Staff Accountant (Temporary Part-Time)

About Vibes

Vibes is a central pillar in helping brands engage with their consumers. Whether through two-factor authentication, confirmation messages, fraud alerts, or marketing communications, you have probably noticed that text messaging has become an essential medium for all of us to interact with our favorite companies. Vibes powers those communications by providing our clients and partners with direct SMS and MMS connections to all U.S. cell phone carriers. As the only remaining independent company in the business with mobile messaging aggregation as a core competency, we focus our investment on making our clients successful and providing best-in-class service. Vibes is one of only four Tier-1 aggregators in the U.S. and we empower our clients to eliminate intermediaries and engage with their customers in an impactful, reliable, and timely manner, providing them full control over their mobile consumer experience. Vibes is recognized as a leader in mobile engagement, short code provisioning, and mobile compliance.

Job Summary

We are searching for a temporary, part-time Staff Accountant to help with accounts payable and receivable. Our ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, has accounting experience and has worked with NetSuite technology in the past.

This is a part-time, hybrid position based in the greater Chicago metro area, reporting to the Corporate Controller. In 2024, Vibes was recognized as one of Built In’s Best Place to Work. 

Responsibilities

• Manage Accounts Payable
• Post cash transactions daily and reconcile cash and credit card accounts
• Manage Accounts Receivable, including monthly billing and invoice follow-up
• Respond to customer inquires and requests
• Assist with month-end close and reporting, including revenue recognition and balance sheet reconciliations
• Complete special projects as needed

Requirements & Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in Accounting or Finance field
• 2+ years’ experience with NetSuite
• Previous experience processing vendor billing/payments (use of Ramp or similar A/P technology a plus)
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organization, time management and communication skills
• Ability to build trust and strong relationships both internally and externally
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Professional, high-integrity, reliable and results-oriented
• Superior MS Office skills

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred
• Knowledge of and experience in the SaaS space

Our Core Values:

• Respect, honesty, and integrity for all stakeholders     
• Always be learning
• Relentless focus on the customer                               
• Never be satisfied
• Create value                                                               
• Seek accountability and ownership

Compensation

The compensation range for this role is $35 to $50 per hour. Final compensation will be determined by factors such as relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Vibes is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.