Who We Are

Networked Insights technology helps marketers from the world’s biggest brands and agencies understand their customers, inform their media spend, invent new products, drive amazing creative campaigns and improve their targeting by providing game-changing insights no other technology company can provide.

What You’ll Do

Networked Insights is looking for an organized and detail-oriented Accounting Associate to play a key role in our accounting and finance team. The Accounting Associate supports the Finance Team by maintaining and reconciling accounts and performing other accounting related activities. This individual will be located in Chicago and report into our Accounting Manager. 

Responsibilities:

• Manages purchase orders, bills and vendor relationships
• Reconciles bank statements
• Performs weekly check runs
• Reviews employee travel expense reimbursements
• Prepares and issues customer invoices
• Manages accounts receivable ledgers and initiates collection efforts when needed
• Completes monthly state use tax filings
• Reconciles subsidiary journals to the general ledger
• Assists in month-end closing procedures as directed
• Assists in the annual audit process
• Responds to outside parties (insurance, state govt, etc.) with financial and reporting requirements and requests
• Performs other ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting as necessary
• Assists with other accounting related projects as needed
• Contributes ideas to enhance accounting processes

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or other related field required.
• Experience in all cycles of a financial closing process under GAAP (revenue recognition, accrual set-up and execution, account reconciliation, etc.)
• Experience managing AR and AP functions
• Strong working knowledge of financial software, Intacct preferred
• Strong MS Office skills

Who You Are

• Initiative, results-oriented drive and a solid work ethic requiring minimal direction
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding problem solving ability
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing tasks in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• High energy and drive, coupled with resourcefulness, required to succeed in a startup environment

What You’ll Get

• Ownership and challenge in your work
• Collaborate with intelligent and highly skilled coworkers
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) and life insurance
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
• Company Culture that is Committed to Work-Life Balance for each and every employee
• Casual office environment with a startup feel – We have a particular fondness for Peanut M&Ms
• Fantastic Downtown Location connected to the Merchandise Mart

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.