accounting and Financial Statements.
• Performs monthly bank reconciliations to include research and resolution of unreconciled balances.
• Review and approve to ensure correct coding for purchase requests and accounts payable vouchers in the procurement / purchasing software (Ivalua).
• Support system maintenance needs of Ivalua.
• Support external audit by providing necessary PBC items.
• Assist in special projects and / or other areas as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand;

walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee might occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Your profile

• BS / BA in Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years working in a Corporate or other accounting role to include monthly close activities.
• CPA or CPA candidate.
• High integrity, solid work ethic and exceptionally detail oriented.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment with tight deadlines.

What we offer

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

At Swissport, we believe in diversity, equal opportunity, and the power of our values to drive our success. We are committed to providing a workplace that fosters inclusion and where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Join Swissport today and be part of a team that connects the world of aviation!