Accounting Manager
Company: EDWARD JONES
Location: Springfield
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious,
long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and
implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client
experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our
more than 7 million clients live and work.
In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients
and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building
deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St.
Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help
U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We
continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual
investors.
The External Reporting/Accounting Policy team provides regulators
and the Partnership with high-quality reporting, accounting and
technical expertise for compliance and provides guidance to assist
business partners make informed business decisions. The Accounting
Manager is primarily responsible for technical accounting research
and analysis, including leading the Partnership's compliance with
the SEC's proposed Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG")
external reporting regulations. Additionally, the Accounting
Manager will assist with the management and evaluation of the
Partnership's contracts to ensure complete and accurate accounting
treatment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to establish
complete and accurate data, defined processes and controls and
disclosures for compliance with the proposed SEC ESG rules
- Draft accounting memos, primarily for ESG, that summarize
relevant facts, accounting guidance, key business considerations
and impacts and technical accounting conclusions
- Assist with the enhancement of the Partnership's processes for
the review and analysis of contracts to conclude on the accurate
accounting treatment for leases, fixed assets, expense recognition,
capitalization of software and cloud computing costs, revenue
recognition, etc.
- Help track the status of firm projects and evaluate contracts
to ensure accurate and timely accounting for costs
- Efficiently and effectively communicate accounting guidance and
treatment to stakeholders at all levels
- May assist with research and evaluation of GAAP accounting
implications for new business strategies and new SEC reporting
rules and regulations
- Occasionally consult with departments within Finance to help
support the accurate interpretation and application of the
Partnership's accounting policy
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- 6+ years of experience, preferably in public accounting
- CPA required
- Proficient knowledge of GAAP, SEC Reporting and internal
controls (SOX)
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including the
ability to articulate complex accounting matters
- Strong investigative, analytical and problem-solving
skills
- Ability to work in teams and independently
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage
multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Attentive to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune
July 2022, Great Places to Work data as of March 2022. Compensation
provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
- Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for
Millennials by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine. The
privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance
on the list.
- 2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September
2022, research by Great Places to Work , data as of August 2021.
Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
- Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for
Women list by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine, ranking
No. 45.
- 2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April
2022, research by Great Place to Work , data as of August 2021.
Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
- For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ranking by Great Places to
Work and Fortune magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the
prestigious 2022 list.
- 2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to
Work in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation,
published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021.
Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
- Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's
foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate
policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The
ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for
LGBTQ+Equality. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability,
sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information
or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their
contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a
rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial
security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about
our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary,
typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary
range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is
based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors
for a potential new associate:
Salary: $76798 - $130764
Category: Headquarters
Keywords: EDWARD JONES, Springfield , Accounting Manager, Executive , Springfield, Illinois
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