Job Description
About FGS Global:
FGS Global is a strategic advisory and communications consultancy, with over 1,200 multidisciplinary experts across the world’s major financial, government, business, and cultural centers. The firm is an acknowledged leader in crisis, corporate reputation, public affairs and capital markets, M&A advisory, and boardroom communication counsel. FGS Global supports its clients in addressing a myriad of stakeholder concerns by leveraging its research and insights, media placement, content, digital, and data capabilities. The company was created in December 2021 by combining Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, The Glover Park Group, and Sard Verbinnen & Co. FGS Global serves its client base from 27 cities worldwide, including U.S. offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, South Florida, and Houston.
Position Overview:
FGS Global is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Staff Accountant to support the North America Accounting and Finance team. This role will assist with monthly accounting activities, transaction review, account reconciliations, journal entries, and close deliverables across the region and its business units.
The Staff Accountant will work closely with members of the North America finance team and cross-functional partners to help ensure financial transactions are accurate, complete, properly supported, and recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and FGS Global’s internal accounting policies.
This role has the option to be remote if not located near one of the firm’s existing offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the North America team with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and other close deliverables.
- Support the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data across the region and its business units.
- Prepare routine journal entries and assist with recurring monthly accounting activities, including accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other assigned areas.
- Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules in a timely manner, researching and resolving reconciling items as needed.
- Review accounts payable transactions, including vendor bills, employee expense reports, corporate card activity, and related supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, coding, approvals, and compliance with internal policies.
- Assist with transactional accounting work, including invoice review, expense report review, vendor and payment support, data entry, account coding, and follow-up on missing or incomplete documentation.
- Assist with the preparation of financial reports and internal reporting schedules, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and aligned with internal accounting policies.
- Support compliance with regulatory requirements and assist in preparing documentation and analysis for external audits.
- Help maintain and improve accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls to support timely and accurate reporting.
- Work closely with North America finance teams to gather required financial data, promote consistency in reporting practices, and support adherence to close timelines.
- Assist with variance analysis and research fluctuations in financial results, escalating issues or unusual activity as appropriate.
- Partner with colleagues across accounting, finance, FP&A, tax, payroll, accounts payable, and operations to resolve issues and improve reporting quality.
- Support ad hoc accounting, finance, and process improvement projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA or equivalent certification, or active progress toward certification, is a plus.
- Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant accounting or finance experience; public accounting or corporate accounting experience welcomed.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP required.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large volumes of financial data.
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and proper support.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Experience with ERP systems, accounts payable workflows, expense reporting tools, or corporate card platforms is a plus.
- Highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented.
- Willing to take ownership of both recurring accounting responsibilities and hands-on transactional work.
- Comfortable reviewing detailed support and following up on incomplete or inaccurate information.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Team-oriented and proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
- Comfortable working in a growing, fast-paced, and evolving finance environment.
Salary Range
$70,000-$80,000
