Financial Reporting Accountant jobs in Saint Petersburg, FL

Under general supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education and experience to perform various regulatory reporting duties including: report preparation, and financial analysis. Evaluation, originality and ingenuity are required to locate, select, apply and justify appropriate action for situations and circumstances that require a deviation from standard procedures. Resolves moderately complex problems. Regular contact with senior management and other internal customers is required to identify, research, and resolve regulatory reporting issues.

• Prepare and analyze regulatory reports and schedules
  

• Review, evaluate and implement process improvements, as appropriate.
  

• Assist in regulatory reporting post-closing process.
  

• Work with IT, Operations, and other departments on various firm-wide projects.
  

• Assist with the external audits, internal audits and regulatory examinations.
  

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Communicate regulatory requirements to data providers to ensure timely submission and aggregation of data for reporting.

• Execute key controls to ensure data completeness (e.g. reconciliations with general ledger, 10-Q, 10-K and other disclosures) and accuracy (e.g. quality reviews).

• Use financial reporting software to prepare and analyze regulatory reports and schedules.

• Research and analyze reporting issues.

• Prepare and review reports of financial information for management.

• Accounting and financial/regulatory reporting concepts, practices and procedures

• Federal Reserve Board regulatory rules and concepts preferred but not required

• Controls and implementation of controls as they relate to regulatory reporting.
  

• Advanced MS Excel skills - (vlookups, pivot tables, macros, etc.)

• Multi-tasking on various projects
  

• Reviewing, interpreting and analyzing financial information.
  

• Working on IT/Technology related projects
  

• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets and data bases.

• Lead meetings and contribute to team efforts by ensuring all relevant information is included in the outcomes.
  

• Implement changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.
  

• Work independently, make non-routine decisions and resolve moderately complex accounting problems.
  

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
  

• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Accounting, Finance, Business, Statistics or Economicsand a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in preparing and analyzing financial information
  

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• A minimum of five (5) years accounting experience in the financial services industry.
  

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• Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources.

Travel Required: No