Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting

Company Description

The Wonderful Company is committed to offering high-quality, healthy, and iconic brands such as Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, FIJI Water, and POM Wonderful. We’re looking to make the world a healthier place through an uncompromising commitment to the well-being of our employees and their families. We foster a collaborative workforce that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit and openness to change.

The Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting works across a diverse portfolio of companies spanning the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. They support quarterly and statutory compliance reporting for all business units, ensuring accuracy and adherence to evolving accounting standards. Responsibilities include evaluating and updating technical documentation as needed based on business changes, as well as conducting technical research, interpretation, and documentation related to new accounting guidance.

The Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting serves as the primary owner of our Lease Accounting Center of Excellence, ensuring compliance with ASC 842 and IFRS 16 lease accounting standards. As a subject matter expert on leasing, they work closely with business unit partners to oversee the Group’s lease portfolio, driving consistency, accuracy, and compliance in lease accounting practices.

This role offers exposure to complex technical accounting matters across various industries and the chance to collaborate with accounting teams across our businesses. The Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting reports to the Sr. Director, Financial Reporting.

This position will be based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.

Job Description

• Assist in reviewing of the monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages from 13 different business units, including income statement and balance sheet analyses, and various management reports.
• Support the detailed review of 7 separate US GAAP audit reports and assist with drafting footnotes.
• Perform first level reviews for various statutory financial reports across all business units
• Manage the Group’s lease accounting portfolio, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and IFRS. Maintain LeaseAccelerator records, review contracts and lease analyses, resolve technical issues, and oversee reconciliations and rollforwards. Validate data abstraction and reports before distribution to Business Units.
• Ensure financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS standards.
• Research, analyze and conclude on technical accounting issues and draft accounting memos.
• Provide a high-quality support and customer service to all business units and corporate departments.
• Be a subject matter expert on Lease Accounting under ASC 842 and IFRS 16, acting as a key resource and business partner to our Business Units and their Accounting Teams.
• Collaborate with business partners to refine lease accounting and reporting processes and controls.
• Support the financial reporting function on the review of lease disclosures for all standalone financial statements.
• Be our lease accounting software expert, aiding Business Unit Accounting teams, including but not limited to resolving lease software issues, providing training, creating SOPs and acting as the system’s administrator, assisting with configuration updates and maintenance.
• Perform ad hoc analyses and reconciliations to support businesses around key business metrics and compliance projects (i.e. year-end audit, financial reporting and tax filings).

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in public accounting, preferred
• Big 4 experience, preferred
• BA/BS degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics, required
• CPA accreditation, preferred 
• Technical knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS, required.
• Strong technical accounting and operational experience in the application of ASC 842 and IFRS 16, required.
• Experience using LeaseAccelerator or a similar type of leasing system, preferred.
• Ability to think analytically, focus on the big picture, drill into details, and understand impact.
• Ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise fashion to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Focused, organized, results-oriented and self-driven to achieve goals.
• Strong, dedicated work ethic.
• Demonstrated leadership and influence.

Pay Range: $100,000-$115,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

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