Accountant

Accountant Position in NY (Local Candidates Only)

Position Details:

• Location: NY Metro Area (Local candidates only) Hybrid 2 days onsite (Tuesdays and Thursdays) in NYC.
• Onsite Requirement: 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• Contract Duration: 6-month contract with strong potential for extension
• Level: Mid Level Accountants (NOT accept candidates with more than 15 years of experience)
• Accounting degree required. NOT looking for experience as financial analysts. Looking for accounting experience (journal entries, AR/AP, reconciliations, etc).

Submission Guidelines:

• Please share your LinkedIn profile with your submission.
• Resumes must not exceed more than 2 pages.
• All candidates must have 10 mins video call with the prime vendor, prior to the submitting it to the end client.

Notes from intake call:

Has a very lean, cross-functional finance team but is responsible for broker-dealer entity (separate from the hedge fund team) , FP&A, AP, treasury, etc.

Role Overview:

-Team Need: A flexible contributor to support accounting operations due to understaffing and a past full-time departure in last fall.

-Duration:

- - -Initial 6-month contract.

- - -Strong possibility of extension to at least 12 months.

- - -Low probability of full-time conversion, though not impossible.

Job Responsibilities:

-- - Manual and administrative accounting tasks:

- - -Accounts Payable

- - -Global billing

- - -AR follow-up and cash reconciliation

- - -Invoice processing

- - -Higher-level accounting tasks (depending on the candidate s ability):

- - -Month-end close

- - -Broker reconciliations

- - -Accruals

- - -Client billing

Candidate Profile

-Experience:

- - -Mid-level preferred (3 10 years), but open to junior-level if highly capable.

- - -Should have a degree in accounting; must understand journal entries, debits, and credits.

- - -Broker/dealer would be huge, Financial services industry experience is a plus, but not required.

-Skills & Traits:

- - -Self-starter, proactive, good communicator, strong critical thinking/problem-solving skills.

- - -High-caliber talent that is committed and not likely to leave mid-assignment.

- - -Proficient in Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, etc.); familiarity with Workday(as their General Ledger system) is a plus.

- - -Wants someone smart who is eager to learn

- - -Wants a high caliber person, very smart, picks things up very quickly and high responsibility

Location & Work Schedule

-Primary Preference: Hybrid 2 days onsite (Tuesdays and Thursdays) in NYC.

-Remote Option: Open to fully remote if the candidate is exceptionally strong, experienced, and communicative.

-Relocation: Open to candidates willing to relocate at their own expense.