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. 

Goodway Group is looking for a hands-on Global Staff Accountant to support our accounting team with month-end close, journal entries, accrual accounting, reconciliations, and financial data analysis. This role is ideal for someone who has strong core accounting experience and enjoys digging into the details, managing complex data sets, and helping ensure financial records are accurate and timely.
This position will work closely with the Controller and accounting team to support day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and reporting needs across the business.

What You Will Do

Month-End Close Support

The Staff Accountant will 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

Accounts Payable / Expense Support

• Reviewing coding accuracy
• Supporting vendor payment workflows
• Reconciling AP-related accounts
• Reviewing employee expense submissions for policy compliance
• Helping resolve vendor or internal questions

Financial Reporting Support

• Preparing schedules for monthly financial statements
• Providing variance explanations for assigned accounts
• Supporting audit requests
• Maintaining supporting documentation
• Helping ensure reporting packages are complete and accurate

Process and Documentation

• Maintaining SOPs and process documentation
• Identifying process gaps or inconsistencies
• Supporting system clean-up and data validation
• Creating repeatable workflows for recurring accounting tasks
• Supporting improvements to close, reconciliation, and reporting processes

Payroll Accounting Support, as Needed

• Supporting payroll-related accruals or journal entries, as needed
• Assisting with payroll-related reconciliations, if applicable
• Partnering with the internal payroll team on accounting-related questions

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of four years of accounting experience.
• You have strong hands-on experience with month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• You have experience reconciling balance sheet accounts such as cash, prepaids, accrued expenses, fixed assets, or corporate credit cards.
• You are comfortable working with complex data sets and investigating discrepancies.
• You possess “when no one’s looking” integrity and have a high level of ethics and character.
• You are a self-starter who can work independently while knowing when to ask questions.
• You are extremely detail-oriented and able to multitask to meet deadlines.
• You have strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• You have the aptitude and flexibility to understand the informational requirements of the business as it changes.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• You are proficient with MS Office, especially Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Experience with NetSuite and Concur is preferred.
• Experience in an advertising, media, marketing, or agency environment is a plus.
• You have a willingness to learn and grow with the organization.
• You are a team player.