Senior Staff Accountant

Minno is an early-stage, investor-backed media and technology company based in Nashville focused on improving Christian families’ lives through media and technology.  We’re looking for a remarkable Senior Staff Accountant to be responsible for owning and building the foundational accounting processes as the Company scales. We have traditionally outsourced these activities so this role will be responsible for transitioning the work in-house and making suggestions to improve the processes along the way.

Minno was founded in 2019 by Erick Goss and Dan Raines.  Erick and Dan recognized that most Christian parents were frustrated with their media options and were looking for shows and streaming options that reflected their faith and values, designed specifically for kids.  With a desire to provide the tools to foster faith and fun for the next generation of Christians, Minno was born.

In the short time we’ve been around, we have built a business experiencing triple-digit revenue growth with a team of over 20 employees. Our team is led by top executives from brand-name e-commerce and content companies like Amazon, PBS KIDS, Duolingo, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, and Capital Christian Music, as well as a variety of start-ups and leading Christian entertainment brands.  

Minno serves kids and families through:

• Minno Kids, our industry-leading ad-free streaming video app and primary revenue driver
• Minno Originals, our breakthrough original children’s programming like the Laugh & Grow Bible for Kids and Young David
• Minno Kids YouTube channel, one of the fastest-growing children’s channels
• Minno Press, our children’s book publishing unit that includes the award-winning and bestselling Laugh & Grow Bible for Kids

Minno differentiates itself in three areas:

• Kids First:  Minno is the only platform focused exclusively on serving Christian kids and their parents. Kids are first-class citizens at Minno, not just a secondary design consideration.
• Faith First:  We are focused on faith development vs. just entertainment. We are the only platform focused on bringing the best of media, technology, and spirituality together.
• Online & Offline: Parents are looking for more than just redemptive screen time. They want off-screen experiences for their kids and better resources for themselves.  We are unique in our effort to address this need.

Primary responsibilities at a high level:
We are looking for aSenior Staff Accountant to maintain the Company’s financial data and general ledger, managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll and cash activity. The right candidate will be happy to roll up their sleeves and help with additional work and have an exceptionally strong sense of ownership over the accuracy of their numbers and work.

This is a highly collaborative role and requires someone who sees the Finance and Accounting function as one that serves the rest of the company so therefore must have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills and an overall “can-do” attitude. There will also be an opportunity to participate in ad-hoc projects as they arise.

Our Senior Staff Accountant’s charter will be composed of:

• Overseeing the month-end close, preparing appropriate journal entries in accordance with US GAAP
• Maintaining and reconciling general ledger accounts
• Develop and maintain regular financial reporting for internal management, investors and the Board of Directors
• Prepare variance analyses for month over month and year over year results
• Manage accounts payable, uploading invoices for timely and accurate processing and communicating with vendors to onboard to bill.com and provide payment status as necessary
• Ensuring license and original content payments are on time and accurate, according to contracted terms.
• Coordinating with the Content team to provide regular cash reporting by project and update cash forecasts accordingly
• Update weekly and monthly cash activity reporting and forecasts
• Facilitate payroll runs via the company’s payroll provider
• Issue 1099s as appropriate
• Coordinate with the outside tax firm to prepare annual and other regulatory filings
• Seek ways to optimize existing accounting and business processes through use of automation, thoughtful analysis and researching best practices in the industry.
• Participate in other ad-hoc processes and projects as needed

Reporting and culture:
As the Senior Staff Accountant, you’ll report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and be a early member of a growing team.

You will find that we are a rigorous team with high expectations grounded in data and customer feedback.  We move fast and expect the ability to adapt and learn quickly.  We hire smart, intense people with sunny dispositions that get stuff done!

If helping raise up the next generation of Christians and leading our accounting efforts for Minno sounds appealing, let’s have a conversation!