Staff Accountant
Posted June 12, 2026
Hiring organization
Oklahoma City Convention Center
Job Location
Date posted
June 12, 2026
Position title
Staff Accountant
Description
For the Oklahoma City Convention Center:Â
- Maintains detailed accounting records; performs event settlements, event journal entries, and event income (flash) reports.
- Reconciles general ledger account activity, balances A/R and A/P control accounts to detail aging.
- Maintains cash balance records, reconciles cash receipts and disbursements to the general ledger.
- Performs monthly closing of the general ledgers and completes the monthly accounting cycle.
- Accounts for facility financial transactions and inputs event journal entries.
- Performs monthly account analysis on all general ledger accounts and prepares adjusting journal entries.
- Prepares balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Assists with internal and external audits of the facility financial records
- Maintains records for advanced deposits for events.
- Ensures Legends Global Accounting policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Works as a liaison with other facility departments to wrap up event accounting activity.
- Performs analytical reviews of facility financial data.
- Other duties as assigned by the Finance Director.
Responsibilities
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from a four (4) year college or university.
- Experience in facility management, event management, and/or hospitality industries preferred.
- Must have extensive knowledge of general and cost accounting; Excellent math skills; high aptitude for figures.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- The ability to work with and maintain highly confidential information is required.
Qualifications
- Strong accounting knowledge and skills.
- A strong communicator: Be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in written format to management and staff, as well as to all vendors and clientele.
- Organized, able to prioritize, and have strong time management skills to meet deadlines.
- Detail oriented.
- Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Work effectively under pressure and/or stringent schedule and produce accurate results.
- Maintain an effective working relationship with clients, exhibitors, patrons, and others encountered in the course of employment.
- Remain flexible and adjust to situations as they occur.