G-30D3EWLSJM

Senior Financial Reporting Accountant – $75-100K – Fortune 500 – Atlanta

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Prepare accurate reporting and filing of annual, quarterly, and other periodic financial reports (primarily on Forms 10-K and 10-Q).
  • Develop and manage SEC filings related to XBRL reporting
  • Support the annual audits, quarterly reviews and other reports by external auditors.
  • Calculate and book journals in HFM for the Intercompany profit elimination journals for inter-company acquired inventory as part of the monthly financial close process.
  • Build relationships with different functions within the Client Business including sales, manufacturing, pricing and tax teams in order to understand the transfer pricing process and its objectives.
  • Perform the distributor elimination journals for all regional distributor locations worldwide and post the journal in HFM.
  • Assist external auditors and internal auditors with their reviews of the financial consolidations processes.
  • Strive for continuous improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of all day to day processes to make them more time efficient and to improve accuracy and quality.
  • Cross train with other consolidations team member to learn their roles & functions to be able to back them up in the event of emergencies.
  • Assist in any other special projects as requested such as new accounting standard implementation and technical accounting topic documentation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and required hours for CPA certification
  • 2-4 years of experience in financial reporting or auditing public companies
  • CPA or CPA candidate
  • Strong ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbal, with all levels of management
  • Experience with technical accounting topics
  • Experience with international consolidation accounting, interaction/ presentations with senior management and audit experience.
  • Experience in US GAAP accounting and reporting
  • MS Windows (Excel) advanced user
  • Ability to use a variety of software programs and tools to analyze and work with large data sets and accomplish tasks efficiently
  • Strong analytical skills, ability to research issues in complex accounting structure to resolve problems; Detail oriented, yet able to identify issues and grasp concepts at broader level
  • Must be a highly motivated individual with the ability to work with a variety of individuals in both team and self-directed environments
  • Ability to work within defined time constraints and within deadlines during month end financial close.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with international consolidation accounting, interaction/ presentations with senior management and audit experience.
  • Prior experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Smartview tools.
  • Big Four Public Accounting Experience