Senior Manager External Financial Reporting

apartmentRobert Half placeChicago calendar_month 

The salary range for this position is $175,000-$185,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m

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PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Leads the development of all SEC quarterly and annual financial reports. Ensures effective disclosure controls and effective internal controls over financial reporting. Ensures the complete, accurate and timely submission of all external financial reporting information to the SEC.

Interprets FASB/GAAP and SEC guidance to determine their impact on financial reporting matters. Manages a team of capable, high-performing accounting professionals.

Job Description
  • Active leader in the company's controllership community, as well as the overall finance community. (15%)
  • Manages the development of all SEC, FERC and state quarterly and annual financial reports. (15%)
  • Manages the internal financial reporting process and historical analyses of results of operations. (10%)
  • Main point of contact with the Business Unit internal reporting teams. (15%)
  • Liaison with external auditors, external and internal legal counsel and other external reporting contributors. (15%)
  • Interprets new technical guidance (FASB/GAAP, SEC, etc.) and other regulatory pronouncements and determines the impact on the company's financial reporting. (25%)
  • Works with Internal Audit and Manager of Accounting to ensure effective disclosure controls and effective internal controls over financial reporting. (5%)
Job Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent and a CPA
  • At least 10 years of related experience, including at least 3 years in management with demonstrated success leading a subordinate staff
  • Demonstrated technical knowledge and understanding of Accounting theory, principles, practices and regulations including FASB/GAAP, SEC and SOX compliance
  • Understands requirements for documentation in work papers, disclosures and memos; demonstrated ability to document a broad range of technical issues and disclosure matters
  • Demonstrated successful problem solving and analytical ability; good judgment and risk assessment capabilities
  • Demonstrated success setting best practices, guidelines and processes, and implementing them across the organization
  • Demonstrated successful use of technology to improve process efficiency
  • Strong leadership, management, teamwork and communication and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups and activities while maintaining proper focus on major tactical and strategic initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a group with divergent opinions to a consensus view and to influence without direct authority

To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m

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