Accounting Manager (Contract, Rocket Travel by Agoda)

 

About Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is a travel technology company founded in 2012 under our flagship consumer facing product, rocketmiles.com. Since then, we have evolved to partner with some of the largest consumer travel brands in the world creating white-label solutions that allow customers to earn and redeem miles and points for booking hotels, rental cars, flights and activities. Our global partnerships range from world-class airlines to international banks to large-scale shopping platforms.  We help our partners develop successful go-to-market strategies through marketing expertise and data to support their overall growth. 

We attract customers from every corner of the globe with a seamless user experience that's built in-house from ideation to finished product: our team includes front- and back-end developers, customer service, data analysts, designers, marketers, accountants, partnership sales, and managers. 

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career, and expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues. We encourage all applicants with a touch of wanderlust to apply to our team, as we work toward helping our travelers reach the vacation of their dreams. 

 

About the Team: 

Rocket Travel by Agoda is looking for an Accounting Manager to join our growing accounting team. In this role, you’ll work closely with our team to oversee general accounting duties related to month-end close, AP/AR processing, treasury function, and other ad-hoc requests. Web-savvy, energetic, and analytical individuals with a solid business/accounting background that are willing to be proactive and apply other skills and talents toward the company’s collective goals, are encouraged to apply. This is a Chicago-based contract position slated for a minimum of 9 months (with possible extension). 

 

As an Accounting Manager at Rocket Travel, you will: 

• Oversee the monthly and year-end close process. This individual will oversee closing entries and review the close task list in an accurate and timely manner.

Perform high-level review of B/S and P/L accounts with the Controller to ensure financial statement completeness and accuracy

• Manage monthly account reconciliation process for B/S accounts and corresponding journal entries
• Assist our Risk & Controls Manager in implementing our SOX Readiness plan and documenting procedures accordingly.

Help with our Salesforce Optimization project by implementing best practices and metrics for the teamReview and approve journal entries by team members to ensure that items are accurately recorded and correct in the final financial statement impactOversee timely processing and reconciliation of invoices. This individual will oversee the AP functions and ensure timely processing of payments.

• Support Treasury activities. This individual will review wire/ACH payments, review wire templates, and oversee weekly cash reconciliations.
• Review A/R invoices and account statements. This individual will review AR balances and Agings and ensure that our Credit & Collections policy is adhered to.
• Monitor employee expenses. This individual will work to ensure compliance with the company expense policy and approve expenses for time