Specialist Accounting

Expected Contributions

Managing Work, Projects, and Policies

• Prepares month-end journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring balances are supported by appropriate documentation. 
• Assist with preparing annual audit support and other annual operational tasks
• Audit and review daily operational activity
• Review, research, and respond to chargebacks
• Ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Actively monitor and respond to emails received in a Shared Mailbox
• Perform general office duties (e.g., receive incoming mail and bank deposits)
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Demonstrating and Applying Accounting Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Providing Financial Information to Others

• Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors.
• Leverages technology and effectively uses information systems and tools to generate financial reports and provide managers with relevant support to drive decision-making.

Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals

• Submit reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, team goals, etc.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Supports a strong accounting & operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and efficiencies and manage business risks.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provides information to supervisor, managers, co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Candidate Profile

Education & Experience

• Associate’s degree in accounting, or a minimum four-year accounting experience and a minimum of two years previous accounts receivable experience.
• Timeshare experience a plus.
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel

Skills & Attributes

• Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.  

• Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.

• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develop and evaluate alternatives and solutions, solve problems, and choose a course of action.

• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.

• Building and Contributing to Teams - Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.

• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.

• Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships

• Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. 

• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.

• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of s