Finance Associate

**About Insticator**

At Insticator, we believe three things - the future of social media is distributed and not siloed in the walled gardens of today; publishers deserve a one-stop shop for maximizing ad revenue; and local brick-and-mortar businesses thrive with digital media automation.

That's why our suite of engagement, ad monetization, and SaaS and media products do just that. Beyond tangible ROI from working with us, the first-party data we collect puts publishers back in the driver's seat to better understand and index audience behavior and allows for extreme precision targeting for the brands we represent.

Insticator's engagement products are geared towards helping publishers establish a strong sense of social community within their ecosystems by enticing users to be more engaged with site content and amongst each other. OKO's ad monetization platform is the ultimate toolkit for publishers. And our newest sister company, Balihoo, supercharges digital media for franchise brands as the leader in multi-location marketing.

We collectively reach over 350 million consumers monthly across our network of premium publishers and advertisers, including Kohler, Pearle Vision, Trek, Ancestry, Investing Channel, Brit+Co, Evolve Media, and many more.

Insticator is proud to be a 6x recipient of the Inc 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, a 2x recipient of Deloitte's Fast 500, recognized on Crain's New York Fast 50 list, recognized by Digiday's Digiday Media Awards as a company working to modernize digital media, and awarded as one of AdWeek's Top 10 Fastest Growing Solution Providers globally.

**Insticator’s Core Values**
- **_ Sleeves Up_**_: _At Insticator, we provide you with the autonomy and creativity needed to own your role. We encourage iteration where necessary so that you can drive massive impact.
- **_100% Viewability_**_: _Insticator is passionate about open feedback at all levels of the company. This allows us to fail fast, create in real-time, and build an open company culture.
- **_Be Definitely Great_**_:_ We're defiant, and that's in our blood. Challenging the status quo is a central part of who we are. We're capable of much more than what others deem impossible.

**Job Summary**:
The Finance Associate will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

**Duties/Responsibilities**:

- Performs general cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.
- Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
- Process Publisher/Customer payments per company guidelines.
- Respond to payment inquiries raised by Publishers or Insticator staff.
- Calculate commissions and bonuses for Sales and Account Managers on a quarterly basis.
- Assist with the processing of employee salaries and contractor payments.
- Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.
- Verifies and/or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts (vendors, expense reports, etc.)
- Assist CEO and Director of Finance, on ad hoc projects as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Required Skills/Abilities**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
- Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Proficient with QuickBooks Online and Xero.
- Proficient in Google Office Suite or Microsoft Office products..
- Familiarity with, but not required, Bill.Com, Tally, and Tradeshift.

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or related field, required.
- At least 3-4 years of related experience required.

**Cultural Competencies**:

- Must be able to work primarily between the hours of 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM ET
- Must have a player/coach mentality, willing to both execute and lead
- Ability to juggle multiple projects concurrently and set and meet deadlines
- Skilled at receiving and providing direct feedback
- Collaborative mindset and great teamwork skills
- Entrepreneurial & adaptable; great learning skills
- Curious, research-minded, data-informed
- Creative confidence
- Proactive communicator
- A sense of humor and a love of online culture
- Thrives in a start-up culture

**Benefits**:
We offer a diverse package and the chance to grow financially with the company, including:

- Competitive Salary
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible work schedule