Lead Accounting Analyst

LEAD ACCOUNTING ANALYST - HYBRID IN MADISON, WI MARKET

ABOUT THE COMPANY AND OPPORTUNITY :

CFS is engaged with a TOP Employer in Madison. Looking to add a Lead Accounting Analyst. If you're seeking an amazing, culture, TOP 10% Total Benefits Package and Compensation. Let's Talk!

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS COMPANY :

Storied Well Known Organization with History for the Ages!

Flexible Work Schedules Offered! - Summer Hours!

Family-Friendly oriented Culture - Strong Work / Life Balance - 40-45 Hour Work Week!

Ability to impact the organization company wide

Advancement Opportunities - Large team!

Great Company PERKS & Benefits - 401K & Pension Offered

Fun, casual HYBRID working environment - Great Management team in place!

BONUS Program that PAY'S Historically

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD ACCOUNTING ANALYST :

You will work cross functionally throughout the entire organization as part of the financial reporting team

Reviewing & Analyzing US GAAP & STAT Financial Statements

Perform Complex Reconciliations across the organization

Work cross functionally on other accounting teams where needed to utilize your strong suits and experience This could be on the financial reporting team, accounting operations, internal controls, legal, and others

Coaching, mentoring, & training others

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED FOR THE LEAD ACCOUNTING ANALYST :

Bachelors degree in Accounting

7+ Years of experience

CPA, MBA Welcomed

Mix of Public Accounting Experience and Private Industry

Insurance Industry experience is major plus

Keywords : GAAP, Insurance, Statutory, BIG4, KPMG, Deloitte, E&Y, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, PWC, GAAP, Financial Statements

Compensation : $100,000 - $111,000 Base + Bonus depending on experience

CFS is partnered with a Publicly Traded organization seeking a Technical Accounting Manager to join their awesome team!

Why join this company?

Culture - Flexible WFH & Fun Team - Super Flexible Schedule!

Lots of Opportunity to Grow & Advance Internally - Loves to promote within!

Benefits all begin Day #1 of employment

401K w / Great Match & Strong BONUS Program!

Aggressive Growth through M&A and Organic Growth

Think BIG4 ; Awesome team - Team of (4) being the SME's within Multi-Billion Dollar Company!

What you will be responsible for as a Technical Accounting Manager :

As the Manager, you will be responsible for leading projects from start to finish. You will lead the creation of the white paper memos

You will also coach, mentor, & train the staff below with difficult questions

You will be responsible for preparing US GAAP Financial Statements - Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and P&L (Cash Flow) Statements.

You will be in the weeds of technical accounting & research. The enterprise has 200+ accountants and if they can't figure something out, it comes to your team!

Assist with any Technical Accounting - Ex. ASC606 or ASC842. Doing the research of impacts on team / organization.

You will review all contracts up to a certain threshold to create the accounting positions on these contracts

Writing & Developing Position Papers - Also known as White Paper Memos.

Dealing with the Company Acquisitions or unusual transactions - Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting related

Special Ad-Hoc requests from Leadership

Assist with any miscellaneous - Non-GAAP areas

Please Note - This isn't your typical day to day - GL focused role. There isn't going to be any Journal Entry Prep or Review. Perhaps some Review of Reconciliations

What qualifications do you need for the Technical Accounting Manager role?

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting Required

Minimum 6+ years of experience (SEC Reporting and / or Audit)

Technical Expertise - ASC606 & ASC842 etc.

CPA Required or currently pursuing

Straight from Public Accounting (BIG4) or Top 10 CPA Firm or Combination of Public / Private Industry

Experience with Excel, other major ERP Systems

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