Position Title: SEC Accountant
Location: Richmond, VA 23219
Position Status: Direct hire
Salary: Extremely competitive
Shift: Monday - Friday (8am to 5pm)
Our client is seeking an experienced accountant to assist with SEC reporting including the accounting and consolidation of their global operations. Our client is a leading manufacturer and marketer of performance enhancing fuel and lubricant additives with operations around the world.
Responsibilities will include:
- Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with SEC and FASB disclosure requirements
- Assist in the development of detailed footnotes
- Secure and analyze appropriate data to develop detailed footnote supporting data
- Assist in filing financial statements (10Q, 10K, 11K) and earnings releases (8K) with the SEC
- Maintain certain SAP financial accounting modules (SL)
- Design and prepare reports to meet various internal and external requirements
- Perform account analyses
- Complete special projects as assigned
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of SEC requirements
Required Qualifications:
- BS Degree in Accounting
- CPA
- Minimum of 3 (accountant) – 8 (senior accountant) years relevant work experience
- Experience with an ERP software accounting system
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with SAP ERP software
- Experience with XBRL
- Experience with WDesk software
- Experience with accounting for a manufacturing concern
- Experience in dealing with accounting for global operations including multiple currencies
Desired Skills and Abilities:
- A detailed and in-depth understanding of SEC and FASB reporting and disclosure requirements
- The ability to analyze, understand, and apply accounting standards
- Working knowledge of Microsoft software
- Self-motivated with personal initiative and the ability to work with minimal guidance
- Effective leadership skills and the ability to function effectively in a team environment
- Able to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently
- Able to cope with multiple work interruptions and to maintain focus on details
- Able to set appropriate priorities and to organize efforts to meet required deadlines
- Able to use sound judgment to make appropriate decisions based on available data
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- The ability to conceive and implement new ideas to improve performance and results
- Able to work overtime, as required.