Senior Accountant

Brown Advisory•Baltimore, MD

18d•$90,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Brown Advisory is seeking a professional, energetic, and detail-oriented Senior Accountant for their Baltimore office. This role focuses on the day-to-day recording and review of financial transactions, accruals, and expenses. The Senior Accountant will prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations, perform variance analysis, and prepare monthly internal financial reporting for senior leadership. This position offers opportunities for career growth within the accounting function of a global independent investment management and strategic advisory firm.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of accounting or financial industry related experience.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply accounting principles.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage well through ambiguity and complexity.
Detail-oriented self-starter comfortable working independently and understanding appropriate times to ask questions and managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Strong analytical, problem solving, research, verbal, and written communication skills.
Execution-focused, with the ability to take individual responsibility for delivering quality work in a timely manner.
Excellent computer skills, particularly in navigating AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot), detailed system-generated source reports, downloading and analyzing data, and Excel functions.
Ability to build, foster, and maintain positive professional relationships.
Ability to work at the Baltimore office location.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice To Haves

CPA license (or progress towards passing CPA exams) strongly preferred but not required.
A curious and inquisitive mindset will be beneficial in this role.

Responsibilities

Record and review financial transactions, accruals, and expenses.
Prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
Perform variance analysis.
Prepare monthly internal financial reporting for senior leadership.
Ensure data integrity and identify process improvements.
Leverage tools, including automation and AI, to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls.
Contribute to ongoing process improvements and explore new tools, including AI assisted workflows.
Support team members and offer assistance.
Identify challenges, analyze root causes, and propose solutions using data, system capabilities, and emerging technologies.
Follow tasks through to completion and meet commitments.
Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
Provide support to Brown Advisory team members and interact with colleagues within and outside of accounting.
Communicate directly, concisely, and clearly.
Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners and management.
General operational accounting responsibilities, including revenue and accounts receivable, firm investments, leases, fixed assets, prepaid expenses and amortization, manage treasury activities, ensuring accurate recording of cash disbursements, transfers, and accounts receivable cash receipts and corporate expense allocations.
Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries and account reconciliations, using system tools and automation where available to identify, investigate, and resolve reconciling items timely.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting for senior management, incorporating analytical review techniques and data-driven insights to highlight trends, anomalies, and significant changes.
Perform account and trend analysis on general ledger activity, leveraging reporting tools, dashboards, and AI-assisted analysis to improve efficiency and enhance insight quality.
Perform detailed reviews of accounts payable transactions for accuracy and proper general ledger classification.
Prepare U.S. regulatory reporting, including supporting schedules and quarterly tie‑outs.
Assist with firmwide budgeting and forecasting, including data validation, variance analysis, and supporting schedules; contribute ideas for process enhancements using financial systems and analytical tools.
Support year-end audits and regulatory examinations, including preparation of schedules, documentation, and responses; assist in improving audit-readiness through better data organization and controls.
Continuously develop technical and professional skills, including staying current on accounting standards, best practices, and emerging technologies such as AI-enabled accounting and financial systems.
Participate in ad hoc projects, including process-improvement initiatives and system enhancements that support the evolution of the firm’s finance and accounting capabilities.