Our client, a leading, publicly-traded organization with a strong reputation in the food and beverage industry, is looking for standout employee who can join them as a Senior Accountant, External Reporting.

This role offers a hybrid schedule, competitive salary, annual bonus potential, excellent benefits, plus professional growth and development within an unmatched culture!

This individual will report to the Senior Manager and will be a significant contributor to the external reporting function. This individual will collaborate with teams throughout the accounting and finance organization to ensure the timely and accurate completion of key reporting activities.

• A key member of the Financial Reporting team, assist in preparing the periodic financial statements (Form 10-K and 10-Q), other SEC filings and internal management reporting packages
• Will format, and roll-forward SEC filings within SEC reporting platform.
• Prepare and maintain supporting schedules and documentation for SEC filings and ownership of tie-outs
• Coordinate additional management documentation and other key control support
• Work with external auditors with their quarterly reviews and annual audits to ensure the 10Q/K is filed timely
• Ensure SOX compliance for processes related to financial reporting and disclosure controls; mitigate and remediate SOX compliance issues identified through internal and external audit processes
• Contributing to the quarterly close process by drafting and supporting financial statements, such as the statement of cash flows, and footnotes for various areas reported in the document
• Evaluate transactions and balances to ensure they are properly recorded in the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS and SEC requirements, as applicable
• Contributing to the performance our annual impairment analysis for our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
• Assisting with the year-end external consolidated audit and statutory audits
• Preparing financial statements for the Company’s defined contribution and defined benefit plans; and completing informational returns for various governmental agencies.
• Assisting with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance in the areas of control documentation and enforcement

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting

• CPA license required

• At least 2-3 years of recent audit/assurance experience at a public accounting firm (Top 10)

• Knowledge of of US GAAP, FASB pronouncements, and SEC rules and regulations and public company audit requirements

• Research and project management skills as well as presentation skills

• High level of attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple, competing priorities