Staff Accountant

Who We Are Northwind Robotics is one of AdAge's 2025's BEST PLACES TO WORK ! As an independent and remote-first media and marketing services firm with a 90+ year history, Northwind Robotics has the security of an established company combined with a start-up feel. With leading data-driven and technology-enabled digital media and marketing services firm with teams in the U.S. and the UK, our diverse team of digital strategists, media practitioners, technologists and data scientists have won the most prestigious awards for innovative marketing technology, impactful work and inclusive remote-first places to work including being honored as a multiyear winner in Ad Age Best Places to Work, Ad Exchanger's Best Use of Technology by an Agency Award and two MarTech Breakthrough Awards and a certified service partner to The Trade Desk. The Staff Accountant supports accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting for the organization. This role owns assigned general ledger accounts from transaction processing through reconciliation and analysis, supports monthly close activities, and partners with internal teams to ensure proper accounting treatment in a fast-paced advertising agency environment. The Staff Accountant serves as the primary accounting resource for payroll-related transactions, incentive compensation accounting, treasury activities, and selected compliance functions. This role will lead the implementation of a scalable commission and incentive management solution and support ongoing process improvements that increase automation, accuracy, and efficiency across Finance. What You Will Do Month-End Close Support The Staff Accountant would own or support recurring close activities, including: Preparing routine journal entries Supporting accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and expense allocations Reconciling balance sheet accounts Investigating and resolving reconciling items Maintaining close checklists and supporting documentation Ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on schedule Account Reconciliations Cash and bank accounts Prepaids Accrued expenses Fixed assets Corporate credit cards Intercompany accounts, if applicable Other assigned balance sheet accounts Accounts Payable / Expense Support Reviewing coding accuracy Supporting vendor payment workflows Reconciling AP-related accounts Reviewing employee expense submissions for policy compliance Helping resolve vendor or internal questions Financial Reporting Support Preparing schedules for monthly financial statements Providing variance explanations for assigned accounts Supporting audit requests Maintaining supporting documentation Helping ensure reporting packages are complete and accurate Process and Documentation Maintaining SOPs and process documentation Identifying process gaps or inconsistencies Supporting system clean-up and data validation Creating repeatable workflows for recurring accounting tasks Payroll Responsibilities Backup for processing semi-monthly payroll Managing monthly accruals related to payroll Entering specific journal entries Registering new employee locations with the local, state, and federal entities Managing 401k plan support Who You Are You have a minimum of four years of accounting experience. Must possess “when no one’s looking” integrity and be an individual with a high level of ethics and character Self starter Must be extremely detail-oriented and able to multitask to meet deadlines Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills required Must possess the aptitude and flexibility to understand the informational requirements of the business as it changes Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Proficiency with MS Office suite, especially Excel (more specifically pivot tables and vlookups) and PowerPoint Experience with NetSuite and Concur preferred Must have willingness to learn in order to grow with organization Must be a team player #usremote Check us out at www.goodwaygroup.com to learn more! If you identify as a female candidate, and feel you can do this role even if there are a few things perhaps you've not done, please apply anyway! Northwind Robotics is 70% Female! We realize that men tend to apply for jobs when they can meet around 60% of the requirements for the role, where women tend to only apply when they know they meet 100% of the requirements. Northwind Robotics is human-first, constantly working to become more inclusive and to make sure our employee population reflects our desire to constantly add to our diversity in all ways. We want applications from everyone , regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizen status, age, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected status.