Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting

Job Description

About this job

As a Senior Accountant in Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting at NIQ, you will play a critical role in supporting the company’s external financial reporting and technical accounting functions. You will be instrumental in preparing consolidated financial statements and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings in accordance with U.S. GAAP and consolidated statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS, maintaining compliance with SOX internal controls and supporting technical complex accounting areas.

This position will report to the Manager, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting.

Reporting

Key Activities, Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Prepare and draft SEC filings including 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Solicit, analyze and maintain supporting documentation for disclosures included in external reporting documents.
• Perform tie-out validation procedures and maintain supporting documentation on other externally released financial information including, but not limited to, annual proxy, investor presentations, earnings releases, etc.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Investor Relations, Treasury, International subsidiaries and internal/external auditors to gather and validate financial data.
• Prepare legal entity financial statements, including IFRS statutory reporting.
• Prepare monthly stock compensation expense calculations, record entries and reconcile to general ledger.
• Prepare quarterly/annual calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share and budget/forecast weighted average share projections.
• Prepare schedules and other documentation in accordance with the Company's internal controls, quarterly financial close process, disclosure checklist and the quarterly and annual SEC reporting calendar.
• Perform account analyses, footnote tie-outs and supporting schedules.
• Perform detailed review of the XBRL tagging for SEC filings and facilitate review of tag selections and tie-out all filings to support the appropriate tagging application as well as monitor and update tags for taxonomy updates.
• Assist with the external audit process by providing timely and accurate supporting documentation.
• Conduct financial statement and trend analysis to identify key reporting matters.
• Ensure SOX compliance by executing and documenting internal controls over financial reporting.
• Participate in key reporting initiatives and cross-functional projects as an accounting resource including implementation of new or modified financial reporting requirements or other accounting implementations.
• Research new financial reporting requirements and perform benchmarking analysis.
• Collect, analyze, prepare and submit governmental survey information on an ad hoc basis.
• Provide assistance/support to other areas within the accounting/finance group and other ad hoc project work, as requested.
  
  

Technical Accounting

• Support technical accounting processes in complex areas including, but not limited to:
• Adoption of new accounting standards
• Acquisition and disposal transactions
• Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment evaluations
• Debt transactions
• Derivatives and pension accounting
• Research and interpret accounting guidance to ensure compliance with applicable standards (US GAAP and IFRS).
• Support technical accountants and contribute to ad hoc projects as needed.
  

Key Attributes for Success

A successful Senior Accountant will achieve a balanced coordination of priorities and seamless execution of meeting targeted deadlines particularly in peak financial reporting periods. Intellectually curious and exhibits excellent analytical aptitude. Ability to influence global cross-functional team members to provide information needed on a timely basis for reporting. Strong accountability for complete and accurate results.