Remote Senior Manager - Technical Accounting & SEC

CohnReznick; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Expanded parental leave

Learning & development

Volunteer time off

Job summary

CohnReznick invites a Senior Manager to join our Technical Accounting team within the CFO Advisory practice. The role is remote with flexible access to a firm office for client work, meetings, or training.

You will oversee SEC reporting, GAAP compliance, and public company disclosures while mentoring teams and leading cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate brings at least 8 years in public accounting or related fields, strong accounting policy knowledge, and experience with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related progressive experience in public accounting or a mix in similar accounting field
• Proficiency with disaggregating, analyzing, and reconciling consolidated financial data in an accurate and timely manner
• Life Science-specific industry experience highly desirable
• Understanding of general accounting policies and procedures at a transaction level
• Candidate must have direct experience with SEC reporting (Regulation S-X and S-K) and preparation of financial statements and footnotes of public companies
• Prior experience in developing and addressing accounting issues with relevant guidance, application, and judgements supporting conclusions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software applications, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Eight (8) years of relevant leadership experience, Big 4 or large regional experience preferred
• Experience leading teams and multiple projects
• Experience with SEC reporting, Workiva (WDesk) or similar SEC reporting tools
• Experience working with general ledger systems and reporting packages

Responsibilities

• Manage and prepare the external SEC financial statements and filing processes, including drafting of financial statements, equity roll forward, EPS calculation, footnotes, and MD&A, completing SEC and GAAP checklists to include in quarterly reviewed and annually audited financial statements, ensuring compliance under U.S. GAAP and the SEC reporting requirements, as applicable
• Oversee technical accounting research and documentation of new accounting guidance, policies and procedures impacting the client’s financial statements.
• Monitor the activities of all accounting standard setting bodies, including the FASB, IASB, the SEC, and the PCAOB, and support analysis of the accounting and reporting effects of new standards.
• Research the accounting/disclosure requirements of new accounting standards and transactions, considering relevant accounting literature and the effect of the new standard or transaction on the client’s accounting policies and financial documents.
• Work with clients and external auditors to collect information and input into the above referenced reports; coordinate, review and collect comments on the various drafts; prepare support files for all disclosures; challenge the appropriateness of disclosures; complete all relevant disclosure checklists and reporting questionnaires.
• Provide training, mentoring and participation in all aspects of external public company reporting
• Organize and communicate status related to assignments and projects
• Identify and proactively engage in business development activities including expanding client relationships, evaluating new market opportunities, and building relationships on behalf of the firm

Skills

Financial analysis

Leadership experience

SEC reporting

Accounting policy understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Workiva (WDesk)

General ledger systems

Job description

CohnReznick invites a Senior Manager to join our Technical Accounting team within the CFO Advisory practice. The role is remote with flexible access to a firm office for client work, meetings, or training.

You will oversee SEC reporting, GAAP compliance, and public company disclosures while mentoring teams and leading cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate brings at least 8 years in public accounting or related fields, strong accounting policy knowledge, and experience with