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SFS Senior Accounting Analyst

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Sotheby's

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Location:
United States, New York

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Category:
Finance

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

90000.00 - 110000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a Senior Financial Analyst within the Sotheby’s Global Finance Team you will support the controllership function for Sotheby’s Financial Services. The Senior Financial Analyst will prepare routine journal entries including processing of cash transactions, prepare bank and other balance sheet reconciliations, and contribute to the preparation of the balance sheet and P&L monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting. Additionally, support the AVP, Assistant Controller to partner closely with department leaders. This role requires a strong understanding of expense accrual mechanics, financial analysis, and operational drivers within a lending business. The Senior Financial Analyst serves as both a finance business partner – helping teams understand their financial performance while maintaining the integrity of the monthly results.

Job Responsibility:

  • Liaising within the SFS operations team and Global Finance for application of third-party cash and sale proceeds to client accounts, including movement of funds. Reconciliation and postings to bank accounts, client accounts, and related general ledger accounts
  • Generate and process client billing invoices in accordance with contractual terms and financial standards. Partner with department leaders (e.g. Legal, Product and Tech, and Marketing) to review monthly spend, identify unrecorded expenses, and prepare accurate monthly accruals Apply intercompany principles to reconcile and resolve balances across entities.
  • Responsibility for the preparation of monthly results, variance analysis and commentary in accordance with the agreed corporate timetable for senior management review
  • Responsible for the account control and analysis of designated profit & loss and balance sheet accounts related to SFS
  • Assist with consolidation of financial statement results, including forecasts and plans to support variance analysis and statement commentary in a timely manner
  • Providing various ad-hoc analysis as required within Global Finance and SFS
  • Contribute to process improvements in transaction processing, expense tracking, and automation
  • Support audit activities by assisting with reporting preparation and helping ensure timely delivery of required documentation.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or similar
  • CPA candidate preferred
  • Excellent communicator and team player
  • Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • 3-4+ years of accounting or finance experience – ideally within financial services, lending or fintech
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite, including Excel
  • Prior knowledge and experience in Cloud Lending, SAP, Salesforce.com, Smart View, and Tableau a plus

Nice to have:

Prior knowledge and experience in Cloud Lending, SAP, Salesforce.com, Smart View, and Tableau a plus

What we offer:
  • discretionary bonus
  • competitive benefits package

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Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

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