Senior Manager, SEC Reporting

• Location: South Bay, California
• Remote: Remote
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #466

Well known consumer products company in the South Bay is looking for a Sr. Manager of SEC Reporting to help with the consolidation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results and actual data from business units, preparing monthly financial statements for senior management, and quarterly and annually for filings with the SEC. This position reports to the departments SEC Reporting Director and will have exposure to the greater team and the Corporate Controller.

Responsibilities :

• Manage the timely and accurate preparation of all external financial reports, including reports filed with the SEC on Form 10-Q, 10-K, ensuring financial statements are in accordance with US GAAP.
• Prepare and manage the quarterly SEC reporting calendar, including coordination with external auditors, executives, finance, legal and investor relations departments.
• Coordinate with foreign affiliates to aggregate monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial information, including leading pre-close meetings with foreign affiliates to identify and resolve complex accounting matters.
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly and year-end consolidation process, including the review of journal entries and coordinate with shared services and foreign affiliates to aggregate financial information.
• Review the monthly and quarterly financial reporting package, including income statement and balance sheet analyses, and various management reports.
• Review and provide feedback on internal and external communications, including board presentations and investor relations earnings releases, scripts, and presentations.
• Work with internal stakeholders to provide accounting guidance for newly issued accounting rules and determine implications resulting from contemplated or executed transactions and contracts.
• Draft, update, and review accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of operational efficiency for business units, while maintaining appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP.
• Enhance the financial reporting process by streamlining, refining and improving the consolidation process.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team charged with governance of the Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management systems
• Work as part of cross-functional teams to execute various special projects and transactions and preparation of ad hoc financial reporting.

Qualifications:

• The candidate should have strong leadership, decision making and technical skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree required (Finance, Accounting, Economics preferred).
• CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in public accounting; ideally with a “Big 4” public accounting firm, including significant SEC experience with global operations or a combination of public accounting and private industry with a publicly traded company.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and experience researching technical accounting topics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management and Oracle is a plus.