Staff Accountant

MissionWired is seeking a Staff Accountant to support cost accounting and financial reporting for direct mail campaigns, focusing on job costing, margin analysis, and cost control. The role offers hands-on experience in operational accounting within a mission-driven environment, ideal for early-career accountants.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $70,000–$85,000/yr

Responsibilities

• Tracking and analyzing direct mail costs, including printing, postage, paper, fulfillment, vendor services
• Maintaining accurate job costing and margin reporting by campaign and client
• Assisting with documentation and internal controls related to direct mail cost accounting
• Supporting month-end close activities, including preparation of inventory, work-in-progress (WIP), accrual, and cost of goods sold (COGS) entries
• Preparing and posting cost-related journal entries and performing account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Analyzing cost variances and supporting pricing, margin, and profitability analysis
• Collaborating directly with operations and client services teams to improve cost visibility, data accuracy, and process efficiency across the direct mail billing and revenue process

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred)
• 1–3 years of accounting experience, including exposure to cost accounting, operational accounting, or production-based environments
• Experience supporting month-end close, including journal entries and reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or job-costing system experience (Sage Intacct)
• Strong attention to detail and a high standard for data accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of work, prioritize effectively, and follow tasks through to completion with minimal oversight
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with ability to explain financial information to non-Finance team members

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid premiums for platinum-level medical plan on a national health care network
• 100% employer-paid life insurance and short term disability
• 50% employer-paid vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) with 3% employer contribution
• 20 vacation days in addition to 12 paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, and a volunteer day off
• Paid parental leave at 100% of your salary
• Financial support for reproductive and transgender care
• Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
• Company issued Mac products for home offices
• Cell phone service reimbursement, meal and ride-share reimbursement, and other perks available

Additional Information

• Supporting your team on some nights and weekends as we approach high-volume times such as elections may be required.
• If you feel you can do the job and are excited about this opportunity but are not sure if you meet all the qualifications, consider applying anyway. We’d love to hear from you!