Senior Manager, External Reporting

Role: Manages and participates in the preparation of all external financial reporting – including earnings releases, annual report and other required SEC filings. Coordinates the information gathering process involving interactions with finance personnel across the organization and also interacts with the Company’s external auditors. Provides technical consulting support to financial management at the corporate and divisional level on the treatment of accounting issues, implementation of new accounting standards, compliance with U.S. GAAP, and SEC regulations. Monitors compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC and PCAOB regulations in the context of financial reporting. Also, manages and participates in the monthly preparation of internal financial reports.

Responsibilities include:
• Managing, participating and enhancing the process for preparation of the Company's quarterly earnings release and quarterly and annual SEC financial statements.
• Managing, participating and enhancing the process for preparation of the Company's annual report and related year-end filings.
• Monitoring, participating in and enhancing formal processes for internal controls surrounding the external reporting process to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) requirements.
• Monitoring, participating in and enhancing formal processes to ensure that appropriate evidential support is maintained to support all disclosures in the Company's SEC filings and documenting as appropriate.
• Providing technical research on accounting issues and new accounting standards and support internal management.
• Managing and participating in the preparation of other SEC filings (i.e. 8-Ks, registration statements)
• Working with Investor Relations department to prepare analyst presentations and ensuring that investor presentations are consistent with SEC filings.
• Review/preparation of the worldwide statement of cash flows and equity rollforward.
• Lead the internal certification process.
• Coordinating the review process for all SEC filings with the external auditors.
Education:
• Accounting undergraduate degree.
• Must have a CPA or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting rules and regulations.
• Proven project management skills – ability to coordinate the complete project from inception to completion, incorporating feedback from multiple sources. In addition ability to multi-task and meet critical deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills/ability to work with others.
• Strong computer skills – MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.

Experience:
• 8-10 years of work experience including minimum of 4 years of big four public accounting experience with large active public clients/SEC reporting exposure.
• Experience with high-tech companies preferred.

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