Senior Manager of External Reporting and Technical Accounting

AuditFriendly Careers ‚Ä¢ Tempe, AZ ‚Ä¢ Full Time

Posted on Sat, Jul 18, 2026

Responsibilities:

Timely preparation and filing of annual and periodic SEC filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, including development of timeline, gathering of data, updates to document, and coordination of review and approvals and review of XBRL tagging.
Conversant with ASC 842, ability to review lease contracts, prepare journal entries and perform reconciliation of the lease accounts.
Assist with the preparation/review of quarterly earnings press releases and financial statements, earnings conference call scripts and other financial data summaries for investor relations.
Timely preparation and filing of other SEC filings on Forms 8-K, working with legal team as needed. Assist legal with the preparation and filing of the annual proxy statement.
Analyze disclosures of competitors or other peer public companies in order to improve consistency and comparability. Work with legal, investor relations and management to assess potential changes/improvements and lead the preparation of disclosures.
Assist in research for new transactions or accounting related issues. Prepare position papers and provide technical training to the accounting team as needed. Communicate with auditors.
Responsible for accounting for fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio to assure proper balance sheet classification and SEC disclosures.
Prepare the earnings per share calculation on a quarterly basis.
Responsible for annual impairment testing for Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Analysis and review of Segment Reporting
Ensure SOX 404 compliance for areas of responsibility including the documentation and review of accounting policies and procedures.
Adhoc duties as needed.

Background Required.

BS in Accounting or equivalent is required
CPA with an “active” status preferred
10+ years work experience in Accounting/Finance
3+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience in publicly held companies
3-4+ years of public accounting experience (Big 4 preferred)
Skilled in U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
Experience with eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) tagging
Recent experience in evaluating accounting pronouncements and position papers
Experience with Wdesk preferred
Highly motivated, detail oriented and team oriented with a can do attitude
Excellent critical thinking and multi-tasking skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Must meet strict deadlines and effectively manage multiple priorities
Clearly able to identify and initiate process improvements
Takes initiative for continuous improvement
Adjusts quickly to changing priorities

For immediate consideration email your resume to Thyra at thyra@southwestaccountingresources.com

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