Accountant, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting

About the Position

T. Rowe Price is a global investment management organization focused on delivering long-term value for clients through disciplined investing, thoughtful innovation, and strong stewardship. Across the firm, teams work together to support the integrity of our financial, operational, and regulatory environment while enabling the business to serve clients effectively and responsibly.

Within this environment, the Accountant, Corporate Financial Accounting and Reporting role sits on the Corporate Accounting team within the T. Rowe Price Controller’s Group. This position plays an important role in supporting the firm’s financial accounting and reporting activities through the preparation and posting of journal entries, performance of balance sheet account reconciliations, support of the monthly accounting ledger close and variance analysis, and preparation of certain regulatory reporting filings. The role also helps reinforce a strong internal control environment by performing responsibilities within a SOX framework and contributes to the firm’s continued focus on efficiency and control effectiveness through the use of AI-enabled, data analytic, and workflow tools.

Role Summary

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to core accounting and reporting activities that support the firm’s financial integrity and operational effectiveness. The Accountant will support an assigned accounting process and/or T. Rowe Price Group subsidiary or branch of smaller size and limited complexity, executing key responsibilities across accounting, reporting, and close activities. This includes completing assigned accounting processes, entity-level responsibilities, and ad hoc assignments related to basic accounting and reporting needs.

The role requires a foundational understanding of accounting guidance, policies, and regulations relevant to assigned areas, along with accountability for delivering high-quality, accurate, and complete work. By supporting day-to-day accounting operations and contributing to the achievement of team objectives, this position plays a meaningful role in maintaining a strong financial control environment and enabling effective reporting across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Assists with end-to-end accounting processes and research required to transform data into information for reporting purposes. Activities may include processing less complex general ledger events and transactions; compiling and analyzing data used to prepare financial statements, management reporting, or regulatory reporting; assisting with continuous improvement activities such as the analysis of exceptions; providing support for audits; and completing assigned tasks to support the maintenance of the control environment.
• With direct guidance, gathers, reconciles, and analyzes data to complete journal entries, performs basic reconciliations of general ledger accounts, prepares daily reports, and supports analyses.
• Participates in the implementation of financial system modifications to comply with revised reporting, accounting, and accounting process policies, procedures, and more substantial regulatory changes.
• Contributes to the identification and reporting of risks, gaps in reporting, patterns, or recurring issues. With guidance, ensures proper controls are implemented and followed for respective areas.
• Assists with assignments across lines of business, legal entities, and geographies that have an impact on internal/external reporting, accounting policies, and accounting processes. Assignments may include assisting with the implementation of new or revised reporting, accounting, and accounting process policies, procedures, and reporting templates in order to provide effective financial planning, accounting, and reporting of financial information.
• Pursuit of intellectual curiosity both in accounting subject matters, business knowledge, and emerging technology capabilities such as AI.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field
• 0-2 years of total relevant work experience
• Proficient in Excel and PC-based business tools
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset, with high attention to detail and strong organizational skills  

Preferred:

• CPA track or intent to pursue CPA certification.
• Strong intellectual curiosity
• Demonstrated interest in AI, data analytics and workflow technology
• Experience with journal entries, general ledger, account reconciliations, financial statements, regulatory reporting filings, audits and/or SOX controls.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status)

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$59,000.00 - $94,500.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$61,000.00 - $104,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$69,500.00 - $118,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. 

Benefits

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.