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Manager of Reporting & Technical Accounting

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AtlasAdvancement, Inc.

2021-12-03 07:32:10

Job location Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: HR / Recruitment

Job description

Job Description:

Our Finance team serves as a critical business partner responsible for managing all global activities related to financial performance, accounting, tax, forecasting, risk management, and asset management.

As the Manager, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting you will have a hybrid role working with both the Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting teams. This role will primarily be responsible for researching and documenting technical accounting analyses of complex transactions and preparing financial statement disclosures and related reporting under the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) to assist with completing required financial documents for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and other regulatory requirements.

You will also be responsible for developing accounting policies and training, implementing new accounting standards, and assisting with reporting under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) and local accounting principles.

More specifically, you will:


• Prepare written accounting memos documenting accounting issues and transactions for review by senior management and external auditors

• Prepare and review the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for inclusion in quarterly reviewed and annually audited financial statements, ensuring compliance under U.S. GAAP and the SEC, as applicable

• Prepare and/or review the earnings' release, documents to support the earnings' call, and additional needs of the Investor Relations team

• Formulate responses to accounting inquiries received from the finance and accounting teams to present to the team

• Prepare analyses supporting the development and evaluation of global accounting policies with input from accounting, finance, and other operational teams

• Monitor the activities of all accounting standard-setting bodies, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and craft analysis supporting the evaluation of the accounting and reporting effects of new standards, including the development of new accounting policies and the coordination of the adoption of accounting standards

• Research the accounting/disclosure requirements of new accounting standards and transactions, considering relevant accounting literature and the effect of the new standard or transaction on the Company's accounting policies and financial documents

• Prepare and review subsidiary financial statements for various reporting obligations, ensuring compliance with all reporting and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP or other standards, as applicable

• Prepare and deliver accounting-related training materials

• Prepare analysis supporting the maintenance of accounting internal control policies/procedures and provide supporting documentation to the internal auditor regarding control procedures

• Coordinate with external auditors to provide requested documentation

• Organize and communicate status related to assignments and projects

• Mentor and develop team members

We believe the success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:


• Effective communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas - including communication of accounting policies and procedures

• Attention to detail to prepare and review SEC filings and financial documents

• Complete discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information

• Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritize, and implement all elements required for the team to fulfill responsibilities according to core strategic goals

• Strong analytical skills to solve problems effectively while maintaining a high level of flexibility, professionalism, and integrity

• Effectively addresses any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate and actively identify and prevent potential problems

• Ability to work well under deadlines and optimally balance multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritize responsibilities

• Ability to coordinate between various functions and corporate offices

To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:


• CPA license

• Five (5) years of related experience in public accounting or similar accounting field

• Experience with accounting technical topics, research, and financial statements

• Proficiency with disaggregating, analyzing, and reconciling consolidated financial data in an accurate and timely manner

• Understanding of general accounting policies and procedures at a transaction level

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software applications, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• MA/MS Master's Degree

• Six to Seven (6-7) years of related experience

• In-depth experience with consolidation, revenue recognition, leases, stock compensation, business combination and/or derivatives, and hedging accounting technical topics and research

• Experience with SEC reporting, working with Workiva (WDesk) and iXBRL

• Experience with general ledger systems and reporting packages, specifically PeopleSoft and Hyperion

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