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Staff Accountant

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics
  • Two (2) years of directly related experience
  • Strong analytical skills including building models
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

  • Analyze financial data by collecting, monitoring, and creating financial models
  • Improve financial performance by analyzing results and recommending actions
  • Support the weekly Flash and Annual budgeting processes
  • Provide trends and forecasts

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Forecasting
  • Budgeting
  • Communication
  • Analytical Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Time Management

About the company

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

Newspaper Publishing

The San Diego Union-Tribune, LLC, is San Diego’s most dynamic media company and the region’s most trusted and comprehensive source of local news and information. The San Diego Union-Tribune serves more people in more places on more platforms than any other media company in San Diego. Every week, the Union-Tribune reaches more than 96% of all San Diego County households by leveraging the combined strength of its integrated media portfolio: the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, the Union-Tribune; the region’s leading website, SanDiegoUnionTribune.com; the weekly entertainment guide, Night + Day; the entertainment and nightlife website, PacificSanDiego.com; Spanish-language product Hoy San Diego and additional home-delivered products. Through its broad coverage of the community and its multiple media platforms serving all audiences across the region, the Union-Tribune delivers news, information and ideas that improve the quality of life of San Diegans and help make San Diego a better place.

Company details

IndustryNewspaper Publishing
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Summary: 

The Staff Accountant analyzes revenue and expense accounts and prepares variance reports while working with the company’s overall operating plans. They are responsible for maintaining finance reporting on all areas of the business and assisting with weekly projections and annual budgets.

Although this is a remote role, candidates must reside in CO, FL, IL, MA, MN, OH, OK, PA, or TX

What you will do:


  • Analyze financial data by collecting, monitoring, and creating financial models for decision support for revenue, expense, and strategic objectives
  • Improve financial performance by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management
  • Support the weekly Flash and Annual budgeting processes
  • Identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
  • Provide trends and forecasts
  • Increases productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
  • Establish build and maintain relationships with a variety of people across divisions
  • Work with Oracle SmartView and Oracle Cloud EPM financial reporting
  • Have a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models

What you will bring:


  • Strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including building models
  • Self-starter with the ability to streamline functions
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced lookup functions (XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH), conditional logic (IF, IFS, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS), and dynamic cell linking
  • Strong financial modeling experience
  • Have extensive understanding of financial processes, systems and controls and responsibility for documenting the processes
  • Able to prioritize workload with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects
  • Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics
  • Two (2) years of directly related experience

Benefits and Compensation:


Thesalary range is $70.000 - $90.000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location, education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, the Company offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are based on eligibility). Please click the following link for more detailed information: www.mymedianewsgroup.com

Who we are:


At MediaNews Group, our employees are our greatest asset. MediaNews Group (MNG) was established in 1985 and has over 4,000 employees nationwide including subsidiaries and other corporate affiliates. There are more than 100 different brands within our portfolio. In addition to our print products, we are a client-centric digital organization that brings scale, precision, and sophistication to digital marketing. Leveraging the belief that people matter as much as technology, our suite of products, including Adtaxi, helps advertisers solve complex marketing challenges with custom, performance-driven solutions.  Readers turn to us for all the news and information that matters to them nationwide. Adtaxi is an exclusive program with the ability to reach 196M or 95% of the U.S. wired population that was established in 2010. Learn more at www.medianewsgroup.com.


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EEO Statement:


We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.


How To Apply:

  • Please submit an online application along with your resume for this position here.

Closing Date:

  • Continuous recruitment until the position is filled

Conditions of Employment: 

  • A full pre-employmentbackground check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Must be willing to submit and pass the necessary required checks
  • Travel – 10-25%, travel to Denver

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