Staff Accountant
This position is remote-optional. We are open to remote candidates located anywhere in the US. Bliss Point Media has offices in Santa Monica, Berkeley, and New York City.
The Role
We are looking for a self-motivated, hard working, and detail-oriented individual to join the Finance and Operations team. This is a great position for someone who has some accounting or media experience and is looking for career growth and the opportunity to make a significant contribution to our team. You will be integral to ensuring that cash flows are managed effectively as we continue to exponentially scale the business. We pride ourselves on being small and scrappy do-it-yourselfers who work together to question the status quo of the business and provide exceptional value for our customers.
- Responsible for weekly and monthly linear and streaming accounts payable with tv and streaming networks
- Research variances in expected vs actual bills received
- Own accounts payable activities to ensure the accuracy of entries and timeliness of paying our vendors
- Work with media operations team to determine media completeness and and post-log version control
- Research projects related to media accounting and accounts payable
- Vendor outreach and relationship maintenance
- Assist with month-end close process
- Assist with bank and credit card reconciliations and preparing and analyzing departmental spend
- Support accounting team and ensure backup documentation is properly filed and organized
Background & Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance preferred
- 0-2 years of relevant experience
- General accounting knowledge
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookup, etc.)
- Netsuite experience a plus
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Accuracy and attention to details with thoughtfulness and thoroughness
- Exceptional decision-making skills
- Trustworthy and able to maintain discretion and privacy
- Support executive management team in ad-hoc projects in conjunction with senior accounting and finance staff
- Path to CPA
Benefits
Bliss Point Media will invest in you, your wellness, and your future.
- Full medical benefits, including dental and vision coverage.
- Unlimited vacation policy
- 12 company holidays
- Company matching to employee 401(K) contributions: up to 4% of employee’s salary
- Generous parental leave
- Flexible wellness stipend
- Home-office supply stipend
- Cell phone reimbursement
About Bliss Point Media
Bliss Point Media is a rapidly growing performance media advertising agency startup based in Santa Monica that combines world-class media capabilities with cutting-edge statistics and computer science. Using technology as a differentiator, Bliss Point Media brings modern statistical and computational techniques to bear on our clients’ biggest marketing opportunities across linear TV and streaming/OTT video platforms. Our approach provides our clients with unique and powerful tools to maximize the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns while providing an experience of strategic depth and flawless execution. We work with some of the world’s most recognizable new brands as well as established companies that want to rewrite their media playbook.