Director of External Reporting

Role Overview

The Director of External Reporting is primarily responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the Company’s SEC filings, including annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.   

This role is able to be remote, with quarterly visits to Rochester, New York HQ preferred.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Manage the preparation, review and timely filing of the Company’s external financial statements with the SEC (10-K and 10-Q’s).  Establish timetable and responsibilities, including identifying tasks and resources.
•    Prepare financial statements, footnotes, MD&A analysis and other disclosures in compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements.  
•    Work closely with the corporate controller, senior management, external auditors, outside advisors and other functional areas within the Company to ensure accuracy and completeness of SEC filings.
•    Ensure that all information in the Company’s SEC filings, quarterly press releases and investor presentations is accurate and adequately documented and supported.  
•    Review all relevant disclosure checklists and reporting questionnaires to ensure appropriateness and completeness of disclosures. 
•    Review accuracy and completeness of XBRL tagging in the Company’s filings. 
•    Research SEC and U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements and implement new disclosures when required.  
•    Perform monthly closing activities such as review of consolidated income statement and balance sheet variance analysis, account reconciliations and accounting entries, and completion of other analyses. 
•    Perform corporate accounting activities related to stock based compensation, environmental matters, annual segment memo, foreign currency, goodwill, debt, preferred stock and embedded derivatives. Coordinate valuation of such items as appropriate.   
•    Ensure processes are supported by an appropriate internal control environment and related execution of controls and supporting documentation.
•    Support the preparation and filing of the Company’s proxy statement and other current reports (8-K) as needed.
•    Participate in other special projects (financing transactions, acquisitions, divestitures, etc.) as needed.
•    Provide technical accounting guidance, as needed, related to certain transactions to ensure conformity with U.S. GAAP and established company policies and procedures.

Minimum Requirements:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting.
•    5-7 years MINIMUM experience in corporate accounting or financial reporting for a SEC registrant, or equivalent public accounting experience with an SEC registrant client base.
•    CPA certification required.

Required Skills:
•    Ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, including senior executives as well as outside advisors and external auditors.
•    Strong analytical and research skills
•    Excellent written communications skills
•    Strong understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
•    Excellent interpersonal skills

Desired Skills:
•    Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
•    Understanding of XBRL requirements
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities
•    Ability to maintain composure under pressure