Your Focus:
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SEC Reporting: Lead the preparation, review, and filing of all SEC documents, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and other required filings. Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with SEC regulations and U.S. GAAP.
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Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation and distribution of the company's consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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Compliance and Technical Accounting: Ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulations, including for share-based compensation, earnings per share, segment reporting, debt and equity transactions, crypto assets, non-GAAP reporting, lease accounting, and ESG, amongst other topics as relevant. Provide technical accounting guidance and implement new accounting standards as necessary.
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Revenue Recognition: Lead the company's revenue recognition function, ensuring accurate application of U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, and other relevant accounting standards. Ensure timely, accurate recognition of revenue in monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. Partner with sales, legal, and operations teams to provide guidance on structuring deals to optimize revenue recognition while maintaining compliance.
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Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of accounting and finance professionals. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages professional growth and continuous improvement.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments, including Legal, Investor Relations, Tax, and Treasury, to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of financial information.
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Strategic Initiatives: Partner with senior leadership on strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, and other corporate finance projects.
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Regulatory Updates: Stay current with changes in accounting standards, SEC regulations, and other financial reporting requirements. Lead the implementation of new policies and procedures to comply with evolving regulations.
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Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a key point of contact for financial reporting matters with internal and external stakeholders, including investors, analysts, and the audit committee.
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This position requires the employee to work four days a week in the Tysons Corner, VA office.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in SEC reporting, financial reporting, and technical accounting for a public company
- Prior Big 4 experience preferred Active CPA license required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required. An advanced degree (MBA or Master’s in Accounting) is a plus.
- MS Office proficiency required – strong Excel skills a must
- Experience working with U.S. GAAP and technical accounting research software
- Experience working with technology industry and software revenue recognition
- Knowledge of SEC rules and requirements
- Experience with XBRL tagging and use of SEC filing software.
- Strong technical accounting skills, including experience with complex accounting issues.
- Excellent leadership and team management abilities, with a focus on mentoring and developing staff.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Excellent communication skills needed to interface with all levels of the organization
- Detail-oriented with analytic comprehension
- High level of integrity and appropriate handling of confidential information at all times
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