
Staff Accountant – Direct Mail
MissionWired
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Tracking and analyzing direct mail costs, including printing, postage, paper, fulfillment, vendor services;
- Maintaining accurate job costing and margin reporting by campaign and client;
- Assisting with documentation and internal controls related to direct mail cost accounting;
- Supporting month-end close activities, including preparation of inventory, work-in-progress (WIP), accrual, and cost of goods sold (COGS) entries;
- Preparing and posting cost-related journal entries and performing account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting;
- Analyzing cost variances and supporting pricing, margin, and profitability analysis;
- Collaborating directly with operations and client services teams to improve cost visibility, data accuracy, and process efficiency across the direct mail billing and revenue process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred);
- 1–3 years of accounting experience, including exposure to cost accounting, operational accounting, or production-based environments;
- Experience supporting month-end close, including journal entries and reconciliations;
- Strong Excel skills; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or job-costing system experience (Sage Intacct);
- Strong attention to detail and a high standard for data accuracy;
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of work, prioritize effectively, and follow tasks through to completion with minimal oversight;
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with ability to explain financial information to non-Finance team members.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid premiums for platinum-level medical plan on a national health care network
- 100% employer-paid life insurance and short term disability
- 50% employer-paid vision and dental insurance
- 401(k) with 3% employer contribution
- 17 vacation days in addition to 12 paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, and a volunteer day off.
- Paid parental leave at 100% of your salary
- Financial support for reproductive and transgender care
- Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
- Company issued Mac products for home offices
- Cell phone service reimbursement, meal and ride-share reimbursement, and other perks available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cost accountingoperational accountingfinancial reportingjournal entriesaccount reconciliationscost variance analysispricing analysismargin analysisprofitability analysisdata accuracy
Soft skills
attention to detailownership of workprioritizationtask completionanalytical skillscommunication skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceCPA