The Senior Accountant is an intermediate level accounting position responsible for the accurate recording, tracking and reporting of financial activity for FINRA. This position is assigned to one or more areas of the Finance department and works closely with numerous other areas within the Finance department such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, the Investments Office, Payroll and Purchasing. This position will also interact freq... more details
The Senior Accountant is an intermediate level accounting position responsible for the accurate recording, tracking and reporting of financial activity for FINRA. This position is assigned to one or more areas of the Finance department and works closely with numerous other areas within the Finance department such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, the Investments Office, Payroll and Purchasing. This position will also interact frequently with Management for the various business lines to which it is assigned and will take primary responsibility for assigned revenue streams and/or vendor or customer relationships.
Essential Job Functions:
- Prepare, analyze, and review financial information and prepare reconciliations across a wide variety of accounts, which could include bank accounts, fixed assets, investments, benefit plans, intangible assets and other assets/liabilities as assigned.
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations, research, and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner, and ensure that adequate supporting documentation is maintained.
- Prepare monthly journal entries, enter them into Workday system for review and posting, and ensure that adequate supporting documentation is maintained.
- Work closely with other Finance functions (e.g., Financial Reporting and Financial Planning & Initiatives) as well as Business Departments to ensure all month end journal entries are recorded in accordance with the monthly close schedule.
- Perform analysis on changes in individual balance sheet and income statement accounts on a monthly, quarterly, and/or annual basis to include fluctuation analyses.
- Perform self-assessments to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures and internal control environment.
- Participate in the planning and execution of finance and accounting initiatives, including improving/streamlining existing financial processes/systems and developing/implementing new financial processes.
- Participate in the coordination, preparation of schedules, and other requests associated with internal/external audits of internal control over accounting operations.
- Review monthly journal entries and account reconciliations prepared by entry-level accountants.
- Mentor, coach and train entry-level accountants.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with at least 12 semester hours of Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum four years of relevant work experience in an accounting environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of financial reporting processes/systems and internal controls.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word Strong communication and analytical skills.
Work Conditions:
- Work is conducted in a hybrid work environment.
For work that is performed in CA, Washington, DC, CO, HI, New York, NY, WA and MD the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.
California: Minimum of $78,900, Maximum Salary $146,900
Washington, DC/Maryland: Minimum Salary $78,900, Maximum Salary $140,800
Colorado/Hawaii: Minimum Salary $68,500, Maximum Salary $122,300
New York, NY: Minimum Salary $82,200, Maximum Salary $146,900
Washington State: Minimum Salary $68,500, Maximum Salary $140,800
#LI-Hybrid
To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.
Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers into your browser to reach our site directly.
FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA's Employee Relations team at 240.386.4865 or by email at EmployeeRelations@finra.org. Please note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding application accommodations.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement and many other benefits.
Time Off and Paid Leave*
FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.
*Based on full-time schedule
Important Information
FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.
You can read more about these restrictions here.
As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.
Search Firm Representatives
Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.
FINRA is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local laws as appropriate, or upon the protected status of the person’s relatives, friends or associates.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
©2020 FINRA. All rights reserved. FINRA is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
