Senior Accountant
LOVB
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
$75,000 - $85,000 USD yearly
Professional Sports, Volleyball, Finance & Accounting
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
About LOVB (League One Volleyball):
League One Volleyball (LOVB, pronounced “love”) is reimagining the sport of volleyball. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, development and professional league that seeks to empower new generations of women athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth team sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are women). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity. Today, we have created the largest youth club business in the country and are creating the next major American sports league. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women’s sport
Position Overview
The Senior Accountant will provide mentorship to the accounting team, collaborate with upper management on complex accounting matters, internal controls and providing best practice techniques.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversight of Daily Operations:
● Complete ownership of various club books across all GL accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
● Review, analyze, implement and maintain the organization's accounting operation; establish, develop, and/or recommend objectives, policies, and procedures to management to identify risks and as part of audit readiness.
Monthly Closing:
● Timely month-end closing of the GL and preparation of all related reports and reconciliations, including operational accounting – General Ledger, Accounts Payable fixed assets, payroll accruals, intercompany accounting, and consolidation
Innovation and Efficiency:
● Build efficiencies through maximizing systems automated processes and integrations.
● Research, analyze, and interpret complex technical accounting issues and new accounting standards
● Support annual audits performed by external auditors
● Identify opportunities for process improvements to scale and automate manual procedures
Assist management in completing special projects and analyses on an ad-hoc basis
Continuous Improvement:
● Improve and enhance best practice processes, procedures and internal controls.
● Respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders
● Participate in various ad hoc projects and analysis
Required Skills/Abilities:
● Internal controls
● Inter company reconciliations
● GL account reconciliations and workpapers
● Payroll accounting
● Best practice processes and procedures
● Inventory accounting
● Process and review various journal entries
● Ad hoc financial reporting
● Tax compliance
● Knowledge of US GAAP
● Ability to maintain a good balance between strategy and action, as this role is expected to contribute to tactical executions when necessary
● Enjoys and thrives working in a busy and dynamic environment
● Ability to think on feet and handle competing priorities
● Solutions orientated knowing when to escalate potential issues and challenges
● A collaborator with excellent communication skills
● Ability to work with various departments; FP&A, AP, Payroll, Club Operations
● A clear and friendly communication style with strong listening skills, both written and verbal
● Must be a positive, proactive, think outside the box, and organized team player
● A mind for detail—you can tell when something’s off
● Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as ability to collaborate closely with a team that is distributed remotely
● Ability to handle sensitive information with complete confidentiality
● Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal guidance
● High degree of flexibility and ready to learn as we are a startup, so things are always evolving.
Education and Experience:
● 5+ years experience in staff accounting role
● Bachelor’s in accounting
● Accounting experience in a start-up environment(preferred)
Work Environment & Physical Requirements (Remote):
● Ability to operate a computer and use a keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools.
● Ability to clearly communicate via video, phone, and written channels.
● Occasional travel may be required for site visits and events.
Compensation & Benefits:
The annual base salary for this role is $75,000-85,000, plus our benefits package.
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. Individual pay is adjusted as performance is demonstrated and sustained at increasingly competent levels over time
LOVB is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.