Job Description

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

This position supports the accounting responsibilities within the Accounting Office. The position works among cross functional teams to ensure the accounting activities are appropriately analyzed, processed, and documented in compliance with internal controls, process and procedure, and local country regulations.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Support day to day oversight of the Disbursements and Banking activities
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and associated journal entries
• Support various tax/statistical filings
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, setting deadlines and adjusting priorities
• Present results and follow-through to completion for all initiatives
• Supervise a team daily
• Ensure that invoices are processed on time and chase invoices where necessary
• Oversee month-end AP close and ensure it is processed accurately
• Liaise with vendors/ stations to resolve discrepancies and handle queries that arise in the payment and processing of invoices
• Work closely with all stations
• Perform timesheet validation
• Perform absence tracking and audits
• Process new hires, leavers and pay changes
• Perform Pay Plan reviews when applicable
• Assist and/or complete misc. ad hoc projects as assigned
• Meet accounting goals and deadlines
• Review accounting policies and procedures
• Be familiar with auditing procedures

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• University degree with a focus in Accounting, or other equivalent education/training
• At least one year of experience working in an accounting environment
• Proficient with PC and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Must be able to read, write, fluently speak, and understand English

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP
• Qualified or Part Qualified CPA, ACCA, AAT, MBA, or equivalent education/certification

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.