Description
Tickets.com is looking for a Director of Accounting to manage the organization’s accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining strong internal controls and compliance activities. This is a hands-on role, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements, compliance with accounting standards, managing the accounting team, overseeing tax reporting and cash management, and providing strategic financial leadership to support operational efficiency and organizational goals.
Tickets.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Major League Baseball (MLB), delivers innovative, cutting-edge technologies to enable frictionless and unforgettable fan experiences in venues across the globe. Together with MLB, Tickets.com is changing the landscape of the live sports and entertainment industry, delivering new digital venue and ticketing experiences to millions of fans. Using cutting-edge technology, our platform and applications are consumed by fans, stadiums, and MLB teams.
We are assembling a world-class team to build on these experiences, to scale platforms and products that anticipate emerging opportunities, including dynamic pricing and offers and digital, contactless ticketing. Our mission is to provide premium, innovative live experiences for our clients and their patrons.
Responsibilities
- Direct and oversee the daily accounting operations including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, and fixed assets
- Manage the month-end and year-end close process, including preparing summary financials and internal management reports
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and analysis
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and company policies
- Develop, monitor, and maintain strong internal controls
- Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial analysis
- Prepare journal entries and review reconciliations
- Work closely with external financial and business/payments auditors
- Analyze financial data and provide results and recommendations to management
- Review and approve client settlements and cash transfers
- Work with third-party clients and vendors
- Oversee parent company reporting and intercompany including settlements
- Recommend financial system improvements and process automation
- Assist with tax filings and regulatory requirements Sales, Use, State, and Federal
- Oversee travel and assist with special projects
- Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team
- Foster a positive, inclusive, professional work environment
- Establish performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching and feedback
- Evaluate staffing needs and support recruitment, training, and retention efforts
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting and GAAP
- Experience managing audits and financial compliance
- Experience with Oracle Fusion accounting software, preferred
- Advanced Excel and accounting software skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Experience with accounting for multiple-entity and international consolidations
- Must be willing and able to work independently on assigned projects
- Strong initiative with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including prioritization and follow-through
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities
- Supervisory experience
- Strong attention to detail with a process improvement mindset
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Familiarity working for a technology and/or software development company is positive
Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 (Base Salary) + Bonus
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, TDC believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.
Top TDC Perks & Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Company Contributed 401K Plan
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
- Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Pet Insurance
Why MLB?
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.
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