Senior Accounting Analyst
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at The New York Times. New York · $95,000–$105,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Assess customer contracts and transactions, then document the accounting treatment under ASC 606 or other applicable standards
- Prepare journal entries and balance-sheet reconciliations as part of month-end close
- Use data queries and analytics to check recorded transactions and present findings clearly
- Research reporting questions, gather materials for external auditors, and support Sarbanes-Oxley testing and remediation
- Recommend and document process changes that improve contract accounting and financial reporting
What you bring
- A degree in accounting or finance and a Certified Public Accountant credential
- At least three years of accounting experience, with knowledge of GAAP, FASB and technical accounting guidance
- Advanced Excel capability, including macros, and skill in analyzing and clearly summarizing complex financial data
- Experience working across teams and explaining how business goals affect transactions and reporting
Who this fits
This senior analyst role suits someone who can combine technical accounting judgment with clear analysis and cross-team communication. It is based at the New York headquarters, with office attendance typically three days each week, and reports to the Senior Accounting Manager.
From the employer
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
Job Description
The New York Times' Accounting team is looking for a Senior Accounting Analyst who has knowledge reviewing contracts and transactions. You will determine proper accounting treatment, and record following generally accepted accounting principles. You can query and analyze data sets, summarize data in a concise and meaningful manner, and highlight insights that help inform validating recorded transactions. This is a hybrid role based in our New York headquarters, reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager. You can typically expect to be in the office 3 days per week.
About the Role
As a Senior Accounting Analyst, you will participate in month end closing work including the preparation of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations. Have the opportunity to recommend, document, and implement processes to facilitate the proper accounting of revenue and expense contracts. Furthermore, you will collaborate with partners to foster communication, learn about new contracts and products, improve processes, and to ensure the accuracy of accounting and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Review customer contracts and other transactions and ensure/document the proper accounting following ASC 606 or other relevant accounting standards.
- Query, mine, report on data sets and use data analytics tools to validate and support recorded transactions.
- Help research accounting questions related to internal and external reporting issues to ensure that financial results are reported in a complete and accurate manner consistent with our policies and accounting guidelines.
- Compile information to satisfy requests from our external auditors.
- Support NYT's Sarbanes-Oxley program by participating in quarterly and annual assessments, testing, review and remediation of test exceptions.
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
Basic Qualifications:
- Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Certified Public Accountant
- 3+ years of accounting experience
- Knowledge of technical accounting pronouncements and standards (GAAP, FASB)
- Advanced excel skills (i.e. macros)
- Experienced communicating across multiple partners and ability to work cross functionally, including the ability to understand goals and and translate into transactional and reporting impacts
- Experienced analyzing and summarizing complex financial data in a clear manner.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience using Workday
- Demonstrated passion for news, media, and journalism
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Additional Compensation and Benefits:
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:$95,000—$105,000 USD
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:
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The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
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