Accounts Payable Accountant

Youth Enrichment Brands (YEB) is the nation’s leading youth activities platform, offering camps, leagues, classes, and other programs. YEB companies provide fun and enriching experiences to over 950,000 kids each year across the world. Our mission is to help kids discover and develop their passions. We do this by connecting and serving a network of companies that deliver best-in-class youth camps, classes, music education, and sports leagues.

Coaches, teachers, entrepreneurs, and franchisees are the lifeblood of this network.

Backed by Roark Capital, YEB encompasses School of Rock (a music school for all skill levels, ages, and musical aspirations), i9 Sports (the nation’s largest youth league franchisor), Streamline Brands (the leading franchisor and operator of swim schools), US Sports Camps (the official provider of Nike Camps), and other additional premier youth activity brands.

YEB is looking for a highly motivated, experienced Accountant for Accounts Payable. This will be a highly visible position within the YEB AP shared service organization with interactions across various departments and the opportunity to make a significant impact. This role will work in the accounts payable processes from invoice receipt, through approval, to payment for the entire YEB Group. Primary responsibilities will include close collaboration with cross-functional business unit (BU) operational teams to ensure invoices are coded correctly, paid timely and that various vendor relationships are sustained and built in a professional manner.

To be successful in this role, the AP Specialist should possess the ability to conduct a variety of AP processes and projects. An ideal candidate would not only be a self-starter who is driven to learn and add value quickly but also should be savvy in Excel, have excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain a team-oriented environment.

This position will play a crucial role in maintaining the effective functioning of our financial operations across multiple subsidiaries, aligning with established protocols and internal standards as well as reviewing and analyzing current processes for potential improvements. This role is for a self-motivated, reliable individual, who, by ensuring financial integrity and promoting financial transparency, will contribute to the rapid growth and success of the company.

• Analyze expense reports, meticulously track, and report expenditures, as well as contribute to budgeting process.
• Oversee corporate credit card reconciliations and manage disputes or fraudulent transactions.
• Ensure timely handling of reimbursements and employee credit card deactivations.
• Involvement in full accounts payable cycle, including vendor onboarding, invoice verification, coding, and data entry, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure invoices and credit card transactions are recorded at the correct companies/subsidiaries.
• Arrange for and execute intercompany expense allocations as needed.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors and other stakeholders. Resolve payment discrepancies promptly and professionally.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end closing activities related to accounts payable, including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations (including 1099 filings), vendor agreements, and internal controls.
• Keep a constant and diligent eye focused on preventing, identifying, and mitigating accounts payable related fraud.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and financial policies across the organization, mitigating financial risks and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations.
• Coordinate and provide required information and support to external auditors for the annual audit.
• Perform other ad hoc accounting duties or projects as needed.
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Accounting, Finance or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of AP and expense experience.
• A thorough knowledge of Net Suite ERP system is required.
• 1+ years’ experience processing…