Staff Accountant

At a glance:

This is a Staff position on our Accounting team with an integrated role. The staff accountant helps produce internal financial statements, budgets, external deliverables to tax and audit professionals, deliverables to internal professionals, and proper expense and revenue recognition according to GAAP. The ability and desire to work directly and collaboratively with teams outside of finance and proficient technical skills will make a candidate a great addition to this team. This role is a career-building, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. This position is remote, but periodic travel to the pacific time zone and accommodating meetings in different US time zones is expected.

What does a Staff Accountant do at Rain the Growth Agency?

Participate in all aspects of general accounting including, but not limited to:

• Accounting / Finance

  • Prepare complex journal entries and ledger reconciliations including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses, and accruals for month and year-end close

  • Develop, improve, and implement accounting policies and procedures

  • Interact with external auditors and tax team

  • Manage Concur, T&E reporting, and corporate credit card platforms

  • Drive financial processes and compliance across bespoke and unique client facing environment

  • Manage the full life cycle for Fixed Assets

  • Analyze and execute on monthly expense recognition according to GAAP

  • Collaborate with team members to prepare, review, and enter General, Creative, and Overhead Accounts Payable, including ongoing vendor maintenance

  • Apply a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations; verify documents for completeness and compliance with government and private agencies

  • Contribute to various ad hoc projects for Controller and Accounting Managers

  • Promote a positive work environment that inspires motivation, encouragement, recognition, appreciation, respect and teamwork

• Cross-Agency Team Collaboration

  • Interface with Creative and Production teams for accounts payable

  • Track, review, and approve invoices in tandem with cross-agency department heads

  • Actively listen to the needs of others to understand and provide accurate information or solutions in digestible and professional formats

What do we look for in a Staff Accountant at our agency?

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field plus 2-4 years’ experience or 4+ years’ experience, respectively, with relevant training to support success in this role.

• Proficient understanding of GAAP

• Unclaimed Property and ASC 842 experience a bonus

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 and Concur preferred

• Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases including strong knowledge, comfort, and proficiency with Excel

• Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines

• Great attention to detail

• Outstanding organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

• Self-starter with the ability to identify issues, resolve problems and follow through

• Demonstrated capacity to work in a dynamic and constantly changing environment

• Capable of making independent judgment calls using the core values of the team and company as guideposts

• Desire to understand the big picture and apply a holistic agency approach to daily responsibilities

• Appreciation of Rain Core Values

Why work at Rain the Growth Agency?

• We are a national leader in DTC marketing and a fully integrated creative and media agency specializing in both linear and digital channels.

• We have represented many successful companies including OOFOS, Mercari, 1800Contacts, Headspace, Rothy's, Humana, Bissell and many, many more.

• We believe in Transactional Brand Building. Meaning, we deliver on our clients' brand and sales objectives at the same time, often with the same work and the same media plan. This proprietary Rain the Growth Agency philosophy has helped build many iconic brands such as Peloton, Wayfair, Humana and Chewy.

• There are about 240 of us all over the U.S. so we are big enough to have all the bells and whistles, but small enough to have a warm welcoming culture where everyone's voice is heard.

• We are collaborative. We care about, appreciate, and respect each other, value diversity and treat our staff very well.

• We proudly invest in our employees, technology, and tools to ensure the best possible work environment.

• We like to have fun, so there is always an opportunity to join in group activities, book clubs, contests, parties, and events.

• Transparency is valued. Everyone in the company knows how we are doing and where we are going. We encourage open communication and share success with a profit-sharing program.

• We are built for stability. We believe in keeping and enhancing key talent and have a large and diverse roster of impressive clients with diverse revenue sources. We only take on organizations that we believe can scale because our motivation is our clients winning, not just revenue.

• All of the above because we are privately held. We make big decisions quickly and answer only to our clients and to each other.