Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

Our client is seeking a highly motivated full time experienced Senior Accountant with a focus on Financial Reporting and Compliance to join its finance team and add value to its rapidly growing organization. As part of this role, you will support the management of the internal controls program, the preparation and filing of the quarterly and annual SEC financial statements, and support additional operational and regulatory compliance activities.

This role requires excellent communication skills to work cross functionally with members of the finance team, as well as other internal departments and outside partners. This position reports to the Director of Financial Reporting & Accounting and is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will need to go into the office two days per week on average.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual SEC financial statements and disclosures, proxy statements, and related filings.
• Maintain a good understanding of GAAP, SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, relevant company policies, practices and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining a strong internal control environment, effective disclosure controls and procedures, and work closely with internal and external auditors.
• Coordinate updates to key financial reporting documentation, including process narratives, flowcharts, scoping, risk assessment, etc. by engaging with process owners.
• Document, coordinate, and close open requests from a variety of sources to ensure timely completion.
• Investigate and resolve auditor and process owner queries.
• Develop strong working relationships, be viewed as a business partner, and operate with a customer service approach to help control performers and owners navigate SOX requirements.
• Provide frequent status updates and analyses to management on the status of internal controls, issues identified, and remediation status.
• Support the month-end close, assist in tax audits, and perform general ledger maintenance activities for non-routine transactions.
• Provide assistance for special accounting projects as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, a related degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years of related audit & accounting experience – SOX experience is required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or current candidate

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills and a sound understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), preferably with public company experience.
• Thorough knowledge of and the ability to apply auditing and accounting policies, practices and systems.
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and effective record keeping.
• Work well under pressure, able to prioritize work and meet challenging deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with a positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Self-motivated, accountable and results oriented.
• Able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously with comfort leading projects.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).