Senior Financial Analyst, Anchorage Alaska

Anchorage Alaska, The Last Frontier the gateway to all adventures yet to be discovered. Prepare to encounter a world less known, a land so diverse yet so ordered. Here lies a land as envisioned paradise to be, steeling the hearts of every man who ever rest eyes on her.

Did you ever imagine you would have the opportunity to combine your love for Alaska, and everything it has to offer with your uncanny ability to calculate numbers?


We have been retained by a Anchorage based publicly traded company who is looking to hire a Financial Reporting Analyst.

Job Description:

Purpose of Position: Prepare external financial reports for the SEC, banks and other regulatory agencies; internal financial reports and analysis for upper management and Board of Directors; resource to ensure company compliance with SOX and accounting standards.


Essential Duties of Position:
Prepare financial statements and footnotes and/or MD&A section for SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings
Provide support for quarterly reviews and annual audit performed by external auditors, including preparation of workpapers, communications with auditors,
Financial analysis by line of business including revenues, cost of goods sold, operating costs, subscribers and key metrics. Provide variance analyses to budget, forecast and prior periods.
Working knowledge of GAAP and SEC requirements to ensure company compliance ' research applicable literature to answer compliance questions as they arise and document company's position


In addition to the above outlined duties, any one and/or several of the following will be required:


'Prepare monthly financial reports for management
'Prepare and file other regulatory external financial reports
'Maintain stock option records, including any processing of activity and filing of applicable SEC
forms
'Prepare annual 401k Plan Form 5500 and 11-K filings and provide support for annual audit
performed by external auditors, including preparation of audit workpapers, communications with
auditors, etc
'Assist with SOX company-wide compliance documentation, walk-throughs, testing and assessment

Internal Control Considerations:
Oracle system Financial Reporting profiles; prepare and maintain FSGs as outlined in the FSG
Procedures document; prepare and post elimination journal entries; prepare Form 10-Q and Form
10-K financial statements and footnotes; user of EDGAR Ease SEC filing software. Support the
Controller to ensure appropriate accounting policies and procedures are employed and all necessary
internal financial and disclosure controls are properly designed, documented and functioning as
designed. Follow all applicable accounting policies and procedures.

Years of Experience required to meet minimum qualifications:
Must have a minimum of four years progressively responsible general ledger accounting and financial statement preparation experience. CPA experience may substitute for general ledger accounting experience. Public Accounting experience preferred.


Level of Education required to meet minimum qualifications:
BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance or related major.

Certifications Required: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

Contact John Herd
425-450-1990
jherd@accountingpartners.com