E-3 Visa Financial Accountant Jobs
Financial Accountant roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. Australian CPAs and CAs are well-positioned for this pathway, which has no lottery and renews every two years with a qualifying employer.
Find E-3 Visa Financial Accountant JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 712+ Financial Accountant jobs
See all 712+ Financial Accountant Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Financial Accountant roles.
Get Access To All JobsINTRODUCTION
Job Duties: Associate, Financial Accounting with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Jersey City, New Jersey. Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings, and communications. Perform month-end/quarter-end duties, including reporting and governing key metrics related to the Wealth Management transactional business, such as: Prepare and record monthly entries to the general ledger for balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) balances; and General ledger tie-out for each product. Lead strategic change across AWM Controllers by working closely with leadership and Technology. Perform daily revenue analysis by calculating revenue estimates and reconciling them against system feeds to ensure accuracy of reported figures. Interact with Controllers Leadership and AWM Leadership Teams to present key divisional metrics and analysis. Address inquiries and provide supporting documents to interdivisional counterparts to support various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related financial analysis field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related Financial Accounting role. Employer will accept bachelor's degree equivalent based on single degree, combination of degrees, or combination of degree(s) and/or diplomas and/or certification(s) / membership(s) / professional credentials, determined to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree by a qualified credential evaluation service. Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience with the following:
- U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and AICPA Accounting Guide;
- Utilizing Microsoft Excel and PeopleSoft General Ledger reporting systems to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, filtering, data validation, and other “what if” tools;
- Handling of personal and confidential financial data with discretion;
- Coordinating projects across multiple teams and geographic regions;
- Reviewing general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts and investigate fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet accounts, including an understanding of underlying drivers during analytical reviews;
- Utilizing and understanding internal controls and walkthroughs of key processes, financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments and control framework.
SALARY RANGE
Annual base salary for this Jersey City, New Jersey-based position is $98,000 - $142,000.
WE OFFER BEST-IN-CLASS BENEFITS
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE: Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S): Jersey City
DIVISION: Controllers
©The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
INTRODUCTION
Job Duties: Associate, Financial Accounting with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Jersey City, New Jersey. Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings, and communications. Perform month-end/quarter-end duties, including reporting and governing key metrics related to the Wealth Management transactional business, such as: Prepare and record monthly entries to the general ledger for balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) balances; and General ledger tie-out for each product. Lead strategic change across AWM Controllers by working closely with leadership and Technology. Perform daily revenue analysis by calculating revenue estimates and reconciling them against system feeds to ensure accuracy of reported figures. Interact with Controllers Leadership and AWM Leadership Teams to present key divisional metrics and analysis. Address inquiries and provide supporting documents to interdivisional counterparts to support various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related financial analysis field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related Financial Accounting role. Employer will accept bachelor's degree equivalent based on single degree, combination of degrees, or combination of degree(s) and/or diplomas and/or certification(s) / membership(s) / professional credentials, determined to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree by a qualified credential evaluation service. Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience with the following:
- U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and AICPA Accounting Guide;
- Utilizing Microsoft Excel and PeopleSoft General Ledger reporting systems to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, filtering, data validation, and other “what if” tools;
- Handling of personal and confidential financial data with discretion;
- Coordinating projects across multiple teams and geographic regions;
- Reviewing general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts and investigate fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet accounts, including an understanding of underlying drivers during analytical reviews;
- Utilizing and understanding internal controls and walkthroughs of key processes, financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments and control framework.
SALARY RANGE
Annual base salary for this Jersey City, New Jersey-based position is $98,000 - $142,000.
WE OFFER BEST-IN-CLASS BENEFITS
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
CORPORATE TITLE: Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S): Jersey City
DIVISION: Controllers
©The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
See all 712+ E-3 Visa Financial Accountant Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new E-3 Visa Financial Accountant Jobs.
Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Financial Accountant
Get your CPA credentials recognised early
Australian CA or CPA qualifications don't automatically map to U.S. CPA licensure, but they satisfy the E-3 visa degree requirement. Have a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator ready before you start applying so employers don't stall on paperwork.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to find companies that have filed LCAs for accountant roles. Employers already familiar with the prevailing wage certification process move faster and raise fewer sponsorship objections.
Clarify the specialty occupation case upfront
Not every accountant job title automatically clears the specialty occupation threshold. Roles that emphasise routine bookkeeping over technical analysis can draw scrutiny. Confirm the job description explicitly requires a degree in accounting or finance before accepting an offer.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA and visa paperwork
Once you have an offer, the LCA must be filed with DOL before your visa application can proceed. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the full sequence from LCA submission through consulate appointment preparation, reducing delays from employer-side errors.
Negotiate who covers government filing fees
The E-3 requires no employer-paid USCIS petition fee at consulates, making it cheaper for employers than H-1B visa. Raise this directly when discussing offer terms so the cost structure is clear and sponsorship doesn't fall through at the HR approval stage.
Time your application around the LCA prevailing wage level
DOL sets prevailing wages by location and job zone, and your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified level. Check that the role is benchmarked to your actual duties, not a lower-level title, before the LCA is submitted to avoid a wage compliance problem.
E-3 Visa Financial Accountant: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Financial Accountant jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that include E-3 visa sponsorship. Unlike general job boards, it filters for employers with sponsorship history so you're not wasting applications on companies that won't support the process. Search by role title and location to find active Financial Accountant listings.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Financial Accountant role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, in most cases. A Financial Accountant position qualifies when the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a directly related field as a standard entry requirement. Roles that blend accounting with general administrative duties, or that accept any degree, can be harder to defend as a specialty occupation, so the job description matters significantly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Financial Accountant roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens, but it has no annual cap and no lottery, so approval doesn't depend on random selection. The H-1B subjects applicants to an oversubscribed lottery each April with no guarantee of selection. For an Australian Financial Accountant with a qualifying offer, the E-3 is a far more predictable path to U.S. employment.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as a Financial Accountant?
Yes, but the process starts fresh with each new employer. Your new employer must file a certified LCA with DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp if you leave the country, or a change of status if you're already inside the U.S. There's no portability mechanism like the H-1B's AC21 rule, so plan the transition timing carefully.