Accountant I

Accountant I

The Accountant I is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely accounting transactions and reconciliations including posting entries to the general ledger, analyzing data, month-end close processes, and collaborating with employees throughout the organization. This position also works with third party auditors to ensure compliance and accurate financial reporting. This position will primarily be devoted to accounting functions within our Agency business, but may also be involved within the broader EVERSANA accounting functions.

Essential duties and responsibilities include meeting established month end close deadlines for preparing assigned journal entries, working with various business units to prepare and post monthly journal entries, assisting in accounting for cash, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, and other key balance sheet and income statement accounts, assisting in various invoicing related tasks for our advertising agency and other business units including preparing and reviewing billing templates, reconciling pass-through expenses to billings, and assisting in compiling information for the invoicing process. The role also involves leading the resolution of issues on all assigned accounts and reconciliations to ensure proper and accurate reporting, preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations on a timely basis, preparing monthly fixed asset reports and journal entries, preparing audit schedules and working directly with external auditors on related items, recommending and implementing improvements to accounting controls, procedures and policies, communicating with all levels within the organization, serving as backup to other roles within the Finance department as needed, and demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias. All other duties as assigned.

Expectations of the job include minimal travel of 0-5% and hours of 40+, typically Monday - Friday.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities include a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, 0-2 years' experience in an Accounting role, experience with bank and other account reconciliations, previous experience working remotely, and must thrive in a team environment. Experience in the use of complex spreadsheets and accounting systems is also required.

Preferred qualifications include public accounting experience, CPA or CPA track preferred, and experience with Microsoft D365.

Physical and mental demands and working environment include frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time, walk, talk and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.