Senior Accountant, Broker-Dealer
About The Position
The Senior Accountant, Broker-Dealer role involves reviewing balance sheets and income statements, investigating general ledger variances, participating in month-end close processes, reconciling accounts, managing accruals, serving as a liaison between Financial and Servicing Operations, ensuring GAAP compliance, and completing audit requests. The position also supports regulatory reporting, internal control monitoring and testing, departmental procedures, and corporate and departmental projects. The position is based at 4900 Tiedeman Road in Brooklyn, Ohio, and is classified as hybrid, with three or more days in the office. Occasional travel, including overnight stays, may be required. The role is eligible for a base salary of $69,000 to $105,000 annually, plus eligibility for incentive compensation. Placement within the salary range depends on factors including skills, experience, and geographic location.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, or Audit (preferred).
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (preferred).
- Understanding and interpreting manual and subsystem entries.
- Managing accruals and amortizations and identifying inconsistencies.
- Ensuring financial statements align with accounting standards.
- Completing audit requests and maintaining documentation.
- Investigating causes of fluctuations in financial data.
- Using data to support strategic decisions.
- Leveraging tools such as Power BI or Tableau to communicate insights.
- Experience with platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday.
- Familiarity with BlackLine or similar tools.
- Advanced Excel skills, including macros, pivot tables, and formulas.
- Bridging Financial and Servicing Operations.
- Tailoring messages for different stakeholders.
- Presenting findings and driving decisions.
- Coaching junior staff and fostering accountability.
- Working alongside AI and RPA tools, especially in client-facing or sensitive scenarios.
- Demonstrating Key's Values and abiding by Key's Code of Conduct.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, or Audit.
Responsibilities
- Perform general accounting tasks for payroll-related activities.
- Perform moderate to complex reconciliations, fundings, or settlements.
- Resolve moderate to complex reconciliation exceptions.
- Prepare, analyze, coordinate, and review regulatory reporting.
- Document new departmental procedures, update existing procedures, and/or review procedures.
- Complete audit requests.
- Participate in testing corporate and departmental projects, and communicate risks, issues, or defects.
- Support monitoring and testing of internal controls, including quality reviews for moderate to complex departmental functions and GRC testing and coordination.
- Proactively identify and implement improvements in current functions.
- Use in-depth Excel skills to develop or create complex calculations in workbooks.
- Perform other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
- Comply with KeyBank policies and procedures, act professionally and ethically, avoid conflicts of interest, and act in the best interests of Key's clients and Key.
- Review balance sheets and income statements, investigate general ledger variances, participate in month-end close, reconcile accounts, manage accruals, support GAAP compliance, and liaise between Financial and Servicing Operations, as described in the job summary.
Benefits
- Eligible for incentive compensation, which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
- Benefits are referenced as available for this position, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
