Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | BW Events Tech

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at BW Events Tech, located remotely. BW Events Tech is an award-winning global agency providing event technology services. Since 2012, and particularly after 2020, the company has grown significantly, supporting clients with virtual, in-person, and hybrid event technology strategies and implementation worldwide. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for maintaining accurate and timely financial records, ensuring the company’s financial picture is clear and reliable. The role offers high visibility within a five-person finance team, providing direct interaction with senior leadership and insights into the broader business operations as you help scale processes and replace manual work.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote
• Pay: $75000–$85000 yearly
• Team: Five-person finance team, reports to Senior Accountant.
• Mission: This person will ensure the company’s financial records are accurate and timely, supporting daily accounting operations and improving financial processes for scalability.
• Tech Stack: Sage Intacct

What You’ll Actually Do
• Invoice Processing: Process high-volume invoices for roughly 150 vendors, totaling about 200 invoices monthly, ensuring timely completion and preventing backlogs.
• Financial Coding: Accurately code invoices to the correct general ledger accounts, cost centers, and projects to maintain trustworthy project profitability reporting.
• Vendor Management: Monitor accounts payable aging and proactively resolve vendor discrepancies or pricing variances before they become month-end issues.
• Expense Management: Administer employee expense reimbursements, reviewing charges against company policy and confirming proper coding to projects and cost centers.
• Cash Management: Post daily cash activity from company bank accounts, providing leadership with a current and accurate cash position.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent professional experience, coupled with a solid understanding of US GAAP principles.
• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in private accounting, including full-cycle close processes.
• Skills: Strong communication with non-accounting professionals, enjoyment of using technology to improve processes, curiosity about or existing use of AI in workflows, and proactiveness in taking on new tasks.
• Bonus: Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct, participation in an annual audit or new system implementation, exposure to the events or technology industries, or actively pursuing a CPA license.