MiMedx Group, Inc. Looking for Senior Accountant – SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting at Marietta, GA  Full Time

Description

The Senior Accountant – SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting will report to the Manager – SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting. They will assist in the preparation of the Company’s SEC filings and requisite supporting documents underlying such filings. The Senior Accountant will also assist in researching, opining, and memorializing the appropriate accounting treatment of material complex transactions. The Senior Accountant will be involved in the implementation of new processes for new accounting needs as they arise. As applicable, the Senior Accountant will prepare or assist in the preparation of novel analyses that are deemed necessary to carry out the prescribed accounting treatment. The Senior Accountant will maintain the Company’s accounting policy manual and reflect changes in accounting policy resulting from Accounting Standards Updates or new business requirements. The Senior Accountant will prepare periodic and ad hoc business and accounting analyses, as necessary. Finally, the Senior Accountant will assist in certain month-end close entries, including in the derivation of new and novel processes, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the Company’s 10-Q, 10-K, and other external financial reports, as required, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, SEC Regulations, XBRL, or other relevant regulatory guidance and maintain support for such filings.
• Research, opine, and draft memoranda supporting the technical accounting treatment for material transactions.
• Remain apprised of accounting standards updates, determine applicability to the Company, and propose steps required to comply with the new standard.
• Assess new and emerging regulatory requirements from the SEC other relevant regulators and present findings and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Carry out certain business process controls to support the Company’s requirements pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
• Maintain the Company’s accounting policy manual.
• Provide support to external auditors with respect to reporting matters.
• Assist the accounting department in designing and implementing new processes to address emerging accounting standards or new accounting needs resulting from changes in the business.
• Devise and implement proprietary, innovative, and automated solutions to complement or replace current manual processes.
• Collaborate with other departments on an as-needed basis for ad hoc projects.

Qualifications

A successful candidate will have the following personal characteristics and traits:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Self-motivating personality with an ability to identify and address new tasks and emerging accounting issues.
• Strong project management skills.
• Detail-oriented disposition with an ability to step back and see the big picture.
• Satisfactory US GAAP and SEC Reporting background.
• Ability to research, explain, opine, and conclude on complex accounting matters.
• Technical acumen that enables the candidate to provide value-add support to other finance functions.

Educations and Experience

A successful candidate will have the following education and experience:

• BS or BA in Accounting
• CPA License
• Two years of relevant experience.

Other Skills

A successful candidate will have the following skills.

Required

• A general understanding of US GAAP and SEC Requirements
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in all other Microsoft Office applications

Preferred

• Familiarity with Workiva and WDesk.

The following skills and experiences will help set you apart from other applicants:

• Familiarity with a computer programming language and the ability to apply it in practice.
• Big 4 Audit Experience.

Previous experience in an Accounting Advisory Services