Senior Accountant

Your role in helping us shape the future

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to expand the U.S. News brand and business into new and exciting categories. The Senior Accountant position based in Iselin, New Jersey will be primarily responsible for assisting with month end and quarter end close duties, completing ad hoc financial close projects, and working with various employees across many departments to maintain accurate financial records.

• Perform revenue close procedures including revenue and deferred revenue journal entries, account reconciliations and fluctuation analysis
• Prepare month‑end expense accruals and maintain detailed schedule of accrued expenses to ensure expenses are recognized in the correct periods
• Work collaboratively with other members of finance to assist in preparing monthly financial package and other management reports
• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Complete assigned month and quarter end close journal entries and tasks
• Assist in preparing budgets and reforecasts
• Support external auditor requests
• Identify areas for improvement and update internal policies and process documentation
• Perform ad‑hoc analysis and special projects as required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a complex accounting environment
• Expert-level Excel including extensive experience with pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment

This position is only open to NJ candidates.

• Entrepreneurial, mission‑driven culture with core values of quality and integrity
• Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
• Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
• Collaborative Work Environment:
  Fun, diverse, inclusive, and ambitious co‑workers

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
• U.S. News & World Report strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).