Staff Accountant at UPshow | Powderkeg

EverPass Media is redefining the role of TVs in businesses by blending exclusive top-tier sports and entertainment with unmatched marketing innovation. With a focus on premium content like NFL Sunday Ticket, smart promotions, and seamless partnerships, we offer a cloud-based platform that combines ease of use with advanced functionality and reliability. We're empowering business owners to control their content like never before, ensuring their screens are more than just TVs—they're key to engaging, entertaining, and understanding their customers to help drive business results. We are poised to leverage our strong leadership, innovative technology, and strategic partnerships to become the go-to destination for on- premise entertainment and marketing

About the Role:

Everpass is seeking a Staff Accountant to execute our day-to-day accounting workstreams. This role will report to the Controller and will have exposure to all aspects of the business with strong career advancement opportunities. If you are someone who wants to grow, and learn, and is not afraid of a challenge, we would love to talk to you!

Responsibilities:

  • Perform general ledger transaction categorization, ensuring consistent month-to-month treatment;
  • Analyze, understand, and reconcile balance sheet accounts in conjunction with period-end procedures
  • Oversee AP processes, including vendor setup, tracking and paying vendor invoices, resolving account discrepancies, 1099 preparation and filing, credit card maintenance and reconciliation, employee expense reimbursements
  • Assist with AR processes, including customer billing and invoicing, identifying and attempting collection of delinquent accounts, resolving account discrepancies, and facilitating all customer billing inquiries
  • Assist with general finance-related activities including daily treasury activities and transaction coding.
  • Assist with the interim and annual GAAP external financial audit
  • Assist with all facets of tax compliance, including but not limited to; federal income tax, state income tax, sales tax, and payroll tax.
  • Ad hoc projects as directed by the leadership team

**Qualifications: **

  • Analytical Mindset – You are detail-oriented, and organized, and have strong financial and analytical capabilities.
  • **Builder’s Mentality **– You will enter the company during a period of rapid growth. Everyone at the company is expected to lead and make a meaningful impact.
  • **Interpersonal Skills **– Excellent internal/external communication skills are required, as this person will be collaborating with colleagues across multiple functions and interacting with customers and vendors regularly.
  • Adaptability – You are energized and excited by working in a fast-paced environment and can effectively manage the priorities of the role as changes occur.
  • Knowledge of Finance and Accounting – You love it when debits and credit balances.

What we require from you:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent field
  • 2 - 3 years of full cycle AP experience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; highly detail oriented and resourceful
  • Highly motivated, self-directed, able to work independently
  • Thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment
  • Highly proficient in Excel
  • Experience with Quickbooks or other relevant accounting software is a plus
  • Experience with accounting for sales and use tax is a plus

**About EverPass: **

EverPass Media is a comprehensive media platform dedicated to commercial businesses, that aggregates, distributes and enables streaming of live sports and entertainment content, and offers a wide array of consumer engagement and performance marketing tools for bars, restaurants, hotels and other commercial venues. Launched initially as the exclusive distributor of NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial establishments in the United States, EverPass partners with rightsholders, distribution partners and business owners to unlock greater access to premium live events and drive business growth. EverPass was founded in 2023 in partnership with RedBird Capital Partners and 32 Equity, the strategic investment arm of the National Football League. TKO Group Holdings, parent company of UFC and WWE, joined as an investor in 2024.

**Benefits and Perks: **

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Stock Options
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
  • Professional Development Programs
  • Access to senior management and mentoring opportunities
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Mental Health and Recharge Days
  • 401k Match
  • Pre-tax Transportation
  • Summer Fridays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Work from Anywhere policy, to respond to an ever-changing work climate
  • Virtual Social Events including: Team Wins and Highlights from the Month, Cultural and Diversity Spotlights, and Happy Hours
Job Summary
  • Job Title
    Staff Accountant
  • Company
    UPshow
  • Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Employment Type
    Full time
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