JOB BOARD: Senior Manager, External Reporting, Yahoo! 20 Dec 2010

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Position: Sr. Manager, External Reporting

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Reports to: Sr. Director, External Reporting



Role: Manages and participates in the preparation of all external
financial reporting – including earnings releases, annual report and
other required SEC filings. Coordinates the information gathering
process involving interactions with finance personnel across the
organization and also interacts with the Companys external auditors.
Provides technical consulting support to financial management at the
corporate and divisional level on the treatment of accounting issues,
implementation of new accounting standards, compliance with U.S. GAAP,
and SEC regulations. Monitors compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC and PCAOB
regulations in the context of financial reporting. Also, manages and
participates in the monthly preparation of internal financial reports.

Responsibilities include:

Managing, participating and enhancing the process for preparation of
the Company's quarterly earnings release and quarterly and annual SEC
financial statements.

Managing, participating and enhancing the process for preparation of the Company's annual report and related year-end filings.

Monitoring, participating in and enhancing formal processes for
internal controls surrounding the external reporting process to ensure
compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) requirements.

Monitoring, participating in and enhancing formal processes to ensure
that appropriate evidential support is maintained to support all
disclosures in the Company's SEC filings and documenting as appropriate.


Providing technical research on accounting issues and new accounting standards and support internal management.

Managing and participating in the preparation of other SEC filings (i.e. 8-Ks, registration statements)

Working with Investor Relations department to prepare analyst
presentations and ensuring that investor presentations are consistent
with SEC filings.

Coordinating the review process for all SEC filings with the external auditors.

Education:

Accounting undergraduate degree.

Must have a CPA or equivalent.



Knowledge and Skills:

Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting rules and regulations.

Proven project management skills – ability to coordinate the complete
project from inception to completion, incorporating feedback from
multiple sources. In addition ability to multi-task and meet critical
deadlines.

Attention to detail.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Excellent communication skills – written and verbal.

Strong interpersonal skills/ability to work with others.

Strong computer skills – MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.



Experience:

8-10 years of work experience including minimum of 4 years of big four
public accounting experience with large active public clients/SEC
reporting exposure.

Experience with high-tech companies preferred.



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