
Senior Accountant
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Newark, NJJob$85–95K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Prudential Center and the New Jersey Devils are seeking a Senior Accountant to maintain general ledger integrity, prepare financial analyses and account reconciliations, support month-end and year-end close activities, and ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls. The role also supports revenue recognition, departmental budgeting, audits, and timely financial reporting, while helping develop efficient accounting processes.
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POSITION OVERVIEW:
Prudential Center and the New Jersey Devils are seeking a Senior Accountant to join and grow within our organization. The position will focus on maintaining the integrity of the general ledger, preparing financial analyses, completing account reconciliations, supporting month-end and year-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal controls. The individual must be an independent thinker and assist the department in developing efficient accounting processes.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE BELOW:
General Ledger and Reporting
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Prepare and maintain monthly journal entries for multiple entities
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Support month-end and year-end financial close process
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Prepare monthly account reconciliations and supporting schedules
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Support revenue streams by partnering with revenue departments, preparing monthly revenue recognition entries and maintaining and reconciling related accounts
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Analyze financial statements and account fluctuations
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Manage and analyze departmental invoices and expense reports in accounts payable software for appropriate documentation and budget allocation
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Serve as liaison for departments, reviewing monthly financial results against budget and providing guidance and support to reforecast expenses
Other Duties
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Assist with external audits, including various state tax, league and year-end audits
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Assist with processes which ensure accurate & timely financial reporting
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Ad-hoc analysis and projects on an as needed basis
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in Accounting or related field
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Must be proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office products, specifically with strong Excel skills
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Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) or similar accounting software preferred
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Knowledge of Concur or similar web-based, document management platforms preferred
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Must be energetic and eager to learn with a team mindset
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Must be accurate and efficient, with the ability to manage time and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
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Must be a strategic and critical thinker who is dynamic, forward thinking, extremely analytical and well organized
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Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
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Must maintain professionalism at all times and be comfortable and capable of working with all levels of management
WORKING CONDITIONS:
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Travel Requirements: May be required to travel on rare occasions (<5% travel); trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay for one or more nights.
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Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
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Work Environment: This position generally requires that work be performed from the Prudential Center/New Jersey Devils or Philadelphia 76ers offices, but attendance at events taking place in the arena or offsite, including on weekends and/or holidays, may be required.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $85,000 and $95,000/year. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
This position will be an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
The benefits package for the position may include the following; subject to the terms of the then-in-effect Company policies, plan documents and other eligibility criteria:
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Medical/Dental/Vision/Flexible Spending Accounts
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Pretax Transportation Benefit
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Generous Parental Leave policies
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401K (with a company match after 1 year of service)
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Generous Paid Time Off policies
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13 Paid Holidays
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½ Day Summer Fridays
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Complimentary or Discounted Sports & Concert Tickets
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On Site Fitness Rooms
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Other League & Partner Discounts
Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,436 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–95K/yr
- New Jersey median$76–93K/yr24 salary ranges
- US median$76–100K/yr1,007 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $90K, is 6% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($85K) — in the middle half of Accountant salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 414 open Accountant jobs in New Jersey and 3,436 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- ManpowerGroup346 open
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- Experience
- Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,263 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,854 of the 3,436 open Accountant jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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