Reporting Specialist (Accounting, FrX expertise preferred)

Description Position Title: Reporting Specialist
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Department: Finance & Administration
Reports to: Manager, Accounting

LRN is dedicated to inspiring principled performance in business.

LRN provides education and communication offerings; assessments, analytics and resources; and advisory services that help companies create cultures of sustainability, where corporate values guide how their people behave, relate and innovate in the workplace, communities and environment.

LRN delivers critical knowledge and frameworks for corporate governance, leadership and corporate culture that help companies ensure compliance, inspire ethical leadership and develop social and environmental responsibility.

LRN is the trusted partner to leading businesses worldwide, including Disney, Dow Chemical, eBay, Johnson & Johnson, Raytheon, and 3M. Founded in 1994, LRN operates in more than 120 countries, with headquarters in Los Angeles and offices in New York, London and Mumbai.

For more information, visit www.lrn.com.

Job Objective:

Responsible for all facets of internal and external financial reporting at LRN.

This role is also to serve as an assistant to the accounting manager for a number of functional duties, including but not limited intercompany account maintenance and key tax worksheets. Timely, accurate and complete records are expected to be generated and maintained at all times. A high degree of liasing with subsidiaries, responding to inquiries and managing monthly reporting to parent company is required.

Job duties:

Reporting:

Assist Accounting Manager in timely and accurate month-end close process.

Liaise with subsidiaries, departments and management on accounting and reporting issues.

Review corporate and subsidiary reports and packages for accuracy and completeness.

Create and maintain all financial reports.

Consolidation:

Integrate and consolidate all subsidiary financial systems on a monthly basis within Great Plains and its reporting system, FrX.

Record and journalize necessary monthly consolidating entries, including foreign exchange (FX) gains/losses.

Reconcile and analyze differences between UK and US GAAP.

Intercompany Accounts:

Prepare and maintain all intercompany worksheets and reconciliations for financial and taxation purposes.

Create monthly invoices between related parties and ensure recording within each LRN entities general ledger.

Taxation:

Prepare quarterly financials reports for external tax advisors for estimated tax payments.

Assist in company’s annual transfer pricing study.

Journalize transfer pricing entries on a monthly, quarterly and/or annual basis.

Accounting System:

Maintain system reports and company department structures within Great Plains and FRx.

Prepare appropriate schedules and reports for auditors to demonstrate proper GL mapping and consolidation.

Maintain worldwide standard chart of accounts.

Other:

Serve as a key contact for external consultants, including auditors and valuation teams.

Assist Accounting Manager in projects as identified and allocated.

Potentially serve as backup to Accounting Manager in operational matters.

Participate in M&A transactions, if applicable.

Assist with the integration of acquired entities.

Job qualifications & Professional skills:

Education/Experience:

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration in Accounting required.

CPA preferred.

4 – 5 years experience in related field. Ideal candidate would have 2 –3 years public accounting experience and 2 –3 years private industry experience.

Knowledge/Skills:

Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Excellent technical, analytical, written and oral communication skills with all levels within LRN.

Capable of effectively handling and prioritizing multiple projects, meet deadlines and consistently produce high quality work.

Desire to work as a strong team player.

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Experience using financial system applications.

Great Plains/FRx experience preferred.

General guidelines:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. The requirements listed below are key leadership characteristics that must be demonstrated on a consistent basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Act with a sense of urgency on all matters.

Always fully meet business objectives.

Flexible and willing to work in constellation with other departments and finance team members.

Always exercises principled decision making.

Works with a "In spite of mindset," as opposed to a "because of mindset."

Strong planner and implementer.

Attention to detail; while also understanding the larger picture and interactions.

Demonstrates charismatic authority.

Detail-oriented; while also understanding the larger picture and interactions.

Takes responsibility and seizes authority.

Strong communicator and enlister.

Passionate and optimistic, as opposed to a complacent, limited-belief.

Always pursues significance, as opposed to pursuing success only.

Embraces complexity and ambiguity.

Always goes to the point of no return, as opposed taking path of least resistance.

An active member of LRN overall.

Key role interactions:

Key role interactions include, but are not limited to the following:

Manager of Accounting

Manager of Financials Planning and Analysis

Subsidiary controllers or financial heads

Senior Accountants

Financial Planning & Analysis members

Other departmental managers

Requirements Bachelors degree