Ideas United

Ideas United

Project Accountant (Financial Storyteller)

Atlanta, Georgia · Vp · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 282 days ago
Data VisualizationA/B TestingAccountingExcelQuickBooksInternal Audit

About the role

  • Ideas United is a creative studio built on the power of storytelling.
  • Our progressive model allows our team to take an unconventional approach - by finding and fostering emerging talent, we have built a global talent network of 3,500 storytellers working alongside our in-house creatives.
  • Click here to learn a bit about our team!

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously improve the monthly close process - finding smarter, faster ways to deliver accurate results.
  • Collaborate with creative and production teams to translate financial outcomes into stories and strategies.
  • Collaborate with project managers and other teams to ensure project costs and revenue are accurately captured and forecasted.
  • Support vendor and customer workflows, including expense reports, A/P, A/R processes.
  • Assist with audit preparation, tax support, and ad hoc financial reports.
  • Proven ability to perform high-quality, detailed work with minimal supervision.
  • You see ambiguity as opportunity - a chance to build or improve something that didn't exist before.
  • We partner with the best in the business - from trailblazing brands to pioneering universities and nonprofits.
  • Through authentic, story-driven content, we create high-quality videos (from television ads to digital), events, and more.
  • We push boundaries - investing in purpose-driven collaborations that create a lasting impact.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
  • 3+ years of relevant accounting or finance experience, ideally in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
  • Experience using multiple financial and non-financial systems (e.g. Quickbooks Online, Concur, PipeDrive, Monday, Slack, Looker Studio, etc.).
  • Advanced Excel and analytical skills
  • comfortable working with large data sets.
  • Project accounting experience is strongly preferred.
  • You're naturally curious - you don't just report numbers

Compensation

  • Competitive salary

Benefits

  • We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability has equal opportunities to thrive, collaborate, and create.
  • A culture that encourages experimentation and learning - if you see a better way, we want to hear it.

Company info

  • Opportunities to shape financial systems and processes as we scale
  • Access to cross-functional projects that let you stretch beyond accounting and explore how our business runs end-to-end
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, vision, dental insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Robust 401k with company-matching
  • Flexible working schedule + a hybrid-friendly environment
  • Frequent team activities to keep spirits high
  • Professional growth + internal educational events
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Bonus Points
  • If you require reasonable accommodation in interviewing, completing any employment testing, or otherwise participating in this hiring process, please use our application to indicate any specific inquiries.
  • Only requests related to accommodations will be responded to.

This listing is sourced directly from Ideas United's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.