Staff Accountant

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About UPshow

UPshow is the leading in-venue social media display network in the United States.  With thousands of screens in venues (health clubs, restaurants, sports bars, and leading family attractions like Navy Pier) across the country, UPshow allows patrons to display their social media posts instantly on TVs within the venue. UPshow gives businesses a vastly increased social media presence by maximizing the customer posts inside their venues. In doing so, we enable businesses to automatically build a database of customers that they can connect with over social media, invite back, and encourage to stay longer and spend more.

About The Role

UPshow is seeking a Staff Accountant to assist with billing support, day-to-day accounting duties, and financial reporting tasks.  This role will report to the Vice President of Finance and will have exposure to all aspects of the business with strong career advancement opportunities.  If you are someone who wants to grow, learn, and is not afraid of a challenge, we would love to talk to you!

Responsibilities

  • Oversee AR / AP processes, including assisting with customer billing and invoicing, identifying and attempting collection of delinquent accounts, tracking and paying vendor invoices, and resolving account discrepancies

  • Assist with general finance related activities including AP processes and daily treasury activities

  • Perform customer billing and invoicing and facilitating all customer billing inquiries

  • Oversee AR process tracking, identifying, and attempting to collect delinquent accounts and resolving account discrepancies

  • Perform general ledger transactions; analyzing, understanding and reconciling balance sheet accounts

  • Completing period end procedures (reconciliations, period end journal entries, etc)

  • Ad hoc projects as directed by the Vice President of Finance

Qualifications

Basic Knowledge of Accounting – You love when debits and credits balance.

Analytical Mindset – You are detail-oriented, organized and have strong financial and analytical capabilities.  

Builder’s Mentality – You will enter the company during a period of rapid growth.  Everyone at the company is expected to lead and make a meaningful impact.

Interpersonal Skills – Excellent internal/external communication skills are required, as this person will be collaborating with colleagues across multiple functions and interacting with customers and vendors on a regular basis.  

Adaptability – You are energized and excited by working in a fast-paced environment and can effectively manage the priorities of the role as changes occur.

Preferred Skills And Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent field

Highly proficient in Excel

Experience with Quickbooks or other relevant accounting software is a plus

Special Benefits

  • Dog-friendly office

  • Cold brew on tap

  • Friday Happy Hour

  • Convenient Loop location close to the Clark/Lake and Metra stations

What Is UPshow?

1. We are on a rapid growth trajectory

2. We want you to grow with the company

3. We offer opportunities to earn equity

4. We are a well-funded technology startup

5. We have a strong leadership team

6. We have an awesome product

7. We have an international footprint of customers

8. We embody the scrappy startup culture that we’ve built & cultivated

9. We never have a dull day because our plates are always full

10. We are located in the heart of downtown Chicago at Franklin and Randolph

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Location

UPshow's HQ is located in the River North neighborhood. It's easy to get to via the Brown line, Blue line, and Red line trains. It's situated near the Merch Mart which has tons of great quick & easy lunch options and right some many great sit down restaurants along Clark St.

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