Senior Financial Analyst III

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 11-Sep-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

In this role, you will be responsible for producing accurate, complete, and well-controlled financial records that serve as the foundation for financial reporting, decision-making, and compliance requirements. You will execute core general ledger, sub-ledger accounting, and period-end close activities to ensure transactions are recorded consistently, accurately, and in accordance with accounting standards and company policies.

Leveraging your expertise in compensation accounting, payroll processes, and system-to-ledger journal entry mapping, you will research, analyze, and validate complex system-generated accounting entries. You will identify and resolve discrepancies, strengthen financial controls, and help ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial results.

• Analyzes accounting data, financial results, and reconciliation outcomes to identify issues, explain variances, validate system-generated journal entries, and recommend remediation or process improvements.

• Executes end‑to‑end accounting activities for complex journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations, applying expertise in compensation accounting, payroll processes, and system‑to‑ledger mappings to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting policies.

• Researches, documents, and validates the end‑to‑end flow of compensation transactions across HR, payroll, compensation, and financial systems, resolving discrepancies and ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and financial reporting outcomes.

• Partners cross‑functionally with Payroll, HR, Compensation, Technology, and Finance teams to investigate accounting issues, assess system changes, improve data quality, and ensure accurate and controlled financial processing.

• Enhances schedules, reconciliations, trackers, and supporting documentation to improve transparency, audit readiness, issue identification, and traceability of complex system‑generated entries.

• Optimizes recurring close and compensation accounting workflows by strengthening controls, streamlining processes, improving review quality, and identifying opportunities for automation and operational efficiency.

• Provides subject matter expertise and support for broader department related to compensation accounting, payroll‑related financial reporting, audits, control activities, and special projects, helping drive consistent application of accounting standards and firm policies.

• Lead cross functional projects and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels

• Bachelor's degree is required with emphasis in Accounting or Finance strongly…