Project Accountant

Blavity, Inc. is a venture-funded media and technology company, founded in 2014 around a simple idea: enable Black millennials to tell their own stories. Today, we are home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials & Gen Z through original content, video, unique experiences, and product solutions. Blavity Inc. has evolved into a market leader for Black media, reaching 250 million users per month through our growing brand portfolio, including Blavity, Blavity360º, AfroTech, Talent Infusion, 21Ninety, Travel Noire, Home & Texture, and Blavity House Party. Our Blavity, Inc. employee community is composed of passionate, energetic, and culturally conscious individuals working together to deliver value to each other, the company, and our clients. We are always searching for new additions to our community that will help us continue to scale, contribute meaningfully to our culture, and advance our strategic direction.

Job Summary:
Blavity, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Accountant to join our Finance Team. The Project Accountant will be responsible for developing budgets and tracking actual costs for various events to ensure that best-in-class financial controls are in place throughout the lifecycle of each event. The successful candidate will be highly knowledgeable about all aspects of the events and collaborate with various cross-functional teams, including event operations, event marketing and people operations to track event costs against the annual budget to stay within the margin expectations. This role requires expertise in event budgeting, purchase orders, cost tracking, and financial reporting, with a strong focus on cost control measures to ensure actual event costs are delivered on or under the budget.
This role will report directly to the VP of Finance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed internal event budgets in collaboration with the Live Events team.
• Manage and track the itemized spending for the events with a heavy focus on real-time reporting of any material variances to the Finance and Executive teams.
• Collaborate with event coordinators, vendors, and project teams to ensure all expenses are accounted for and recorded in real-time. This includes sitting cross-functionally with the Live Events team and vendors with Blavity’s interests in mind.
• Research, implement, and maintain a new cost tracking budgeting tool specific to the Events Business, ensuring cost estimates are realistic and aligned with the scope of each project.
• Prepare monthly financial reports for each event, highlighting key financial metrics, budget performance, and variances.
• Provide regular updates to project managers and senior leadership regarding the financial status of ongoing events.
• Assist the Finance Team with various weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting tasks, including but not limited to, reconciliations, variance analysis & commentary and, financial reporting.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting is required.
• Required Experience:
  • 3+ years of experience in finance and accounting, with experience in project accounting, event cost tracking, or similar roles.
  • Experience with event management or large-scale project cost tracking is a plus.
• Additional Qualifications:
  • Advanced proficiency in a mid-market event or project planning tool. For example, EventPro, Cvent, etc.
  • Advanced proficiency with MS-Office specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and cost tracking methods.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience working in the Live Events industry is preferred.
  • A healthy appreciation of GIFs and Black culture

Details: 

• This is a fully remote, U.S.- based role.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Candidates must be available to work in alignment with the Pacific Time Zone. 
• The annual salary range for this role is $75,000 - $85,000.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter online at BlavityInc.com/Careers.

Blavity is committed to creating a diverse environment free of discrimination and harassment, and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. 

 Blavity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, HIV Status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.