The responsibilities of this position primarily include:
Ownership and management of the process to prepare quarterly 1934 Act filings (e.g., Form 10-K and 10-Q) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
Creation and maintenance of XBRL documents to be filed with the SEC and related tagging;
Ownership and management of the process to prepare financial statements and other schedules, included in its quarterly earnings release and filed on Form 8-K with the SEC;
Coordination and preparation of various portions of investor presentations;
Interpretation, communication and implementation of new accounting and reporting standards and, as required, drafting response letters to the appropriate authority;
Preparation of monthly financial statements for one of corporate entities, including the preparation or review of various analytical procedures, reconciliations and periodic journal entries
Drafting letters of response to SEC comments on filings, as required;
Coordination with external and internal auditors with regards to review and audit procedures; and
Desired Qualifications:
A team-first oriented employee;
Detail oriented, with a keen attention to quality control;
Process oriented, with an emphasis on internal controls;
An effective communicator, including the use of both verbal and written forms of communication, able to interact with various groups within the organization (i.e., Tax, Legal, Treasury, Investor Relations, etc.); and
The candidate should have, at a minimum:
A Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, or a Finance degree with an accounting emphasis;
Certification as a public accountant;
Five to ten years of relevant experience in accounting at a large, multi-location corporation and/or public accounting firm;
Experience with both internal and external financial reporting, including filing of SEC documents;
A firm understanding of accounting principles;
Experience effectively managing and developing staff-level accountants;
Proficiency handling multiple, simultaneous projects;
An intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft software products, particularly Excel and v-lookups, as well as a general ledger software package; and