Technical Accounting & External Reporting Manager

Reputable publicly traded company headquartered in St. Louis is seeking a Technical Accounting and External Reporting Manager as part of a retirement succession plan. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of Big 4 and/or in-house SEC reporting experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct accounting research and serve as technical resource to the business units and broader organization; stay current on developments and issues in the industry, assess impact of new FASB standards and SEC regulations and develop related implementation strategies, and prepare white papers and train staff on technical topics and emerging issues.
• Manage all technical accounting research activities: determining appropriate accounting treatment for new transactions, implementing new accounting pronouncements, evaluating existing accounting policies, and evaluating and structuring solutions to various financial reporting issues.
• Maintain accounting policy and procedures related to GAAP/FERC
• Research and resolve accounting issues. Prepare technical memorandums documenting issues in a clear, logical and comprehensive manner.
• Contribute to periodic financial filings with the SEC, MoPSC, FERC, and other external parties ensuring quality, accuracy, and compliance with accounting and disclosure standards in a timely manner
• Assist in the preparation and review of the Quarterly/Annual Reports on Form 10-Q/K and supporting documentation. Assist with XBRL compliance, and with compliance with SEC filings on forms 8-K, 11-K, S-8, etc.
• Maintain integrity of external financial reporting process by ensuring controls in the external financial reporting department are operating effectively.
• Provide technical review of various presentations including Investor Relations, Treasury, and Board of Director materials, press releases, Proxy statements, and various ad-hoc presentations.
• Assist in preparation and distribution of reports/documentation to external auditors during annual audit and quarterly reviews.
• Communicate with external auditors on external financial statements, filings, accounting policies and related matters to ensure auditor agreement with decisions on accounting and disclosures.
• Review stock-based compensation, temporary equity, and lease accounting calculations to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Assist in M&A activity, including review of purchase accounting to ensure compliance with US GAAP. Promote process improvement activities, and lead next generation artificial intelligence initiative for external reporting
• All other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent REQUIRED; Master’s degree preferred
• CPA REQUIRED
• Minimum SIX (6+) years of experience in corporate accounting REQUIRED; preferably including two years in SEC reporting or auditing SEC clients in a public accounting firm
• Ability to write technical accounting memos to support
• Company accounting positions
• Excellent knowledge of US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
• Experience presenting to leadership/senior leadership
• Experience writing disclosures/accounting policies included in the Company’s filings
• Experience performing accounting & reporting research and interpret findings for Company impact and disclosure