[Hiring] Staff Accountant @MediaNews Group

Role Description

The Staff Accountant analyzes revenue and expense accounts and prepares variance reports while working with the company’s overall operating plans. They are responsible for maintaining finance reporting on all areas of the business and assisting with weekly projections and annual budgets. Although this is a remote role, candidates must reside in CO, FL, IL, MA, MN, OH, OK, PA, or TX.

• Analyze financial data by collecting, monitoring, and creating financial models for decision support for revenue, expense, and strategic objectives.
• Improve financial performance by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Support the weekly Flash and Annual budgeting processes.
• Identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Provide trends and forecasts.
• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools.
• Establish and maintain relationships with a variety of people across divisions.
• Work with Oracle SmartView and Oracle Cloud EPM financial reporting.
• Have a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including building models.
• Self-starter with the ability to streamline functions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced lookup functions (XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH), conditional logic (IF, IFS, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS), and dynamic cell linking.
• Strong financial modeling experience.
• Extensive understanding of financial processes, systems, and controls and responsibility for documenting the processes.
• Able to prioritize workload with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics.
• Two (2) years of directly related experience.

Benefits

• The salary range is $70,000 - $90,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location, education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc.
• In addition to your salary, the Company offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Company Description

At MediaNews Group, our employees are our greatest asset. MediaNews Group (MNG) was established in 1985 and has over 4,000 employees nationwide including subsidiaries and other corporate affiliates. There are more than 100 different brands within our portfolio. In addition to our print products, we are a client-centric digital organization that brings scale, precision, and sophistication to digital marketing. Leveraging the belief that people matter as much as technology, our suite of products, including Adtaxi, helps advertisers solve complex marketing challenges with custom, performance-driven solutions. Readers turn to us for all the news and information that matters to them nationwide. Adtaxi is an exclusive program with the ability to reach 196M or 95% of the U.S. wired population that was established in 2010.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application along with your resume for this position here .

Closing Date

Continuous recruitment until the position is filled.

Conditions of Employment

• A full pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Must be willing to submit and pass the necessary required checks.
• Travel – 10-25%, travel to Denver.