Sr. Accountant, Financial Reporting

COMPANY SUMMARY

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of well-leased, top of tier, modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building, the “World's Most Famous Building,” features its iconic Observatory, ranked the #1 Top Attraction in New York City for the fourth consecutive year in Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards:
Best of the Best Things to Do. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of September 30, 2025, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 7.8 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.8 million rentable square feet of retail space and 743 residential units. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at  and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, X, and Linked In.

The Senior Accountant position in the Financial Reporting department is critical to the efficiency and quality of our best-in-class external and internal financial reporting as well as the interpretation of technical accounting guidance for financing, equity, and non-routine transactions. The role will also engage in process optimization, analytical review and SOX compliance. The position demands close and regular coordination and collaboration with various ESRT personnel within the controllership, finance, treasury, legal, property management and other groups within the organization.

Additionally, the role is front-facing with ESRT’s internal and external auditors.

• Support and assist in the SEC and stand-alone reporting processes
• Prepare footnote disclosures to be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements through collaboration with our various departments
• Prepare sections of the quarterly Supplemental Report and Earnings Release
• Assist in the preparation of support for other public documents including the Proxy and investor presentations
• Assist in the completion of the monthly and quarterly consolidation process
• Prepare clear workbooks in support of financial statement line items and disclosures such as stock‑based compensation expense, interest rate swap derivatives, earnings per share and share buy‑backs
• Collaborate with property accounting and finance teams to prepare consolidated and stand‑alone property variance analyses for management and MD&A disclosures
• Prepare various required financial covenant calculations and reports
• Liaison with internal and external auditors to facilitate a timely audit process and report to various stakeholders on the status of internal/external audits
• Oversee ESRT SOX submissions to internal and external auditors
• Maintain equity ledgers and review equity conversion and/or transfer requests
• Process updates to equity compensation plan
• Keep abreast of accounting developments and stay up-to-date on the most recent accounting standard updates

• You are eager to learn, dedicated to the development of both interpersonal and technical accounting skillsets
• Highly organized and efficient, you are able to take meaningful insights from discussion and apply them proactively to your work with a degree of independence
• You communicate questions and findings clearly to both the financial reporting team and to various other departments and external parties
• Analytical mindset; you obtain an understanding of the business and question ledger activity and data patterns when appropriate
• Controls-based mindset; you are able to effectively evidence your own review and are able to provide feedback to coworkers on sufficient review evidence
• Resourceful and collaborative, you optimize tools and leverage relationships effectively

• Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills (oral and written)
• Self starter who understands the “why”, must be able to work with a degree of independence to complete tasks
• Controls-based mindset
• Ability to collaborate with various business groups and develop solid business relationships
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite:
  Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;
  Excel skills…