Revenue Accountant

As the leading independent modern media company, Vox Media ignites conversations and influences culture. Across digital, podcasts, TV, streaming, live events, and print, we tell stories that affect our audience's daily lives and entertain as much as they inform.

Our portfolio features influential and respected editorial properties including Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Strategist, Polygon, SB Nation, Intelligencer, Curbed, Grub Street, and Recode. Off-platform, the Vox Media Podcast Network offers one of the largest collections of popular podcasts, and Vox Media Studios produces and distributes the award-winning nonfiction shows. Powered by innovative technology that scales quality, the Chorus publishing platform and Concert advertising marketplace answer the always-changing needs of modern audiences, creators and marketers.

Vox Media has been named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies in Media," an Inc. "Company of the Year," Digiday's "Best Company for Parents," and one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

What you'll do:

• Collect and interpret necessary data to accurately invoice Vox Media customers
• Work directly with our sales and account management teams to obtain needed data and reporting accesses to process monthly revenue entries
• Manage various data portals and pull together timely reporting to accurately and timely prepare monthly revenue recognition entries
• Analyze insertion orders, addendums, and contract documentation to ensure monthly entries are prepared in accordance with ASC606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
• Work closely with our customers, accounts receivable, advertising operations and sales teams to help resolve billing disputes
• Work with the Manager and other revenue accountants to analyze and document proper GAAP accounting interpretations of complex insertion orders and non-standard contracts
• Prepare accounting entries and reconciliations related to deferred revenue and unbilled receivables
• Support audit requests for areas of responsibility
• Identify areas for process improvements and update internal process documentation
• Perform special projects and analysis as needed
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required with a concentration in Accounting.
• 1-3 years of work experience in accounting, preferably at a "big four" auditing firm or large corporate accounting department
• An in-progress or completed CPA certification.
• Experience with general ledger accounting and the monthly close process
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with all levels and departments within an organization
• High level of attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize demands and meet deadlines. This position requires the ability to manage vast amounts of detailed information; accuracy is paramount.
• A positive and open-minded attitude with the ability to adapt and be flexible in a changing environment
• Self-motivation and a desire to continually improve efficiency, accuracy and timeliness of processes

Bonus points for:

• Experience working in the digital media and/or advertising industry
• Experience with Salesforce, FinancialForce
• Strong computer skills –advanced MS Excel skills including experience with pivot tables and VLOOKUP's, proficient in MW Word, PowerPoint, or equivalent Google Apps.

About working at Vox Media:

This is a permanent, full-time position with excellent benefits—including flexible hours and generous parental leave. Vox Media strives to provide comprehensive healthcare options for our employees and to ensure that our healthcare and other benefits are LGBTQ-inclusive. You'll be joining a group of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about doing work that's challenging and fun—and who strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

Vox Media is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees. All employees in our offices are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, and we will never contact you via text message.