Staff Accountant | Full-Time | Navy Pier Events Facility

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

To monitor control and audit all financial transactions and to perform a full range of professional accounting duties involved in fiscal management record keeping reporting and financial analysis of the facility. Also supervising admin and accounting volunteer staff.

This role pays an annual salary of $55000-$65000.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health Dental and Vision Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) matching and Paid Time Off (vacation days sick days and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until August 29 2025.

Navy Pier has always been the Peoples Pier. Build in 1916 as part of Daniel Burnhams famed plan of Chicago today Navy Pier boasts versatile multipurpose event spaces and high-quality amenities against one of the most unique and spectacular lakefront settings in the Midwest. Navy Pier showcases more than 50 acres of parks restaurants attractions retail shops sightseeing and dining cruise boats exposition facilities and more all available to guests of on-site events. Navy Pier offers two exhibit halls 34 meeting rooms the historic Aon Grand Ballroom and Lakeview Terrace that overlook the lakefront. These dramatic and diverse spaces are ideal for trade and consumer shows conferences business meetings and special events of any size.

• Process and prepare accounts payable invoices.
• Verify & post entries to general ledger accounts; run trial balances.
• Detail processing for accounts receivable and collection calls for outstanding payments.
• Process Box Office ticket reports and record transactions.
• Assist with month end closing procedures.
• Prepares select event settlements and sales journals.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Handle payroll processing and onsite Human Resource functions.
• Prepare audit work papers and perform analysis of accounts.
• Perform analysis of accounting records; prepare event profitability statements.
• Prepare sales statements.
• Assist with employee record maintenance.
• Perform related professional accounting work in support of accounting functions.
• Apply Federal State and local laws and regulations pertaining to accounting and auditing work.
• Examine and verify a variety of financial documents and reports.
• Prepare a variety of financial statements reports and analyses.
• Operate a ten-key calculator by touch at a speed necessary for successful job performance.
• Operate a computer to perform accounting functions.
• Supervise admin and accounting volunteer staff.

• A Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting finance business administration or a closely related field.
• One year of professional accounting experience preferably including some supervisory experience. Some experience in building management industry preferred but not required.
• Must be accurate and efficient with ability to meet deadlines.
• Capable of working with all levels of management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Word Excel and Outlook required.
• Knowledge of Sage 100 preferred.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.