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Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting
Blackboard Inc.
Washington, DC, United States
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Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting
Washington, DC
With nearly 20,000 organizational customers and millions of student users, Blackboard is the world's leading education technology company. This is a Senior Accountant position reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting with the primary responsibility of assisting the Senior Manager with external financial reporting and technical accounting.
The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting will play an integral role within our Accounting department. Specifically, s/he will be responsible for:
• Preparation of all quarterly and annual reporting requirements to owners and lenders, including the details forming the basis of the financial statements and disclosures, covenant compliance and MD&A.
• Preparation of all quarterly and annual presentations, including internal reporting packages for the Controller and CFO, as well as presentations for the Audit Committee and lenders.
• Preparation of quarterly and annual statements of cash flows, comprehensive income and statements of stockholders’ equity.
• Assisting in the accounting for topics such as, equity-based compensation transactions, equity components, intangible assets, goodwill and debt as part of the monthly close process.
• Assisting with acquisition accounting and accounting integration efforts.
• Assisting in the company’s common stock, goodwill and intangible valuations prepared by third-party specialists.
• Interfacing with the external auditors on accounting issues in support of the company's reporting and disclosure positions.
• Monitoring of the activities of all accounting standard setting bodies, i.e., FASB, IASB, SEC, AICPA, EITF, etc., and assisting in the evaluation of the impact on the company's policies and financial statements.
• Assisting in the review, validation and documentation of global accounting policies and procedures in compliance with all accounting and reporting standards.
• Performing research of technical accounting issues regarding the company's evaluation of technically complex transactions and special accounting projects.
• Assisting in the preparation of all international subsidiary statutory financial statements.
Professional Qualifications:
Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2 - 4 years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience working at or auditing a publicly traded company required
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead self through day-to-day activities
• Ability to work with varying levels of employees and senior management
• Strong computer skills: Proficient Excel skills, general ledger/accounting systems, and other Microsoft Office products
Preferred Skills:
• CPA strongly preferred
• Public accounting experience preferred
• Experience accounting for multiple domestic and international subsidiaries preferred
• PeopleSoft or other financial system experience is a positive, but not required
This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
Location/Division: Washington, DC, USA Job Requisition: BB-1950