Staff Accountant - Accounting & Business Intelligence

Job Details: Job Location: Corporate Office - St Peters, MO, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Accounting, Community | Action | Recognition | Experience OUR VISION is to be the elite health and fitness provider in every community we serve. OUR MISSION is to provide the best experience for everybody to improve their quality of life through fitness. Overview Club Brands is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Staff Accountant to join our Accounting team. This position will play an important role in the company's monthly accounting processes while also supporting the continued development of business intelligence and management reporting. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for recurring journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, invoice processing, and operational reporting. In addition, this role will work with financial and operational data to build, maintain, and improve business intelligence dashboards and reports used by leadership to monitor company performance and support decision-making. The ideal candidate combines a strong accounting foundation with an interest in data analytics, reporting, and business intelligence. Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000 based on experience Key Responsibilities General Accounting & Month-End Close Prepare and record assigned monthly journal entries. Record and maintain monthly expense schedules, recurring transactions, and accruals. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and research reconciling items. Record monthly refunds and related transactions. Prepare merchant statement entries and reconciliations. Assist with month-end and year-end close processes. Assist with account analysis and research unusual or unexpected activity. Business Intelligence & Financial Reporting Build, maintain, and enhance business intelligence dashboards and reports used by Accounting, Operations, and executive leadership. Transform financial and operational data into meaningful reports, KPIs, trends, and performance metrics. Develop dashboards that allow leadership to monitor performance by location, department, revenue stream, and other key business segments. Validate data used within BI reports to ensure accuracy and consistency with financial and operational systems. Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports and reduce manual reporting processes. Maintain existing dashboards and troubleshoot reporting or data discrepancies. Work with Accounting and other departments to understand reporting needs and translate those needs into useful dashboards and visualizations. Assist in developing standardized KPI definitions and reporting methodologies. Support ad hoc financial and operational analysis as requested by management. Prepare and Maintain daily, weekly monthly KPI reporting, including organization wide Scorecard. Accounts Payable & Department Support Enter and process invoices submitted by various departments. Review invoices for proper coding, approvals, and supporting documentation. Research and resolve invoice discrepancies. Communicate with internal departments regarding accounting questions and missing information. Why You’ll Love Working for Club Brands Employee Owned – Club Brands is employee-owned, and that means you have a voice. Eligible employees earn stock in Club Brands through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and become employee owners Free Memberships – You get FREE access to all our club locations because you deserve it. Comprehensive Benefits – Full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our Medical, Dental, Life, and Voluntary disability insurance plans, and accrue paid time off. Career Growth – We believe in your potential. We offer opportunities for career advancement and training for everybody on our team. Local Support – We're proud to be local to St. Louis, where club support is just one call away when you need it. Qualifications: Required Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Working knowledge of GAAP and fundamental accounting processes. Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations. Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with and analyze large datasets. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Ability to manage multiple daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines. Ability to communicate financial and operational information clearly to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders. Business Intelligence & Technical Skills Experience with or working knowledge of business intelligence and data visualization software, such as Microsoft Power BI or similar platforms. Ability to build and maintain dashboards, reports, visualizations, and KPI scorecards. Understanding of how data from multiple systems can be combined and transformed for reporting purposes. Experience with Power Query, data modeling, SQL, DAX, or similar data tools is preferred. Experience automating recurring reports or accounting processes is a plus. Experience working with ERP, accounting, membership, or other operational databases is a plus. Preferred Experience 2–4 years of accounting, financial reporting, or related experience. Experience in a multi-location organization. Experience working with both financial and operational datasets. Experience developing reports or dashboards for senior leadership. Experience with Microsoft Power BI strongly preferred. Experience identifying trends and translating data into actionable business insights. Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Club Brands is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices of law.