Accounts Payable Associate
Texas Motor Speedway · Part-time · Hourly · On-site
About the position
The Accounts Payable Associate keeps payables and expense accounting accurate. The work serves vendors and Speedway Club members with full-cycle payables and expense accounting at Texas Motor Speedway.
Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, hosts NASCAR Cup Series racing and fills with fans from across Texas and around the globe on race weekends. Beyond NASCAR, it hosts a variety of events year-round.
What you'll be responsible for
• Accounts Payable: the vendor invoice cycle from receipt to payment — coding, approval routing, payment preparation, vendor inquiries, and vendor records, including W-9s and certificates of insurance.
• Expense Accounting and Month-End Close: Responsible for expense-related journal entries — accruals and prepaid amortization — and for assigned accounts-payable reconciliations during the close.
• Texas Event Trust Funds Disbursement Requests: preparing and submitting disbursement requests to the Office of the Governor’s Event Trust Funds program — gathering and organizing supporting documentation and tracking each request through receipt.
• Speedway Club Member Accounting: the accounting on Speedway Club member accounts — billing, payments, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
• Daily Bank Deposits and Cash Controls: preparing and recording daily bank deposits, following cash-handling controls, and handling financial and member information with discretion.
What you'll build
• Full-cycle payables and expense accounting.
• Close discipline — entries and reconciliations that tie by the deadline.
• Cash controls and state reimbursement compliance.
Where it can lead
• Associate, Finance positions at other Speedway Motorsports companies.
• Senior accounting positions responsible for broader reconciliations and the close.
• Finance Manager — responsible for a company’s close and reporting.
How we work: Humble, Driven, Connected
• Humble. Asks before posting an entry they are unsure of. Corrects their own mistakes in the open and pitches in wherever the team needs hands during the close and race weeks.
• Driven. Hits daily, monthly, and filing deadlines without a reminder. Takes pride in a deposit that ties and an invoice paid right the first time.
• Connected. Knows which vendor, member, or function leader is waiting on what — and tells them where it stands before they ask.
What you need
• Experience: One to two years of accounts payable or general accounting experience, including journal entries. Month-end close and reconciliation experience preferred.
• Skills: Accurate coding and data entry; reconciling to the ledger and to the bank; working inside cash and approval controls; discretion with financial and member information.
• Tools and Systems: Microsoft Office — Outlook, Word, and Excel (intermediate) — online banking. Traverse experience is a plus.
What the position involves
• Physical Requirements: Office-based; extended computer work.
• Travel: Occasional local travel to the bank for deposits; occasional travel to other Speedway Motorsports locations as needed.
• Work Schedule: Part-time. Additional hours at month-end and during race events.
What we offer
Speedway Motorsports offers a competitive benefits package.
Speedway Motorsports is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- One to two years of accounts payable or general accounting experience, including journal entries
- Accurate coding and data entry
- Experience reconciling to the ledger and bank
- Ability to work within cash and approval controls
- Discretion with financial and member information
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Online banking experience
- Month-end close and reconciliation experience
- Traverse experience
What We Do
Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer, promoter and sponsor of motorsports activities in the United States. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 11 first-class racing facilities in significant markets across the country. The Speedways include: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway. Speedway Motorsports also provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its U.S. Legend Cars International subsidiary; and provides radio programming, production and distribution through its Performance Racing Network subsidiary.
