National Public Media (NPM) is seeking a highly motivated and energetic Senior Accountant, with four years of experience, to join its New York Accounting Department. The Senior Accountant will work with a staff accountant and will report directly to the Controller. This position will offer the individual an opportunity to experience working in a high volume environment. Media experience preferred but not required. Excellent communication skills also required. The successful candidate for this position will be proactive, deadline-driven, organized, proficient in Microsoft Excel, and enthusiastic!
Responsible for preparing the following reports for the company:
- Weekly sales journal
- Weekly, monthly and annual forecasting and margin analysis
- Variance analyses for the month end close
- Various account analyses
- Other reports as needed
Daily-Weekly routines:
- Process vendor bills
- Process T&E
- Reconcile Insperity T&E expenses to the General Ledger
- Print checks and make direct deposit batch transactions for reimbursement
- Account analysis and journal entry reclassification
- Providing marketing department with their spending recap
- Other projects as needed
Month end routines:
- General account bank reconciliation
- American Express recording and processing
- Record accruals and various other general expenses
- Month end closing – Trial Balance, P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
- Reconcile Spot radio and TV sales to the General Ledger
- Reconcile NPR Radio, Digital and Events Revenue with NPR Finance and NPM Ops
- Accounting review of BSA, Google AdX
Other projects as assigned.
- Advanced Excel skills, including, but not limited to Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, and, preferably, Macros
- Must have attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a larger team and possess excellent organizational skills
- Must have excellent communication, relationship building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to converse clearly with internal and external clients
- Ability to handle heavy workloads, prioritize projects, multi-task and enjoy challenges