Senior Manager of External Reporting and Technical Accounting

Senior Manager of External Reporting and Technical Accounting

• Tempe, AZ
• Accounting/Finance

• Timely preparation and filing of annual and periodic SEC filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, including development of timeline, gathering of data, updates to document, and coordination of review and approvals and review of XBRL tagging.
• Conversant with ASC 842, ability to review lease contracts, prepare journal entries and perform reconciliation of the lease accounts.
• Assist with the preparation/review of quarterly earnings press releases and financial statements, earnings conference call scripts and other financial data summaries for investor relations.
• Timely preparation and filing of other SEC filings on Forms 8-K, working with legal team as needed. Assist legal with the preparation and filing of the annual proxy statement.
• Analyze disclosures of competitors or other peer public companies in order to improve consistency and comparability. Work with legal, investor relations and management to assess potential changes/improvements and lead the preparation of disclosures.
• Assist in research for new transactions or accounting related issues. Prepare position papers and provide technical training to the accounting team as needed. Communicate with auditors.
• Responsible for accounting for fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio to assure proper balance sheet classification and SEC disclosures.
• Prepare the earnings per share calculation on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for annual impairment testing for Goodwill and Intangible Assets
• Analysis and review of Segment Reporting
• Ensure SOX 404 compliance for areas of responsibility including the documentation and review of accounting policies and procedures.
• Adhoc duties as needed.

• BS in Accounting or equivalent is required
• CPA with an “active” status preferred
• 7+ years work experience in Accounting/Finance
• 3+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience in publicly held companies
• 3-4+ years of public accounting experience (Big 4 preferred)
• Skilled in U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
• Experience with eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) tagging
• Recent experience in evaluating accounting pronouncements and position papers
• Experience with Wdesk preferred
• Highly motivated, detail oriented and team oriented with a can do attitude
• Excellent critical thinking and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Must meet strict deadlines and effectively manage multiple priorities
• Clearly able to identify and initiate process improvements
• Takes initiative for continuous improvement
• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities