Staff Accountant

Barnes & Noble•Westbury, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant participates in the month-end and year-end close processes. The role includes balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, forecasting, journal entries, budgeting, and providing data to Internal Audit and External Audit. Responsibilities also cover occupancy-related invoices and lease documentation, landlord statements, and bank examiner analysis. This is a hybrid position based in Barnes & Noble’s Westbury, NY office, with a requirement to reliably commute to the office three days a week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
Two years of work experience in accounting with analysis.
Proficient Excel skills.
Extremely detail-oriented, self-motivated, independent, and proactive.
Willingness and ability to reliably commute to the Westbury, NY office three days a week.

Nice To Haves

Budget and forecasting experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare annual budgets for the P&L and balance sheet.
Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts for the P&L and balance sheet.
Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
Prepare monthly variance analysis.
Prepare monthly journal entries.
Review and process occupancy-cost invoices to ensure landlord billings comply with lease terms.
Review fully executed lease renewals and options, and prepare the department checklist to verify lease terms are properly abstracted in the third-party leasing system.
Prepare monthly bank examiner analysis.
Review and process landlord statements for escrow changes.
Prepare and monitor required support for internal and external auditors.
Assist with the department’s day-to-day responsibilities and ad hoc projects.