Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant-Full Time | RemoteHunter

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at RemoteHunter’s client, a pivotal organization within the public media sector, operating remotely. The client focuses on enhancing fundraising efficiency and revenue generation for over 230 NPR and PBS public media organizations. It achieves this by delivering outsourced marketing, data analytics, fundraising, and technology services, enabling local stations to increase net income, expand donor bases, and reduce fundraising costs. This role is vital for ensuring accurate financial processing, supporting various cross-departmental operations, and facilitating the overall financial health and compliance of the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote – United States

• Mission: Ensure accurate financial processing and support cross-departmental operations to facilitate the organization’s financial health and compliance.
• Tech Stack: Sage Intacct

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage accounts payable processes, including the accurate and timely processing of invoices received via the inbox and using Sage Intacct.
• Handle employee expense report management, encompassing verification, necessary follow-up, and support for onboarding and offboarding in expense and corporate credit card systems.
• Support vendor management tasks such as creating and maintaining vendor records, collecting necessary documentation, and assisting with annual 1099 preparation and processing.
• Contribute to the full accounting cycle by assisting with billing, cash activity, bank statement reconciliations, and supporting monthly profit and loss reviews and prepaid expense reconciliations.
• Aid in month-end close activities, provide documentation for year-end audits, and identify opportunities to improve accounting procedures and internal controls.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Possesses experience or a strong interest in accounts payable, expense reporting, billing, and financial reconciliations.
• Experience: Familiarity with general accounting systems, with a preference for Sage Intacct.
• Skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both vendors and internal teams; strong organizational skills coupled with meticulous attention to detail; capacity to contribute to month-end close activities and support audit preparation processes.