Junior Accountant

The Segal Company (Eastern States), Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Segal Company (Eastern States), Inc. is seeking a Junior Accountant to support day-to-day financial operations, including reconciliations, journal entries, close activities, reporting, budgeting support, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.

You will work with a collaborative team, own routine responsibilities, contribute to process improvements, and develop the technical skills and business judgment needed for long-term success in accounting.

Qualifications

• Supports monthly and quarterly close processes.
• Assists with reconciliations and journal entries.
• Gathers data for internal reporting and budgeting support.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare balance sheet and expense reconciliations and assist with general ledger activities.
• Create monthly internal profit and loss statements and provide ad hoc financial analysis for leaders.

Skills

Reconciliations

Journal entries

Financial reporting

Budgeting support

Analytical skills

Job description

The Opportunity

Ready to build your accounting career with a firm that values precision, collaboration, and growth? As a Junior Accountant at Segal, you’ll support the day-to-day financial operations that keep our business moving, including reconciliations, journal entries, close activities, reporting, budgeting support, and compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career accounting professional who wants hands-on experience, exposure to core finance processes, and room to grow. You’ll work with a supportive team, take ownership of routine responsibilities, contribute to process improvements, and build the technical skills and business judgment needed for long-term success in accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

The primary duties of the Junior Accountant include, but may not be limited to:

• Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, daily cash sheet preparation, and bank and cashbook reconciliations.
• Prepare and analyze balance sheet and expense account reconciliations, including general ledger, bank statement, and daily cash sheet activity.
• Create monthly internal Profit and Loss statements for distribution to reporting groups and provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting for leaders, including Directors and the CFO.