Project Accountant

Global Prairie • Kansas City, MO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Global Prairie is seeking a versatile and organized team player with strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment to join our Accounting and Finance team as a Project Accountant. The Project Accountant has high visibility to company leadership and is primarily responsible for functioning as a finance partner to client-facing account teams for a portfolio of clients. This individual may also have general ledger responsibilities, including reporting and analysis.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in prior accounting and/or finance roles
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in agency or other type of professional services firm is preferred but not required
• Strong detail orientation
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks at once
• High level of comfort working in a fast-paced environment
• Discretion when handling confidential information
• Self-motivated and highly dependable
• Teamwork mindset
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes
• Learning mindset and openness to using AI tools to improve day-to-day efficiency, accuracy and process improvement

Responsibilities

• Financial management for a portfolio of clients, including: Leading the billing process and monitoring AR to ensure timely collection
• Monitoring overall project budget health
• Revenue recognition
• Ad hoc project reporting and analysis
• Assisting with media buy management, including media billing and reconciliations
• Ad hoc general ledger responsibilities, including reporting and analysis
• Identifying and implementing process improvements
• Serving as backup for other team members, as necessary

Benefits

• Generous, industry-leading benefits
• Supportive and progressive employee programs
• Collaborative office environments
• Top percentile compensation packages
• 100% employee-owned company, each member of the Global Prairie team stands to personally benefit from Global Prairie’s success

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed