Senior Accountant

The New York Times•Norfolk, VA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant combines general ledger accounting and month-end close responsibilities with financial planning and analysis. The role helps ensure accurate, well-controlled financial results and translates data into insights that support business planning. Reporting to the Manager of Financial Accounting, the Senior Accountant partners with accounting teams, business managers, and operational leaders across the company. This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in The New York Times Shared Services Center office in Norfolk, Virginia.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in Accounting or Finance.

Nice To Haves

Active CPA license, MBA, or MS in Finance or Accounting.
Experience with media, subscription-based businesses, or digital transformation environments.
Proficiency with enterprise ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, or Oracle, and advanced financial modeling tools.

Responsibilities

Partner with operational managers to prepare and process month-end journal entries, apply appropriate accounting treatment to transactions, and record entries in the general ledger.
Perform and support reviews of reconciliations for complex general ledger accounts.
Assess account composition and validity, investigate unusual results, and resolve inconsistencies.
Contribute to monthly close activities, including monthly income statement analysis and quarterly balance sheet analysis; research variances and coordinate resolution with relevant partners.
Respond to business-unit questions about general accounting and financial systems, and provide guidance on accounting processes and requirements.
Maintain accurate, well-documented accounting procedures and internal controls.
Support development and refresh of budgets and forecasts for assigned areas; collect and review inputs, compare actual results with plan, and explain important variances and goals.
Assemble and summarize financial information for management.
Develop reports, presentations, analyses, and recommendations that make complex data useful for decision-making.
Partner with business leaders to understand their goals, financial drivers, and information needs, and provide support.
Demonstrate support for and understanding of the value of journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.