Senior Financial Reporting & Controls Expert

Jobtailor; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor, based in the United States, seeks a senior accounting professional to oversee all aspects of financial reporting, controls, and governance. This role ensures accuracy and timeliness of deliverables, reviews complex reconciliations, and guides regulatory compliance and technical accounting positions.

You will mentor staff and communicate implications to stakeholders. The position emphasizes enterprise reporting systems governance, data integrity, and proactive narrative for report

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 2 years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 4 years of accounting experience.
• Or 6 years of experience in Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate complex and unusual financial results, assess reasonableness, and determine appropriate accounting and reporting treatment, clearly articulating conclusions and implications to stakeholders
• Design, maintain, and evaluate the effectiveness of financial controls across all accounting and reporting responsibilities
• Own the end-to-end accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial reporting deliverables, serving as the final technical reviewer prior to submission
• Direct, review, and approve complex reconciliations across reporting tools, exhibits, and regulatory filings; independently resolve variances and determine corrective actions
• Review, approve, and establish accounting processes and procedures, including complex reports and profitability measures
• Own the administration and governance of enterprise financial reporting systems and approve document repositories, ensuring data integrity, version control, and audit-ready documentation; Oracle EPM (FCC, reporting or consolidation tools) preferred
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting principles (SSAPs) and state regulatory requirements, researching changes and recommending updates
• Anticipate the needs and questions of report recipients and proactively address them through clear reporting and narrative
• Serve as a technical accounting subject-matter expert by researching complex transactions, interpreting applicable guidance, and establishing well-supported accounting positions
• Employ professional skepticism, discernment and an inquisitive mindset related to current accounting processes
• Act as the primary accounting and reporting advisor to business and finance partners, translating complex technical requirements into clear implications, risks, and required actions
• Identify, lead, and execute complex reporting, compliance, and system improvement initiatives, independently scoping solutions, aligning stakeholders, and driving implementation
• Lead and participate in complex project work representing Corporate Accounting, including system implementations, close process improvements, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Establish, approve, and maintain authoritative documentation supporting accounting conclusions, methodologies, and regulatory positions, ensuring defensibility under audit and regulatory review
• Provide technical guidance, formal review, and mentorship to accounting staff, raising the quality, consistency, and discipline of financial reporting deliverables
• Serve as a trusted senior partner to internal and external stakeholders by anticipating reporting needs, identifying risks early, and proactively communicating impacts and resolutions

Skills

Financial Reporting

Complex Reconciliations

Financial Controls

Data Integrity

Audit-Ready Documentation

Regulatory Compliance

Profitability Measures

System Improvement Initiatives

Technical Accounting Expertise

Stakeholder Management

Clear Communication

Mentorship

Professional Skepticism

Inquisitive Mindset

Education

Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle EPM

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Reporting Tools

Job description

Jobtailor, based in the United States, seeks a senior accounting professional to oversee all aspects of financial reporting, controls, and governance. This role ensures accuracy and timeliness of deliverables, reviews complex reconciliations, and guides regulatory compliance and technical accounting positions.

You will mentor staff and communicate implications to stakeholders. The position emphasizes enterprise reporting systems governance, data integrity, and proactive narrative for report