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Staff AccountantSun Country Airlines 2021 • Minneapolis, MN, US
Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Sun Country Airlines 2021 • Minneapolis, MN, US
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Staff Accountant

We're not your average airline. We're agile, resilient, and full of uncommon opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable. With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Staff Accountant you'll enjoy these benefits and more :

  • Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
  • PPO and high-deductible health plans
  • Health savings account and Flexible Spending Account
  • Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
  • Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

Staff Accountant Overview :

The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting financial operations across Stations Operations. This position is responsible for preparing month-end accruals, maintaining and developing financial spreadsheets, performing account reconciliations, and contributing to system implementations and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires strong attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure financial transactions are properly recorded and reported. On the Stations Accounting team, responsibilities include : processing invoices for various operating costs, resolving discrepancies with vendors, and maintaining an accurate record of outstanding vendor charges.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities :

  • Participate in the month, quarter and year end close process by preparing assigned journal entries, account reconciliations and other close functions
  • Process station-related invoices, prepare accruals, and proactively resolve billing discrepancies in a timely manner (fuel, ground handling, landing fees, terminal use fees, and any other station related expenses)
  • Serve as a key business partner to assigned departments / business areas and record corresponding journal entries
  • Prepare and distribute monthly operating reports to airports served by the Company's network
  • Manage and perform reconciliation within the Company's general ledger system and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
  • Assist in preparing schedules, retrieving backup, and compiling documentation for internal and external auditors, as needed
  • Participate in accounting system implementations by providing input to system design, performing user acceptance testing, adapting to new processes, and helping troubleshoot issues in a timely manner
  • Engage in process enhancement activities, as needed
  • Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state and federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Required Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
  • 2+ years of relevant corporate accounting experience
  • Experience using general ledger accounting systems
  • Experience using accounts payable software and processing a high volume of vendor invoices in a timely manner
  • General understanding of US GAAP accounting principles
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to meet deadlines with a high level of accuracy and detail
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with various levels of employees across multiple departments, including those outside of Accounting and Finance
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work overtime as required, primarily during the accounting close process and the annual audit
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Experience with Microsoft Great Plains accounting software
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Previous experience in process improvement initiatives and system implementations
  • Travel or aviation-related experience
  • Compensation : Range $60,000 to $75,000

    Classification : Full-Time, Exempt

    Work Location : Hybrid - Minneapolis, MN

    Supervisory Responsibility : None

    Work Environment : This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

    Physical Demands : 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently 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, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    Other Duties : Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

    AAP / EEO Statement : It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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