Senior Accountant - StepStone Group
New York City, NY
About the Job
We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world's investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.
Position Overview:
The Senior Accountant of Financial Reporting & Consolidations will be responsible for assisting with the coordination and preparation of the global accounting consolidation and financial reporting of the company, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP requirements. This includes assisting in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, preparing supporting schedules and footnote disclosures, and internal and external reporting packages. This role will collaborate with various internal partners, such as the corporate accounting team, fund accounting team and corporate finance team.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist in the consolidation process, including the recording of consolidating elimination entries and reconciliation of intercompany accounts
- Assist in the monthly, quarterly and annual global close process, coordinating with various U.S. and international accounting team members
- Coordination of quarterly and annual reporting packages and related information from U.S. and international teams necessary for preparing the financial statements and other reporting deliverables
- Assist in the preparation of internal and external reporting packages, including Form 10-Q's and Form 10-K's for SEC filings and other regulatory filings
- Participate in quarterly reviews and annual audits conducted by external auditors and serve as a key contact coordinating deliverables and resolving inquiries
- Prepare journal entries, reconciliations and supporting schedules for equity-based compensation accounting
- Maintain high quality supporting schedules and other documentation for compliance with internal controls, and work with internal and external auditors as necessary for testing of controls
- Participate in process improvements as part of continuous company-wide improvement initiatives
- Identify, research and evaluate variances or discrepancies and follow-through to resolution
- Assist with research and documentation of technical accounting matters, including complex transactions, revenue recognition, acquisition accounting, lease accounting, etc.
- Manage special projects and other reporting needs as required
Qualifications:
- Three to five years of progressive accounting and/or finance experience
- BS/BA degree in Accounting and/or Finance
- Active CPA, or working towards CPA eligibility
- Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong working knowledge of accounting/financial concepts, techniques and U.S. GAAP
- Consolidation experience, or other relevant experience for a global organization with foreign locations and foreign currencies
- Organized, accurate and has good attention to detail
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment
- SEC reporting experience
- Timely responsiveness and ability to work regular work hours with expanded hours during quarter and year-end
- Focus on continual development, performance, accountability and self-motivation
- Highly proficient in using Microsoft office products
- NetSuite accounting software experience preferred
- Equity-based compensation accounting a plus
About us
Working out of 26 offices in 15 countries, StepStone has a truly global viewpoint. As people are our biggest asset, we offer resources to help our employees reach their full potential. Our principles are based on integrity, transparency, respect and creativity, which together define how we do business.
Join us
When you choose to work at StepStone, you'll find a group of professionals who are passionate about anticipating changes, solving problems and working together to make it all happen. Our integrated global team shares insights into how managers think and operate, as well as how they might perform.
StepStone offers a competitive compensation package including salary and incentive compensation for all full time hires, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits which include comprehensive healthcare, strong retirement plan, a mental health well-being program, paid time off, student loan repayment program for our US office locations, and several wellness initiatives.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
At StepStone, diversity, equity and inclusion are an integral part of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups representing our dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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