Lead Accountant - SEC Reporting

Job Overview

Come join Intuit’s Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) organization as an SEC Reporting Leader. We are looking for creative problem solvers with a passion for innovation to join our team and revolutionize the way the world does business.

Intuit’s Finance team drives business growth and profitability through strategic, financial and operational leadership. Our team is comprised of finance, accounting, supply chain, corporate strategy & development and tax professionals that support and enhance Intuit's operating efficiencies.

Responsibilities

This role is an SEC Reporting Leader within the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) organization. The position is located in San Diego, CA and will require at least 2 days in office. This leader is primarily responsible for assisting with SEC filings (including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.), Proxy, XBRL, financial statement preparation, and technical accounting research and works with corporate accounting, FP&A, legal, investor relations, stock administration, corporate responsibility, and other teams cross-functionally. Partnership skills are a must.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to collaborate and lead across multiple functions and roles to achieve accounting and reporting objectives. If and when issues are identified, the leader will use their strong change management skills and to drive issues through to resolution and subsequent validation with the full transparency of involved stakeholders at all levels within the larger Intuit organization.

• Assist with the planning and execution of SEC filings including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and others as needed.
• Prepare quarterly financial statements including P&L, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, Statement of Comprehensive Income, etc.
• Prepare and review workpapers in support of the various earnings documents and other investor relations materials, footnote disclosures and MD&A disclosures.
• Prepare and maintain reports/schedules for management. Prepare schedules requested by internal and external auditors.
• Ensure financial integrity of workpapers, account reconciliations and other supporting schedules are complete, accurate, within company policy and compliant with US GAAP.
• Research and document technical accounting issues as needed. Apply proper accounting treatment required for disclosure purposes, including benchmarking against peers.
• Work cross functionally to ensure successful implementation of any new disclosures, including coordinating and influencing business partners as needed.
• Stay current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies (FASB, SEC), incorporating into current Company policies, as necessary.
• Support the filing of the Proxy statement, including preparation and review of related workpapers. Work cross-functionally with legal, stock administration, corporate accounting, outside compensation consultants, and benefits to drive projects and achieve desired outcomes.
• XBRL tagging and review using Workiva.
• Understands business unit and functional group strategy, priorities and offerings, developing deep knowledge of core and adjacent markets.
• Work directly with external auditors to support the financial statement review and tieout process and respond to their requests and questions.
• Perform and document testing of certain controls. Participate in process walkthroughs with internal audit. Collaborate with Internal Audit on any necessary control and/or process changes.
• Provide support to other teams, such as investor relations and corporate responsibility, as needed.

Qualifications

• BS or BA Degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of progressive SEC Reporting experience
• 2+ years of public accounting experience
• CPA preferred
• Software / SAAS industry experiences a plus
• Workiva experience a plus
• Ability to interpret and present technical accounting details to business partners
• Candidates should have strong technical (GAAP) and financial reporting skills and ability to document technical accounting conclusions
• Analytical thinker who can identify and implement effective process improvements
• Large accounting software package expertise (Oracle financials, etc)
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, strong written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding Excel and Google suite (sheets, docs, slides) skills