About This Role
This leadership role supports the company and senior team in managing the accounting and financial operations of Billings Flying Service. The position is key to ensuring accurate reporting, sound controls, and practical support to a fast-moving aviation business, while maintaining a high standard of financial stewardship and contributing to a culture defined by core values.
Responsibilities
- Produce accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Lead the month-end close process, ensuring completeness, accuracy and on-time delivery
- Review and approve general ledger journal entries
- Review and approve accounts payable vendor costs, ensuring proper coding and timely payments
- Prepare accounts receivable customer billings and maintain strong customer relationships
- Oversee inventory reporting, ensuring accuracy of accounting, reconciliations, and physical counts
- Review fixed asset tracking and ensure accurate capitalization according to policy
- Develop the annual budget and monitor monthly budget versus actual reports with variance insights
- Maintain and monitor internal controls to ensure ongoing SOX compliance
- Manage and supervise accounting staff
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Accounting degree required; CPA preferred
- Will consider combination of equivalent work experience and education
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Public accounting exposure preferred
- Solid understanding of GAAP and financial reporting
- Embody BFS core values: Value People, Hunt for Opportunities, Be Gritty & Practical
- Strong familiarity with financial statements and budget preparation
- Ability to handle multiple projects within required deadlines
- Self-starter with strong ethical standards; take initiative, solve problems, and adapt to change with a practical, hands-on mindset
- Strong communication and organization skills; high attention to detail
- Work collaboratively with others to achieve company goals
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook
- Working knowledge of accounting software
- Work performed in an office setting
- Occasionally required to lift up to 20 lbs
- Regularly required to sit
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with 4.5% company match
