Senior Accountant Financial Reporting

About the role

The Senior Accountant (Financial Reporting) supports the preparation, review, and timely delivery of financial reporting activities across a complex, multi-entity organization. This position partners closely with accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, legal, and operational teams to ensure financial information is accurate, complete, properly supported, and delivered according to established deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assist with the review of annual and interim financial statements and related disclosures for multiple legal entities.
• Prepare financial reporting packages, supporting schedules, account analyses, and other reporting deliverables in accordance with established deadlines.
• Maintain and update financial statements, disclosures, reporting packages, and supporting documentation in Workiva.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance quarterly close checklists, reporting schedules, disclosure controls, and reporting calendars.
• Perform financial statement tie-outs and complete disclosure checklists and supporting documentation to help ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial reports.
• Support external audits by preparing requested schedules, coordinating documentation, responding to auditor requests, and assisting with audit inquiries.
• Perform quarterly and annual financial statement fluctuation analyses and prepare explanations for significant variances.
• Research and document accounting and financial reporting matters under U.S. GAAP, GASB, and other applicable accounting frameworks.
• Assist with maintaining accounting policies, financial reporting procedures, and documentation standards.
• Support internal controls over financial reporting, including control documentation and retention of appropriate supporting evidence.
• Partner with accounting, consolidation, FP&A, tax, treasury, legal, and operational teams to obtain information required for financial reporting and audit activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes, automate manual tasks, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of reporting workflows.
• Participate in special projects, system implementations, acquisitions, financing transactions, and other accounting and finance initiatives as needed.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, accountability, and ownership of assigned responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain confidentiality and consistently demonstrate professionalism and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• CPA certification or active progress toward CPA certification strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, including public accounting, corporate accounting, financial reporting, or a combination of these areas.
• Public accounting experience with a large or nationally recognized accounting firm strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience preparing financial statements and supporting external audits.
• Experience working within multi-entity organizations and consolidated financial reporting environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Exposure to GASB, IFRS, statutory reporting, or multinational reporting environments is a plus.
• Advanced Workiva experience required, including financial statement and disclosure preparation, linked data, reporting packages, and workflow management.
• Experience with ERP platforms, consolidation systems, and financial reporting applications preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments, meet demanding deadlines, and perform effectively during quarterly and annual reporting cycles.
• Ability to work independently while building productive relationships and collaborating effectively across functions and organizational levels.

Skills

• U.S. GAAP and financial statement disclosures
• Workiva (financial statement preparation, linked data, reporting packages, workflow management)
• Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, financial data analysis)
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Process improvement and automation