Who We Are

Goodway Group 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, Goodway Group 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.

Please Note: We are targeting individuals that live in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru for this role. We are not currently accepting candidates from the United States.

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

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! Goodway Group 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.

Goodway Group 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.