Senior Accountant II, External Reporting

Robert Half • San Ramon, CA

1d • $88,000 - $134,000

About The Position

Robert Half is seeking a Senior Accountant II, External Reporting to join the External Reporting team. This team prepares the Robert Half's consolidated financial reports which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K. This group also prepares and analyzes consolidated monthly and ad-hoc reports for senior management, providing explanations as needed for significant fluctuations in periodic results. In addition, this team is a key interface with our external auditors with respect to financial presentations in our quarterly and annual filings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 7+ years’ accounting/financial analysis experience, including 2+ years’ SEC reporting experience.
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• MS Office, including advanced kills in Excel.
• Financial ERP experience (PeopleSoft preferred).
• Experience with business intelligence tools.
• Strong planning, organization, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective written and communication capabilities with all levels of management and staff.
• Proven ability to work independently and meet strict reporting deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• CPA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, including presentation of all financial statements, footnotes, and drafting of Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).
• Responsible for compliance with XBRL, including data tagging and custom tag definition as required.
• Perform GAAP and SEC technical research and communicates findings to senior management as required.
• Assess impact of new accounting pronouncements on Robert Half's financial statements.
• Create and maintain monthly reporting package for Robert Half and Protiviti senior management. Package includes complex reports such as statement of cash flows, revenue reporting package, and constant currency reporting.
• Pursuant to distribution of this reporting, interface with management as needed to answer questions and provide variance explanations.
• Supervise the assembly of the monthly reporting binder.
• Analyze monthly financial results and, as needed, prepare variance analysis for all levels of management.
• Provide financial data to senior management and other corporate departments.
• Create and maintain complex reporting layouts and spreadsheets. These reports involve elaborate requirements including currency translation, geographic and business unit consolidation and macros and require a high level of proficiency with excel and PeopleSoft.
• Maintain the external reporting process maps. Primary external/internal auditor contact for external reporting process maps.
• Perform ad hoc GAAP and accounting policy research.
• Produce complex PowerPoint slides which contain quarterly and annual financial results and are included in executive presentations to external investment institutions. These presentations are posted to the Robert Half website.

Benefits

• We offer exceptional earning potential and a competitive benefits package, including group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental), FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks, and short/long term disability.
• Robert Half provides paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of Choice Time Off (CTO) our people receive varies based on their years of service and is pro-rated based on the hours worked per week. A new hire earns up to 17 days of CTO per calendar year. Our people also receive up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year.
• We also offer the opportunity to contribute to our company 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible), with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% of your contributions for eligible employees.
• Learn more at https://roberthalfbenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees