Senior/Lead Accountant, SEC Reporting 2451 Industry Avenue, Doraville, GA - 30360 6+ Months Contract to hire
Role Overview
Senior/Lead Accountant focused primarily on SEC-compliant financial reporting.
This is an Individual Contributor (IC) position with no direct reports.
Reports directly to the Hiring Manager, who reports to the VP of Accounting & Reporting.
Approximately 65% of the role is focused on financial/SEC reporting.
Top Candidate Requirements
Strong hands-on SEC reporting experience is the biggest priority.
Candidate should have experience preparing financial statements, footnotes, and disclosures for lenders/investors.
If not coming from Big 4, HM expects at least 2 3 years of direct SEC reporting experience.
Big 4 background is strongly preferred because of familiarity with SEC standards, documentation, and reporting quality.
Candidates without Big 4 can still be considered if they have strong SEC reporting experience with a public company or a private company producing SEC-compliant financial statements.
Must be detail-oriented, organized, deadline-driven, and able to work independently.
HM wants a self-starter who takes ownership, understands the "why behind the work, and proactively identifies process improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements aligned with SEC standards.
Prepare and maintain financial statement footnotes and disclosures.
Prepare monthly cash flow statements.
Handle some journal entries and reconciliations.
Support stock-based compensation accounting, primarily stock options.
Handle lease accounting, including coordination, lease setup, and related monthly entries.
Work with HR on severance accounting, entries, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers.
Perform quarterly contract reviews to ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
Assist in drafting technical accounting memos when required.
Additional responsibilities may include intangibles and other general accounting/reporting activities.
Systems / Tools
Workiva Highly preferred / important. This is where the candidate will spend most of their financial reporting time.
Oracle Preferred/Plus. Used to pull financial data such as income statement and balance sheet information.
Visual Lease Plus, but candidates can be trained.
Experience with the company's other GL/accounting tools is a plus, but not mandatory.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid schedule
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Onsite
Monday & Friday Remote
Interview Process
Approximately 3 virtual interviews.
Expected interviewers:
Hiring Manager
VP of Accounting & Reporting
Possibly Director of Accounting / another key stakeholder
Virtual interviews are acceptable; onsite interviews are not required.
HM indicated the process should move fairly quickly after interviews.
Recruiter Screening Priority When sourcing, prioritize candidates in this order: 1. SEC reporting + financial statement preparation + footnotes/disclosures Critical
2. 2 3+ years of hands-on SEC reporting Critical for non-Big 4 candidates
3. Big 4 accounting background Strongly preferred
4. Workiva experience Highly preferred
5. Oracle experience Preferred
6. Cash flow statement preparation / journal entries / reconciliations Important
7. Lease accounting / stock-based compensation / technical accounting Valuable
8. Self-starter, ownership mindset, attention to detail and deadline management Important
Numbers & Facts
Location
Doraville, GA
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Balance Sheetunmatched
Cash Flowunmatched
Contract Reviewunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Financial Statementsunmatched
General Ledger Accountingunmatched
Income Statementsunmatched
Integrated Circuits (ICs)unmatched
Journal Entriesunmatched
Loansunmatched
Oracleunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
SEC Filingsunmatched
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)unmatched
Technical Accountingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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