Senior Accountant

About Us

Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts. As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close process, ensuring all close deliverables are completed accurately and on a timely basis.
• Prepare and post journal entries in accordance with GAAP, ensuring transactions are properly recorded and supported.
• Prepare and analyze monthly account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts, researching and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations across entities, ensuring balances tie out and are properly eliminated in consolidation.
• Review the general ledger for accurate coding across all financial dimensions (department, project, entity, etc.), proactively identifying and correcting miscoded transactions.
• Assist with accounts payable tasks as needed, including invoice coding, vendor inquiries, and payment support.
• Partner with FP&A on analysis and reporting, including cost analysis, variance analysis, and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Assist the Controller in further developing accounting processes, internal controls, and documentation.
• Support the Controller with audits, special projects, and ad hoc analyses as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows and month-end close efficiency, and assist in implementing process improvements.
• Comfortably wear many hats and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven corporate finance environment.

Requirements

• Detail-oriented accounting professional with a solid foundation in month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven corporate finance environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Prior experience in the media industry is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy for full-time, salaried employees.

Pay

The base salary for this position at the time of posting will range from $92,000.00 - $120,000.00. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility, and qualifications.