Large publicly traded REIT seeks a Financial Reporting Manager.

Responsibilities:

1. Participate in completion of the Company’s SEC reporting requirements, debt compliance reporting and other internal financial reporting requirements.
2. Evaluate and implement new accounting/reporting (U.S. GAAP) pronouncements and standards.
3. Play an integral role in the evaluation and implementation of a financial reporting solution to automate, create and distribute both U.S. GAAP-compliant financial and management reports for our external customers (i.e. SEC, debt lenders, investors, etc.) as well as our internal customers (i.e. senior management, Board of Trustees, Tax, Legal, Field Operations, etc.).
4. Work with our equity investees in Europe to innovate efficiencies in the preparation and submission of our shared financial reporting requirements.
5. Manage the administration and financial reporting requirements for our share-based compensation using the Schwab EquiView system.

While this position does not directly supervise personnel, it will have the authority to utilize and direct personnel resources within the financial reporting group.

Qualifications

They are looking for a self-starting, confident, intellectually curious and meticulous financial reporting and controls generalist with excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated career stability and a superior work ethic.

They anticipate that the successful candidate will have the following qualifications gained in at least six combined years of work experience:

1. CPA certification.
2. Minimum 4+ years of experience with a “Big Four” or National CPA firm auditing large accelerated and SOX compliant filers, with at least two years’ experience as the in-charge senior-charge responsible for all aspects of the financial statement audit (Audit). Such Audit should include planning, risk assessment, performing internal controls and substantive test work procedures and the review and issuance of financial statements and filing of Form 10-K/Q.
3. Minimum 2+ years of recent experience with a publicly-traded, large accelerated and SOX compliant filer, with demonstrated progressive responsibilities in one or more of the following financial reporting areas: SEC reporting, evaluation and implementation of current regulatory requirements and accounting/reporting standards, risk assessment, process improvement and internal audit. Project/process ownership preferred.
4. Working knowledge of Schwab EquiView System (or other similar system such as EquityEdge) for the managing and reporting of share –based compensation requirements is preferred