Staff Accountant

About Us

Stagwell empowers talented, passionate, and creative leaders with vision to deliver breakthrough ideas on behalf of the world’s most ambitious clients. 

We believe that the differences among us fuel innovation and drive us to achieve extraordinary results. We take great pride in a work force with rich diversity of age, race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability and background. As a network, we seek out a skilled and dynamic talent pipeline, invest in programs that help develop diverse talent for the future benefit of our industry, and strive to build an inclusive environment where all employees can bring their full selves to work. 

Creating a collaborative environment at our state-of-the-art campuses, where we can bring people together at the office to inspire and innovate, is central to our culture-moving creative edge. We believe that by being together, we can transform marketing. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com. 

Led by a group of agency and industry professionals, Stagwell Marketing Group was born and bred in a digital first era. Stagwell today is the largest independent data driven digital marketing services firm in the U.S., serving global brands across the continuum of marketing services. We are not weighed down by legacy assets and are united in their desire to innovate, evolve, grow and deliver superior results for their clients. 

Overview

We are looking for an Staff Accountant to join our Accounting & Finance team. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for leading aspects of the accounting function within CORE Stagwell, the Corporate entity that provides Shared Services to Brands in the Stagwell network. Shared Services provides services to Brands for Accounting, Financial Operations (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll), Business Applications, IT and Real Estate. The ideal candidate will perform management reporting functions for CORE Stagwell while supporting various corporate and business initiatives. This person will report to the Stagwell Core Brand Accounting Manager and provide monthly financial results analysis to each head of Shared Services functions. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Monthly Financial Statements for assigned entities 

• Assist month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations, reporting requirements, and variance analysis: 

• Recording routine and non-complex transactions 

• Record fixed asset depreciation, intangibles amortization, etc. entries 

• Record corporate reporting team driven month-end and quarter-end close entries 

• Cash Reconciliation 

• Credit Card reconciliations and recording of expenses 

• AP, AR, etc. subledger reconciliations 

• Bi-weekly Payroll entries and reconciliation 

• Month end accruals 

• Reconciliation of Intracompany and Intercompany activity with other Stagwell subsidiaries 

• Work with the central AP, AR, and Billing Teams throughout the month to achieve desired outcomes for month end close 

• Upload approved trial balances and ancillary reports to Stagwell’s reporting tool, Hyperion. 

• Assist in local tax compliance 

• Assist in SOX compliance by maintaining strong accounting controls and practices over financial reporting 

• Assist in the Internal/External Audits: prepare schedules as assigned and conduct audit research and answer questions.