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Senior Financial Reporting Accountant | Chicago, IL
A large, publicly traded global organization in the consumer services space seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to join its team.
This is a great opportunity for someone coming from public accounting or a combination of public industry who wants hands-on exposure to SEC reporting, consolidations, internal management reporting, and technical accounting within a complex public-company environment.
Responsibilities:
- Support quarterly and annual SEC filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and related disclosures
- Prepare consolidated financial statements, cash flow statements, and footnotes in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Assist with monthly CFO and management reporting packages
- Prepare consolidating and intercompany elimination entries
- Review financial reporting submissions from business units
- Support quarterly earnings releases and related reporting
- Review XBRL tagging and reporting requirements
- Assist with standalone entity financial statements and audit support
- Help improve consolidation and financial reporting processes
- Participate in accounting research and special projects
Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of accounting and/or public accounting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Ideally 2 years of public accounting experience
- SEC reporting and U.S. GAAP knowledge preferred
- CPA preferred
- Experience with financial reporting systems; Hyperion is a plus
- Strong Excel, analytical, organizational, and communication skills
Salary : $100,000 - $110,000