Job Description
A Senior Lead Accountant responsible for ensuring compliance with GAAP and regulations, managing financial closing processes, preparing financial statements, supporting audits, and leading a team within the Corporate Accounting department at Esri's headquarters.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the month and year-end close process for domestic entities, ensuring accurate financial statements and compliance with GAAP and regulations
- Perform monthly close functions including reviewing and posting general ledger entries and reconciliations
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions, reporting, and allocations
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures in line with best practices
- Support and implement complex accounting transactions and provide technical guidance
- Collaborate with FP&A to communicate transactions impacting results and forecasts
- Support operational areas affecting domestic accounting activities such as Accounts Payable and asset management
- Manage, mentor, and develop the accounting team
Requirements
- Eight (8) years of prior experience in public accounting or a similar position.
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial consolidation.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze financial statements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex accounting issues to various levels of the organization.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUPS and pivot tables.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or in a related field with an Accounting Certificate or qualification that meets the California CPA eligibility requirements.
- Ability to support and implement complex accounting issues and transactions and provide technical guidance and recommendations.
- Experience supporting the month and year-end close process for all domestic entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local GAAP, laws, and regulations.
- Experience conducting monthly close functions such as reviewing and posting general ledger entries, reviewing monthly reconciliations, and supporting management reporting analysis.
- Experience developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures and ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Experience interacting closely with FP&A and effectively communicating transactions that impact results and forecasts, including short-range outlooks, annual, and long-range plan development processes.
- Experience supporting operational areas that impact domestic accounting activities such as Accounts Payable, Assets, and other transactional functions.
- Experience managing, mentoring, and developing a team of accounting professionals, providing feedback, coaching, and career development opportunities.
Benefits & Perks
Relocation Assistance Program
Industry-leading health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees and their families
401(k) and profit-sharing programs
Minimum of 80 hours of vacation leave
Twelve paid holidays throughout the year
Opportunities for personal and professional growth
Competitive total rewards strategy including salary within the range of $76,960 to $127,920
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