The Role
WHO WE ARE
Lindblad Expeditions is a true pioneer in Expedition Travel. From taking the first citizen explorers to Antarctica in 1966, opening the Galapagos and Easter Island to tourism in 1967, leading the first tourist expedition through the Northwest Passage in 1984, and launching our innovative partnership with National Geographic in 2004, we're now taking almost 30,000 guests a year to some of the world’s most remote and pristine locations on our fleet of 20 ships, and are committed to ensuring our guests experience the “Exhilaration of Discovery”.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Join our dynamic Accounting Department as a Staff Accountant, where your expertise will play a crucial role in driving our financial operations forward. You will be responsible for managing fixed assets and depreciation, overseeing shipboard transactions, and ensuring accurate sales tax reporting. Your attention to detail will shine through as you handle various monthly accruals and conduct general ledger account reconciliations.
If you are passionate about accounting, have the skills and experience we seek, and looking to be part of a supportive and innovative team that values your contributions, we want to hear from you!
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries
- Assist with maintaining and recording fixed asset related activity including Work-In-Progress projects
- Maintain and record Prepaid Expenses, Accruals and related account reconciliation.
- Calculate intercompany interest on monthly basis
- Review shipboard revenue reports
- Assist with month-end and quarter-end variance analysis as needed
- Assist with year-end audit and quarterly auditor reviews as needed
- Ad hoc analysis, projects and administrative accounting duties as needed
- Assist with review and proofing of SEC documents and presentation to the Board
MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years of professional accounting experience
- Strong and demonstrable knowledge of accounting concepts, practices and procedures, and financial statements
- Deep knowledge of general ledger entries, accruals, and reconciliations
- Capacity to perform analysis on financial data, understanding end-of-year and YoY drivers
- Strong Excel skills, including use of pivot tables and VLookup functions
- Experience working with the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Sharepoint, Word)
- Comfortable working in a high-volume, team-oriented environment
- Strong skills in time management, handling multiple tasks, setting priorities, meeting deadlines and working independently are essential
- Ability to be onsite and work from Lindblad's New York office 2-3 days p/week
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in the travel industry a plus
- Knowledge of sales tax a plus
- Knowledge of Great Plains software a plus
OUR BENEFITS
• Travel benefits for employees and their family
• Voyage of Discovery trips for employees to travel as guests
• Health insurance including Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Long-Term Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to be used for out-of-pocket medical and dependent care
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit
• 7-8 Paid Holidays
• 2-3 Floating Holiday Options (pro-rated per start date)
• Up to 15 days of vacation (pro-rated per anniversary year)
• Parental Leave
• Sick/personal days per city & state ordinance
• Pet Insurance discount
Communication Skills
Using the English language, this person must have the ability to read, write, and comprehend policies, legal guidelines, correspondence, and memos. Must also possess the ability to effectively communicate--both in writing and orally--with a professional demeanor.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee will also be required to write and type. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
COMPENSATION STATEMENT
Lindblad Expeditions determines the pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. We evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. Our posted salary range is based on national data and may be refined for a candidate's region/town/cost of living.
For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s location, level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT
At Lindblad Expeditions, we simply could not do our work without the diverse kaleidoscope of humanity that creates and delivers our remarkable offerings across the planet. As a Company that respects and celebrates the inherent diversity in the places we explore, we recognize the need to mirror that same diversity and all the interconnected perspectives within our organization. We are committed to building a community of different genders, races, ages, sexual orientations, chosen identities, and countries of origin where every person brings their whole self to work and whose skills, talents, and abilities are valued. We believe we can explore further and in a more meaningful way by actively creating a more diverse and inclusive organization where everyone feels they belong.
Lindblad Expeditions is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Lindblad Expeditions are considered without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or veteran status.
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The Company
What We Do
In 1958 Lars-Eric Lindblad, considered the father of eco travel, founded Lindblad Travel and pioneered the first non-scientific expeditions to Antarctica (1966) and Galápagos (1967), subsequently opening the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, China, Bhutan, and more to curious, respectful travelers. In 1979, his son Sven-Olof Lindblad founded Special Expeditions, eventually re-named Lindblad Expeditions, specializing in ship-based expedition travel. In 2004 Lindblad Expeditions forged an unprecedented alliance with National Geographic with a joint mission “to inspire people to explore and care about the planet through expedition travel.” Today the company operates a fleet of 10 ships, including the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer, the world’s ultimate expedition ship, and the 106-guest National Geographic Orion, the newest ship in the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet. All ships sail equipped with sophisticated exploration tools, to provide unique, immersive experiences in the planet’s capitals of wildness and culture. Our expedition ships regularly explore Galápagos, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Norway, Baja California, Costa Rica and Panama, Europe, the Baltics, Vietnam and Cambodia, and more.
