Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Job summary

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst will manage significant portions of quarterly and annual SEC filings while ensuring accuracy and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, supporting technical accounting research, and assisting with system implementations and process improvements.

Job details

* Develop into a key resource within the Corporate Financial Reporting team with the ability to independently manage significant recurring reporting responsibilities. * Coordinate significant portions of the quarterly and annual external reporting process with limited supervision. * Maintain a high standard of accuracy, completeness, and quality across external and internal financial reporting deliverables. * Develop a strong working knowledge of technical accounting topics relevant to the Company and take increasing ownership of accounting matters over time. * Build effective working relationships across Accounting, Treasury, regional teams, external auditors, and other stakeholders. * Demonstrate leadership through ownership, sound judgment, proactive communication, and the ability to coach and support other team members. * Effectively adapt to new accounting requirements, transactions, system implementations, process changes, and other evolving business needs. RESPONSIBILITIES * Prepare, review, and coordinate significant portions of the Company's quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, 11-K and related supporting schedules. * Coordinate reporting inputs and review comments from multiple stakeholders while maintaining appropriate document and version control throughout the reporting process. * Prepare and review internal financial reports and schedules for management, ensuring information is accurate, concise, and presented appropriately for the intended audience. * Support technical accounting matters, including areas such as foreign currency, derivatives and hedging, stock-based compensation, debt, equity, goodwill and intangible assets, revenue recognition, and other applicable U.S. GAAP topics. * Perform accounting research, analyze transactions and supporting information, and assist with documenting accounting conclusions. * Support foreign currency analysis and processes associated with the Company's corporate balance sheet hedging program, including coordination with Treasury, regional accounting teams, and other global stakeholders. * Investigate accounting and reporting matters by engaging directly with appropriate stakeholders, asking relevant follow-up questions, and identifying issues requiring further analysis or escalation. * Coordinate and respond to external audit requests for assigned areas. * Understand and operate within the Company's internal control environment, including the preparation and retention of appropriate control documentation and supporting evidence. * Support financial reporting activities associated with system implementations, report validation, process changes, acquisitions, and other organizational initiatives. * Assist with benefit plan financial statements, statutory reporting, and other recurring or non-routine reporting requirements, as needed. * Collaborate with and support other team members through knowledge sharing, and guidance on accounting and reporting matters. * Take ownership of assigned responsibilities from planning through completion and proactively communicate status, issues, risks, and required decisions. * Assist with special projects, and other financial reporting and technical accounting priorities as business needs evolve. QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree in Accounting required. * Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably including financial reporting, public accounting, technical accounting, or a combination thereof. * Strong foundational knowledge of U.S. GAAP and fundamental accounting concepts, including debits and credits, account relationships, and the natural flow of financial activity. * SEC reporting and public company financial reporting experience strongly preferred. * CPA or progress toward CPA certification preferred. * Experience working with external auditors and within a SOX/internal control environment preferred. * Exceptional attention to detail and a demonstrated commitment to producing complete and accurate work. * Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet reporting deadlines. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the confidence to engage directly with stakeholders across functions and levels of the organization. * Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate issues, ask thoughtful questions, and exercise sound accounting judgment. * Ability to work independently, take ownership of responsibilities, and drive deliverables to completion with limited supervision. * Ability to organize and coordinate processes involving multiple contributors, deadlines, document versions, and review points. * Ability to prepare clear, concise, and professional financial reports and schedules with consideration for the intended audience. * Ability to adapt to changing priorities, new accounting requirements, system implementations, and evolving business needs. * Demonstrated ability or potential to review the work of others and provide effective coaching and guidance. * Strong interest in accounting and a desire to continue developing technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.

What you’ll do

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst will manage significant portions of quarterly and annual SEC filings while ensuring accuracy and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, supporting technical accounting research, and assisting with system implementations and process improvements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and possess approximately 5 or more years of progressive accounting experience. Strong foundational knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with SEC reporting or public company financial reporting are strongly preferred.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Revenue Recognition · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial Reporting
• SEC Filings
• US GAAP
• Technical Accounting
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Controls
• SOX Compliance
• Audit Support
• Foreign Currency Analysis
• Derivatives
• Hedging
• Revenue Recognition
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Time Management
• Communication
• Planning
• Management
• Coordinating
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Detail Oriented
• Organizational Skills
• Coaching
• Equities
• Critical Thinking
• External Auditing
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Financial Statements
• Version Control
• Accounting
• Mergers And Acquisitions
• External Reporting
• Statutory Reporting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Public Accounting
• SEC Filing
• Balance Sheet
• System Implementation
• Hedging Strategy
• Intangible Assets
• Debits And Credits
• Corporate Financial Reporting
• Accounting Research

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Financial Reporting Analyst
• Financial Analyst (General)
• Financial Analysts
• Financial and Investment Analysts

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