Manager Technical Accounting/SEC Reporting

Company Description

Title: Manager Technical Accounting/SEC Reporting (CPA required)

Industry: Manufacturing – Fortune 500 Co.

Location: Morris County NJ

Salary: $110K-130K + 20% Bonus

Job Description

The Manager of Technical Accounting will oversee compliance with US GAAP and SEC accounting and reporting guidelines. The individual will be required to stay current with technical accounting and financial disclosure guidance issued by the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and other regulatory bodies. Responsible for researching and analyzing technical accounting/reporting issues and is expected to be a subject matter resource.  

Responsibilities: 

• Research and analyze technical accounting and reporting issues and communicate conclusions to management and external auditors.

• Implement and maintain corporate accounting policies.

• Evaluate derivative accounting considerations for commercial contracts and transactions and responsible for documenting hedge accounting and normal-purchase-normal-sale elections.

• Maintain current knowledge of SEC and GAAP reporting requirements and lead in-house educational sessions.

• Implementation of new accounting pronouncements.

• Participate in deal teams for M&A and other strategic transactions and advise on related accounting and reporting issues.

• Review Company’s SEC filings (10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, etc.). Participate in the Company’s Disclosure Committee.

• Coordinate debt compliance activities, ad-hoc projects, or other duties as deemed necessary. 

Qualifications

Requirements 

• CPA required 

• SEC/public company reporting experience required

• Minimum six to eight years of total experience in accounting and reporting. Prior Public Accounting experience highly preferred

• Strong technical competence in US GAAP and SEC reporting (experience with derivative, LIFO inventory, and income tax accounting a plus) 

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