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Job Location drjobs

Princeton, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 145000 - 180000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats including print digital mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the worlds largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal Americas largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barrons MarketWatch Mansion Global Financial News Investors Business Daily Factiva Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Dow Jones Newswires OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS NWSA; ASX: NWS NWSLV).

About the Role

You will assist the Global Controller in addressing our accounting policy matters perform technical accounting research implement new accounting standards and help ensure the integrity of our financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP UK GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). You will report to the Vice President FMA in our New Jersey office.

You Will:

  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP UK GAAP and IFRS for leading and local ledgers.
  • Perform technical accounting research on a wide variety of business transactions and document conclusions in accounting position papers.
  • Interpret and implement new accounting standards and updates (US GAAP UK GAAP and IFRS).
  • Lead the implementation of new accounting standards issued from the FASB EITF SEC IASB FRC and other accounting standard setters.
  • Provide technical accounting support for Finance management and other corporate functions such as Treasury Tax Management Accounting Finance Operations Internal Audit Financial Planning & Analysis Compliance and Business operating teams.
  • Write and compile corporate accounting policies.
  • Assist in the SEC / external reporting process by reviewing certain footnotes and gathering supporting documentation for News Corp HQ.
  • Work directly with internal and external auditors to provide analyses and support for audit reviews.
  • Support annual impairment testing process.
  • Be the point person for the accounting research related to potential M&A activity.
  • Review contracts and agreements for accounting implications and potential issues.
  • Be responsible for the identification maintenance and communication of all current and upcoming accounting pronouncements as it relates to our financial statements; additionally provide recommendations or remedies.
  • Help with News Corporation requests.
  • Handle other special projects and ad hoc analyses as required.

You Have:

  • Minimum BA/BS in Accounting and are a CPA or CMA. MBA is desirable but not required.
  • A Public Accounting background (Big 4 firm preferred or other national firm).
  • Minimum 12 years relevant experience preferably in a corporate finance organization with experience in Accounting Policy External Reporting or Corporate Consolidations/ Internal Reporting.
  • In-depth knowledge of Financial Accounting Standards US GAAP UK GAAP and IFRS.
  • A strong Accounting Technician skills; able to decipher complex accounting standards and properly apply them to various business transactions.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate risk and program value in business terms that can be clearly understood at all levels of the organization.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications
  • SAP S/4 Hana experience preferred.

Our Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
  • Education Benefits
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Family Care Benefits
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

Learn more about all our US benefits

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $145000 - $180000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

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Employment Type

Full-Time

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