Staff Accountant

Job Description

Analyst – Financial Controller | PJT Partners

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at PJT Partners, located in-person, New York, United States. PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank that provides strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring, special situations, and private fund advisory services. This role is essential for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the firm’s financial books and records, with primary ownership of the monthly close process and a broad range of corporate accounting functions across all North America entities. It offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional to gain deep, hands-on experience within a public company finance function.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, United States
• Pay: $85000–$95000 yearly
• Team: Reports to senior finance leadership within the Finance department.
• Mission: Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the firm’s financial books and records through ownership of the monthly close and corporate accounting functions.
• Tech Stack: Workday

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monthly Close Execution: Execute and perform the monthly close process across all North America entities, adhering to the firm’s structured close calendar and maintaining accurate financial information.
• Daily Accounting Processes: Perform daily accounting processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and general ledger transactions across all corporate accounting areas.
• Financial Variance Analysis: Prepare month-over-month variance analysis on key income statement and balance sheet movements, flagging anomalies and communicating findings to senior finance leadership.
• Controls & Compliance: Follow key accounting policies and procedures in compliance with US GAAP and regulatory reporting standards, and support SOX control documentation and adherence.
• Audit Support & Process Improvement: Support external audit requests through workpaper preparation and documentation, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the Finance function.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor Degree, Entry-Level with core domain knowledge in Accounting.
• Experience: 1–3 years of experience in an accounting function, with public accounting experience preferred, and hands-on experience with a major ERP system.
• Skills: Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, strong sense of ownership and accountability, and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus: CPA license and public accounting experience.