Senior Staff Accountant

Brand Networks; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Brand Networks in Rochester, NY seeks a Senior Staff Accountant to lead monthly close under US GAAP, manage GL entries, reconciliations, and reporting. You will ensure accurate revenue and vendor transactions, support AR/AP, and assist with audits and budgeting in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a hands-on professional with strong analytical skills, detail orientation, and cross-functional collaboration across finance and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 6+ years of professional finance/accounting experience including monthly close.
• Advanced Excel/MS Office proficiency.
• Experience with D365, Expensify, Power BI and Power Query is a plus.
• Strong communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day GL coding and reconciliations.
• Prepare and review monthly GL reconciliations.
• Ensure revenue and vendor invoices are entered correctly.
• Produce monthly leadership reports and banking reconciliations.
• Serve as backup for AR/AP tasks including invoicing and payments.
• Assist with audits and annual budgeting processes.
• Support special projects and process improvements.

Skills

6+ years of experience

MS Excel

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

D365

Expensify

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Company Overview

Since 2006, BN (an Augeo Company Since Our Acquisition In 2023) Has Been a Leader In Social Media Tech Innovation And Media Excellence. BN’s Mission Has Been To Provide Cutting-edge Social Advertising Solutions That Allow Brands To Maximize Their Brand Voice On Social Media And Drive Meaningful Results To Their Bottom Line With Our Suite Of Tools:

• BN Influencer, which enables brands to transform their employees and fans into influencers to create authentic social content on the brand’s behalf, all while abiding by brand safety standards.
• BN Ads, our in-house media agency that has worked with Fortune 500 clients for over 10 years.
• BN Innovate, our tech innovation hub partners with social platforms and brands including Amex, Meta, TikTok, X, Snapchat, and Pinterest, and create technologies that sit on top of their ad buying platforms, and solve business objectives with our tech expertise.

BN has offices in Rochester, NYC, Boston, Bentonville, Kansas City, and Hyderabad in addition to Augeo’s offices across the country.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Senior Staff Accountant leads key components of the monthly financial close, ensuring all general ledger transactions are recorded, reconciled, and reported accurately under US GAAP, and serves as a go-to resource for less experienced accounting team members. This role requires a hands‑on professional who thrives in a fast-paced close cycle, excels at high-volume and complex journal entries, and possesses strong analytical skills to investigate and explain balance sheet and income statement fluctuations.

• Own the day-to-day tasks related to GL coding, reconciliation, standard and non-standard journal entries.
• Perform and review general ledger account reconciliations for complex balance sheet accounts to ensure data integrity.
• Work with team members to ensure that all revenue and vendor invoices are correctly entered.
• Responsible for preparing monthly reports for review by leadership, reconciliations within our banking system, and posting in Finance and Operations D365.
• Serve as backup and coverage for AR/AP team members, including invoicing, payments, vendor requests, and funding requests.
• Assist with the preparation and coordination of annual financial and other audits.
• Assist in weekly and monthly financial reporting.
• Assist in the annual budgeting process, as needed.
• Maintain proper accounting methods, policies, and processes.
• Support finance team members with special projects and process improvements.
• Provide additional assistance in the department as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• 6+ years of professional work experience in finance or accounting, with demonstrated ownership of the monthly close process.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, and Excel is a must.
• Experience in Finance and Operations D365, Expensify, Power BI, Power Query is considered a plus.
• Strong internal and external communication skills.
• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to complete multiple tasks at once.
• Team player who enjoys collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Why Join BN?

• Impactful Work: Be part of a team that shapes the future of creator marketing for some of the world’s most respected brands.
• Innovative Environment: Work with cutting‑edge technology and creative solutions in an environment that fosters risk‑taking and innovation.
• Career Growth: BN supports your professional growth and provides opportunities to advance within a rapidly evolving industry.

Pay Rate

$75,000-$93,000 base salary

Base salary is determined by several factors including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. These factors are considered when making an offer of employment.