Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant (Accounting Lead)

Queens, NY, fully in-office

***Title insurance, escrow, real estate settlement, or similar industry experience highly preferred

About the Role

Our client is seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant to oversee the day-to-day accounting function and provide daily direction to a junior accounting team member. This role will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, managing the month-end close, completing bank and escrow reconciliations, handling payroll accounting, and supporting regulatory and tax reporting.

This is an individual contributor leadership role, meaning the Senior Accountant will guide and review the work of an Accounting Assistant without having formal people-management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting activity across operating, escrow, and payroll accounts
• Review banking activity, resolve routine exceptions, and escalate suspicious or unusual transactions as needed
• Review and approve wires, refunds, check requests, and other disbursements within established approval limits
• Complete the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and account reconciliations
• Prepare bank and escrow reconciliations and investigate discrepancies at the transaction or file level
• Prepare monthly financial statements, P&L trend reporting, and operational financial reports for leadership review
• Handle payroll accounting, including contractor payments, payroll funding, payroll journal entries, and year-end W-2/1099 reconciliation
• Review accounts payable activity and credit card coding
• Verify changes to vendor payment instructions and maintain appropriate payment controls
• Prepare recurring financial, regulatory, and compliance filings
• Support annual reporting and audit requirements by preparing schedules and documentation
• Prepare year-end financial information and workpapers for external accounting professionals
• Provide financial information needed for business insurance renewals and other annual reporting requirements
• Assign, train, and review the Accounting Assistant’s day-to-day work
• Maintain accounting procedures and support strong segregation-of-duties and internal control practices
• Serve as a primary accounting resource for operational teams and escalate issues to leadership when appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Title insurance, escrow, real estate settlement, or similar industry experience highly preferred
• Hands-on experience with month-end close and bank reconciliations
• Experience training, reviewing, or directing the work of junior accounting staff
• Working knowledge of cash accounting and general accounting principles
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to quickly learn new accounting, financial, and online banking systems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently manage deadlines
• Experience with three-way bank or escrow reconciliations and industry-specific financial reporting preferred
• Familiarity with underwriter or premium remittance processes preferred
• Experience with title production or settlement software preferred
• Experience with a PEO payroll platform preferred