Sr. Manager Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting (Hybrid: Ons...
- Rosemont, Illinois
- Full Time
This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning there is a combinion of three onsite days per week and the rest remote.
Responsibilities:
Performs complex technical accounting and SEC research for new accounting pronouncements and completes thorough memo documention and support for audit compliance.
Manages implemention of new guidance reled to the disaggregion of income stement expenses (DISE), including all research and communicion between departments.
Leads accounting and documention for debt transactions/refinancings, acquisitions and divestitures, and lease accounting/modificions.
Leads preparion of technical disclosures for the Companys 10-Q/10-K, in particular, any new disclosures needed reled to new accounting pronouncements, acquisitions & divestitures and debt & derivive reled disclosures, also includes monitoring peer disclosures for these topics.
Manages monthly and quarterly cash flow process by performing the cash flow analysis including a flux analysis of opering costs and meeting with various departments (FP&A, Treasury, Leases and Fixed Assets) to ensure consistency.
Performs annual goodwill and intangible impairment analyses.
Owns accountability for company-wide benefit plan reporting and annual audit.
Serves as Financial Reporting liaison for M&A activities and acquisition/divestiture/restructuring and reled accounting and reporting.
Leads technical accounting decisions for lease and fixed asset accounting departments.
Manages Financial Reporting team SOX control and reled processes to ensure compliance.
Owns journal entries and account reconciliions for technical financial reporting areas including debt and derivives.
Other duties as assigned by manager.
Relionships:
Internal: Controllers Team, Finance, Investor Relions, Treasury, ELT, Internal Audit, other Support Office Function Leaders.
External: Auditors and Consultants.
Minimum Qualificions:
8 years of progressive relevant work experience, including experience in a public company or public accounting firm OR 6 years of progressive relevant work experience with an MBA or MA in finance or accounting.
Public company experience and/or experience in public accounting firm
Strong expertise in accounting principles and practices (GAAP), external/SEC reporting and internal controls commensure with an SEC registrant and reled knowledge.
Intermedie to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
Ability to organize their own work and deadlines as well as assist others with their planning and to prioritize activities in a multi-tasked environment required.
Strong tention to Detail, including regularly providing accure, thorough and consistent work and reviewing work of others for accuracy.
Strong Verbal & Written communicions to a variety of audiences.
Strong analytical skills of complex informion.
Ability to make accure decisions and solve problems, many of which are complex, with little direction.
Ability to work independently on most assignments and bring forward ideas for improvement.
Ability to collabore well with team members and other work associes and to lead the team and others.
Ability to assign and oversee work of team members, providing coaching and feedback to grow team members and to serve as a positive role model by setting examples for integrity, fairness and respect.
Educion:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
Certificions/Training
Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Preferred Qualificions:
MA or MBA.
Expertise with Workiva, PeopleSoft, Blackline financial reporting systems.
Big 4 firm or second tier firm experience.
This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus and be eligible for a LTIP.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance . To review available benefits, please click here: .
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