Full Time Accounting Services Accountant

MediaNews Group; Texas; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

MediaNews Group in Texas is seeking a Staff Accountant to analyze revenue and expense accounts, prepare variance reports, and support annual budgets. The role emphasizes finance reporting across the business and assisting with weekly projections.

Candidates will work with Oracle SmartView and Oracle Cloud EPM, build financial models, and maintain processes and controls. Strong Excel skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with limited supervision are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics is required.
• Experience with financial data modeling and forecasting.
• Proficiency in Oracle SmartView and Oracle Cloud EPM is preferred.
• Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, and conditional logic.

Responsibilities

• Analyze revenue and expense data and create variance reports to support planning.
• Develop forecasts and financial models to support budgets and projections.
• Maintain finance reporting across business areas and assist with weekly projections.
• Document financial processes and controls, and prioritize multiple projects.

Skills

Excel

Advanced Excel lookups

XLOOKUP

VLOOKUP

INDEX/MATCH

IF logic

SUMIFS

COUNTIFS

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

Oracle SmartView

Oracle Cloud EPM

Job description

Summary: 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; Identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Work with Oracle SmartView and Oracle Cloud EPM financial reporting
• Have a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models
• Strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including building models
• 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
• Have 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

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).

At MediaNews Group, our employees are our greatest asset. 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. 4x Built In Best Places to Work Winner - 2023-2026”

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

Travel – 10-25%, travel to Denver