Director – SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and communicate SEC calendar in line with the close and other dependent activities and execute to timelines.
• Review and publish 10Q and 10K filings, including review of XBRL tagging as well as the detailed Tie Outs.
• Lead the discussion at Disclosure Committee to ensure financial disclosure is fair, complete, and accurate.
• Manage tie-outs and internal and external review of all documents.
• Ensure controls are in place around the accuracy and completeness of the disclosures made (SOX404).
• Prepare Audit Committee materials.
• Review deliverables prepared by staff.
• Lead the Technical Accounting Function, including completing and/or reviewing GAAP checklists and ensuring financial statements are presented in accordance with GAAP guidelines.
• Prepare quarterly earnings release tables and assist in the review of texts and scripts for earnings releases.
• Assist in the preparation and tie out of the proxy.
• Perform technical accounting research, manage external resources as needed, and prepare technical memorandums that document issues and conclusions in a clear, logical, and comprehensive manner.
• Review material contracts to determine accounting treatment.
• Lead the Accounting and Financial Reporting for Equity and other complex areas, including:
• Reviewing journal entries prepared by staff to account for share-based payment awards.
• Reviewing the Statement of Stockholders Equity prepared by staff.
• Calculating Earnings per Share.
• Preparing or reviewing all required SEC disclosures related to share-based payment awards.
• Preparing or reviewing other required accounting analyses, such as long-lived asset impairment, goodwill and intangible impairment, etc.
• Establishing and managing processes to ensure that senior management performs their financial disclosure related obligations on a timely basis.
• Developing accounting positions and transition plans for all newly implemented accounting guidance or changes in guidance or methodologies.
• Documenting the positions and conclusions in a clear, logical, and comprehensive manner.
• Recommending, implementing, maintaining, and communicating accounting policies, practices, and procedures to improve and ensure financial control and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and accounting practices.
• Maintaining relationships and working closely with external auditors.
• Managing and completing special projects as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, with at least 5 years in a publicly traded company or accounting firm handling publicly traded clients.
• CPA required, active preferred.
• SEC public reporting experience required.
• Big 4 experience preferred.
• Workiva experience strongly preferred.
• Retail/consumer goods experience a plus.

Skills

• Outstanding knowledge and application of US GAAP, PCAOB, SEC and SOX404 regulations and guidelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to effectively present to and engage with a wide range of internal and external audiences, including external audit firm, external law firm, regulators, and key internal decision-makers.
• Strong analytical skills coupled with good decision-making skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of financial statements and a good understanding of tools to benchmark disclosure practices.
• Good knowledge of systems and processes.
• Energetic, hands-on, resourceful self-starter who can partner with all levels and functions of the company and takes a consultative and collaborative approach.
• A team player who can manage cross-functional involvement for the purpose of getting to a common goal.