Staff Accountant

About The Only Agency

The Only Agency is a creative management agency, we represent wardrobe stylists, makeup artists, hair stylists, manicurists, photographers, creative directors, and more. With hubs in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and London, we are at the heart of the industries we serve. We champion creative leaders who persistently redefine trends and push the limits in the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries. We are masters at establishing connections and pairing creatives to meet the needs of our celebrity, brand, and editorial partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Controller with month-end close tasks, including reconciliations, schedule maintenance, basic journal entry support, and balance sheet hygiene (cash, clearing accounts, payables-related accounts, and other areas as assigned).
• Maintain organized supporting documentation so work is traceable and audit-ready.
• Help improve data integrity across systems so reporting is reliable and issues are caught early.
• Support the Finance & Treasury Manager with AP processing across the cycle, from invoice intake through documentation completeness checks, coding support, approval routing, and maintaining clear status visibility so items move through the agreed workflow.
• Help assemble payment-ready packages for vendor and talent payments (supporting documentation, coding support, and approvals confirmation), and assist with batching and file preparation where applicable.
• Enter, code, and route vendor invoices in the AP and bill pay system, ensuring proper documentation and timely approvals.
• Support maintenance of vendor and payee master data (W-9 collection status, addresses, payment method details, tax classifications), and help resolve set-up issues before they delay processing.
• Help track and resolve AP and payment exceptions (missing support, disputed items, duplicates, returns, voids/reissues), maintaining a clear log and communicating status updates to internal stakeholders.
• Confirm that approvals and release controls are followed; payment release and final authorization remain with Finance and treasury.
• Aid in 1099-related tracking and annual vendor/talent tax support processes (tie-outs, completeness checks, coordination with external preparers as applicable).
• Partner with AR and internal stakeholders on invoice corrections and discrepancy resolution (duplicates, commission splits, deal memo alignment), ensuring fixes are specific, documented, and auditable.
• Help maintain linkage between deal terms and invoicing outcomes by verifying support and escalating exceptions with context and proposed next steps.
• Help standardize and document workflows (simple SOPs, checklists, trackers) so the team relies less on “tribal knowledge” and more on repeatable process.
• Support adoption and consistent use of company tools (expense and bill pay platform, banking tools, accounting system), with a bias toward standardization and automation.
• Assist with integration of new business units into existing accounting routines, including consistent coding, set-up, and repeatable schedules.

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years of accounting operations experience in a fast-paced environment (professional services, agency, media/entertainment, or similar is a plus).
• Practical month-end exposure (reconciliations and close support) and strong attention to detail.
• Direct experience supporting AP workflows and payment preparation (coding, documentation, approval routing, exception handling).
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots, filters, structured trackers).
• Comfort with modern accounting and finance tools (online banking portals, bill pay, expense tools, accounting systems).
• Process-oriented and accountable; you follow the workflow, document the work, and make it easier for others to support.
• Clear, professional communicator who handles urgency calmly and constructively.
• Team-first, collaborative, comfortable shifting priorities, and quick to escalate issues with specifics and options.
• High integrity with confidential information.

Benefits

• Work From Home on Fridays
• 10 Company Holidays
• Offices Closed December 24th-January 1st
• Quarterly Company Outings
• Office Snacks
• 3% Non-elective 401k match
• 100% Employer Paid Medical & Dental Plans
• Commuter Benefits, FSA
• 3 weeks PTO

Pay

$65k to $80k depending on experience and skills