External Reporting and Technical Accountant

Job summary:

This role leads key aspects of the Company’s external financial reporting and plays a critical role in evaluating, documenting, and concluding on complex accounting matters. This position has significant interaction with corporate function leaders, business unit finance teams, and external auditors. The Senior Manager supports external reporting, technical accounting and policy development, consolidation activities, and accounting for acquisitions and other strategic transactions, while continuously strengthening processes and controls.

What you will do:

External Reporting

• Lead the preparation, review, and filing of the Company’s quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Support the preparation and review of quarterly earnings releases and related external communications.
• Prepare supporting deliverables and analyses for management and executive review.
• Coordinate closely with external auditors to support review and audit procedures and other audit-related requests.
• Assist with other external reporting requirements, including debt-related filings, Irish statutory reporting, and other subsidiary financial statements.

Technical Accounting and Policy

• Partner with corporate and business unit leaders to evaluate, conclude on, and document accounting positions for complex and judgmental transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support accounting and reporting for strategic transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, debt refinancings, and stock based compensation.
• Research new accounting and reporting standards and assess their impact on the Company.
• Maintain and update internal accounting policies, including deploying new or revised policies.
• Provide accounting guidance to business unit finance and other finance teams.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent required.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum of six years of relevant accounting experience, preferably including Big 4 and/or multinational external reporting experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Excellent communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and a collaborative, high-integrity mindset.

Key competencies:

• Strong technical accounting judgment and ability to interpret and apply U.S. GAAP and external reporting requirements.
• Proven ability to manage complex, deadline-driven processes with a high degree of accuracy and accountability.
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration and business partnership skills, with the ability to build trust across functions and levels of the organization.
• High attention to detail, strong personal integrity, and commitment to a strong control environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a bias toward action and process efficiency.

Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance. NY generally ranges: $150,978-$226,468 CA generally ranges: $157,542-$236,314 All other locations fall under our General State range: $131,286-$196,928 Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others. This requisition has no specific deadline for completion.

About Us:

Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks.  Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.

Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.

Cloud Software Group will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history and conduct the recruiting process in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance. For access to the laws see the following links: California FCA and Los Angeles FCO.
 

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