Senior Staff Accountant

American Arbitration Association•New York, NY

6d•$99,500 - $105,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Staff Accountant to support general ledger accounting, financial reporting, month-end close, and account reconciliations. The role also assists with budgeting, financial analysis, audits, and tax compliance while ensuring accuracy, maintaining internal controls, and improving accounting processes. The position is based at AAA headquarters in downtown Manhattan and follows a hybrid work arrangement. Employees are generally expected to work in the office two days per week, with schedules subject to business and team needs. The role supervises and reviews a staff accountant's work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
4–6 years of progressive accounting experience.
Strong working knowledge of GAAP accounting.
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial applications.
Ability to read, interpret, and write legal and business documents and communicate effectively with customers, attorneys, arbitrators, mediators, and employees.
Ability to perform advanced calculations, interpret statistical reports and financial data, and create graphs and charts.
Ability to solve complex problems, deal with variables, and interpret instructions in various forms.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of current FASB Accounting Standards Codification, specifically ASC 350/360 and ASC 842.
Oracle experience.
NetSuite experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain the general ledger, including preparing and reviewing journal entries to ensure accuracy and adequate support.
Ensure accuracy and adherence to internal controls and accounting policies.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports, journals, and account reconciliations.
Assist with monthly and year-end financial closing and prepare internal and external reporting.
Manage production of balance sheet and income statement account analysis and subsidiary ledger reconciliations to the general ledger.
Assist with audits by interacting with internal and external auditors and producing or retrieving supporting documentation.
Create and improve accounting processes and work with staff to promote and provide high-quality standards and practices.
Supervise and review a staff accountant's work to ensure accuracy and provide coaching and guidance to streamline processes.
Maintain various functions of the budget process and cost allocation schedules.
Ensure confidentiality of case information and records and adhere to AAA information security and data privacy policies, procedures, and practices.