Global Staff Accountant
About the role
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