Senior Accountant, General Ledger

College Board•New York, NY

22d•$75,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a key member of the General Ledger (GL) Team, you will play a vital role in ensuring that College Board’s financial systems and processes operate with accuracy, integrity, and efficiency. Your work will directly support the organization’s mission by enabling College Board to responsibly manage its resources so it can expand access and opportunity for more students. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the health of College Board’s financial data through hands-on accounting, reconciliation, and reporting activities. You will ensure compliance with accounting standards, support both internal and external audits, and contribute to continuous process improvement across the Finance organization. You will also serve as a key partner in managing our Workday financial systems and ensuring that all banking and vendor data are processed accurately and on time. This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented and motivated accounting professional to make an impact in a mission-driven organization. You will bring a strong understanding of general ledger management, audit readiness, and financial controls and thrive in a collaborative environment that values precision, accountability, and innovation .

Requirements

Experience with both public and private accounting
Expertise in Gen eral Ledger or Audit work with 7+ years performing financial close work
GAAP knowledge and audit experience
Bachelors of Science in Accounting with a CPA preferred
A working knowledge of Workday
Experience with Microsoft products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Strong communication , problem solving, and analytical skills
A proven history of dependability with the ability to multi-task
Strong attention to detail with an eye for accuracy
The ability to be creative and self-disciplined when identifying and completing critical tasks independently.
The ability to travel 1-2 times a year on behalf of College Board business .
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies , with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills , written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely , respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries relating to the close process for all assigned areas including but not limited to banking, assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense.
Perform all bank reconciliations for assigned accounts resolving reconciling items in Workday among the cash, bank and general ledger balances.
Perform all assigned Account Reconciliations and resolve account discrepancies within the established deadlines.
Review assigned journal entries for accuracy and ensure that they are properly supported.
Follow up with journal entry submitter timely to resolve journal entry issues.
Perform key validation procedures all throughout the close process to ensure the integrity of the financials such as comparing parent accounts with spend categories, and activity code and cost center combinations.
Oversee the resolution of variances deriving from the issues detected from the validation procedures, ensuring that issues are not only resolved but do not recur.
Assists with both the external and internal audit process serving as a point of contact for audit requests and inquiries.
Provides support to improve finance systems and key control processes through automation.
Review daily bank data integration for all assigned cash accounts, determine the accounting for outstanding cash transactions, and ensure that cash transactions are reflected within the established deadlines .
Perform manual bank statements in Workday Banking Workstream.
Assists with the vendor add process by reviewing all vendor add requests submitted by requisitioners and processing the requests within a 3-business day period after all completed requests have been submitted .
Assists with the Vendor Add Mailbox ensuring that all inquiries are addressed timely and accurately.
Assists with the reviews of tax documentation (W-9s and W-8s) associated with vendor add requests and escalates policy exceptions and issues.
Assists with maintaining the integrity of the vendor file and performs quarterly purge and review procedures .