Staff Accountant, Sales & Marketing

Summary

A+E Global Media is a media company with a Finance department supporting business operations through budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. The Staff Accountant will support day-to-day accounting and month-end close activities for the Sales & Marketing business areas, including accrual tracking, journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and general accounting support.

Responsibilities

• Collect and review monthly accrual submissions from Sales & Marketing budget managers
• Prepare and process approximately 40–60 journal entries with accuracy each month, including accruals, reclasses, recurring entries, and close-related adjustments
• Validate account coding and review supporting documentation
• Assist with recurring entries, reclasses, Concur reporting support, and reconciliations
• Meet tight deadlines during the close cycle
• Maintain organized support files and documentation within shared drives and OneDrive folders
• Support preparation of monthly operating expense and G&A schedules for review by the Senior Accountant and Manager
• Assist with variance explanation tracking and supporting documentation collection
• Support balance sheet account reconciliations and related documentation preparation
• Provide operational accounting support to the team and internal business partners
• Assist with SAP-related requests and departmental administrative duties
• Utilize Excel, SAP, Concur, and reporting tools to improve process efficiency
• Support ad hoc projects and reporting requests

Skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet close deadlines
• Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professionalism, reliability, accountability and willingness to learn
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• 1–3 years of accounting experience preferred
• Experience with SAP, Concur, or similar accounting systems preferred
• Experience with AI tool (ChatGPT, Shortcut AI, etc.) preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet close deadlines
• Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professionalism, reliability, accountability and willingness to learn

Nice to Haves

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• 1–3 years of accounting experience preferred
• Experience with SAP, Concur, or similar accounting systems preferred
• Experience with AI tool (ChatGPT, Shortcut AI, etc.) preferred

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Target: 7.50%
• Healthcare coverage
• 401k matching
• A flexible model that allows for remote, hybrid or full time in office work (in certain locales)