Accountant

thevolume; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Volume, a digital media company, is seeking an experienced Accountant with 1–3 years to join our Finance team in New York. You will help manage daily finances, including AP/AR, and support month-end close while ensuring accuracy in financial transactions.

Collaborate with Merch and Content teams, implement tech solutions to improve processes, and assist audits and tax filings. This role offers partial remote work on the East Coast with in-person collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics and 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting best practices.
• Experience with NetSuite or other ERP systems; advanced Excel skills.
• CPA or progress toward CPA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scale AP/AR operations and implement technology to drive efficiency.
• Process vendor invoices with accurate coding and approvals.
• Generate customer invoices, pursue collections, and resolve billing issues.
• Prepare month-end reconciliations, bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close with journal entries and reports.
• Collaborate with Merch and Content teams to track spend and report results.
• Identify workflow gaps and propose efficiency improvements.
• Assist audits, tax filings, and other compliance tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Ownership mindset

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

We are a digital media company built on unique personalities linked by their passions and strong opinions. We are committed to producing the best content from the biggest names in their respective fields.

We're seeking a detail-oriented Accountant with 1–3 years of experience to join our growing Finance team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting daily finance operations, including managing accounts payable and receivable, assisting with month-end close activities, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of day-to-day financial transactions.

What You’ll Do:

• Play an instrumental role in scaling and strengthening the accounts payable and receivable infrastructure to support new projects, products, and business lines, including evaluating and implementing technology solutions to drive efficiency
• Manage day-to-day AP/AR operations, including processing vendor invoices accurately and on time, ensuring proper coding and approval workflows
• Generate customer invoices, proactively follow up on outstanding payments, and manage the collections process, including resolving billing discrepancies and customer inquiries
• Prepare and/or review monthly account reconciliations, including bank and credit card reconciliations, roll-forwards, and flux analysis to support accurate reporting and financial planning
• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, including preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Partner cross-functionally (e.g., Merch and Content teams) to establish best practices for tracking spend accurately and efficiently and ensuring financial results are reported properly
• Identify gaps in existing workflows and propose improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
• Assist with audits, tax filings, and other compliance-related requirements
• Support ad hoc projects as needed in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Who You Are:

• 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience, ideally in public accounting and/or within media, entertainment, or e-commerce environments
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership over work product and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting best practices
• Proficient in NetSuite or another major ERP system
• Advanced Excel skills with a willingness to dig into data and question inconsistencies
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• CPA or progress toward CPA certification is a plus
• This position may be partially remote for those based on the east coast, with flexibility to work from home on certain days while maintaining regular in-person collaboration as needed

The salary range for this role is $75,000 - $90,000 USD. Compensation subject to experience and location. Published salary bands pursuant to transparency laws, and do not include possible variable compensation such as annual merit increases or bonus eligibility.

The Volume is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe in providing fair opportunities and a welcoming environment for everyone to thrive.