The Accountant is an entry level accounting position responsible for the accurate recording, tracking and reporting of financial activity for FINRA. This position is assigned to one or more areas of the Finance department and works closely with numerous other areas within the Finance department such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, the Investments Office, Payroll, Purchasing, and Revenue Management. This position will also interact frequently with Management for the various business lines to which it is assigned and will take primary responsibility for assigned revenue streams and/or vendor or customer relationships.Essential Job Functions:A cents € cents Assist with accounts receivable, billing, reconciliations, and reporting for assigned revenue streams.A cents € cents Perform cross-functional collaboration on billing matters to ensure accuracy.A cents € cents Aids in month-end accounting close activities, including billing, GL account reconciliations and preparing/posting journal entries. Assist in preparation of management reporting and ad-hoc requests from cross-functional business partners.A' A cents € cents Document analysis and research of billing matters including full details of issues identified and resolutions reached.A cents € cents Participate in the coordination, preparation of schedules, and other requests associated with internal/external audits of internal control over accounting operations.Education/ExperienceBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with at least 12 semester hours of Accounting.Two or more years of relevant work experience in an accounting environmentProficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft WordStrong communication and analytical skills.Work ConditionsNormal office conditions with a hybrid work schedule.#LI-HybridTo be considered for this position, please submit an application. The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.Please note: If the "Apply Now"A' button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter /careers into your browser to reach our site directly.FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA's accommodation help line at 240.386.4865. Please note that this number is exclusively for inquiries regarding application accommodations.Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA also provides a variety of benefits including comprehensive health and welfare benefits, life and disability insurance, paid holidays, vacation, personal, and sick leave. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match. You will also be eligible for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, our tuition reimbursement program and many other benefits. If you would like to contribute to our important mission and work collegially in a professional organization that values intelligence, integrity and initiative, consider a career with FINRA.Important InformationFINRA's Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees' investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code's investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions"A cents € including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA's Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President"A cents € by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.You can read more about these restrictions here.As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA's Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company's policy on nepotism.Search Firm RepresentativesPlease be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. 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