Corporate Accounting - Senior Lead Accountant

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Lead Accountant for our Corporate Accounting team. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with local GAAP, laws, and regulations, along with supporting the external audits for all entities. This role will work closely with our Finance team and other business partners across the organization to provide timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis.

This position is located at our corporate headquarters in Redlands, CA.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Redlands, CA area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Support the month and year-end close process for all domestic entities, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial statements and compliance with local GAAP, laws, and regulations
• Conduct monthly close functions such as reviewing and posting general ledger entries, reviewing monthly reconciliations, and supporting necessary management reporting analysis
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions, financial reporting, and monthly allocations
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures and ensure adherence to best practices
• Support and implement complex accounting issues and transactions and provide technical guidance and recommendations
• Interact closely with FP&A and effectively communicate transactions that will impact results and forecasts including short range outlooks, annual and long-range plan development processes
• Support operational areas that have a direct impact on domestic accounting activities such as AP, Assets, and other accounting transactional functions
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals, providing feedback, coaching and career development opportunities
• Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy of the accounting function

• 8+ years of prior experience in public accounting or a similar position
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial consolidation
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze financial statements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex accounting issues to various levels of the organization
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUPS and pivot tables
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this posting. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US
• Bachelor's in Accounting, or in a related field with an Accounting Certificate or qualification, which meets the California CPA eligibility

• Current, or actively working to obtain a CPA license
• Proficient in large ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing team members