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
Requirements
- 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 degree in accounting, or in a related field with an Accounting Certificate or qualification, which meets the California CPA eligibility
Recommended Qualifications
- Current, or actively working to obtain a CPA license
- Proficient in large ERP systems, preferably SAP
- Experience leading, mentoring and developing team members
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Total Rewards
Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The Company
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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As a leading location intelligence platform provider (Forrester Wave 2020), Esri empowers leaders with innovative tools to help create sustainable prosperity. Esri's customers drive digital transformation by embracing the power of location. We pioneer problem solving with GIS to help you see what others can’t. We build ArcGIS, the world’s most powerful mapping & spatial analytics software. ArcGIS software and apps combine mapping and data analytics to deliver location intelligence and meet digital transformation needs for organizations of all sizes.
