Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager

At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift. All salaries ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region.

If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.

At Guild, We Uphold Our Core Values In Everything We Do. Our Team Emphasizes Our Core Values In The Following Ways

• Nurture A Learner’s Mindset - using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and development areas
• Build Shared Success - building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Be an Owner - holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Create Belonging - recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to our company
  
  

Reporting to the Senior Director of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting, the Manager of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting is responsible for preparing financial statements, equity accounting, accounting policies, and technical accounting memos to support our accounting conclusions.

Role Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation and review of quarterly financial statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules
• Coordinate information requests and prepare documentation to support the financial statements, footnotes and disclosures, including disclosure checklists and tie-outs
• Assist with the execution of the financial statement audit
• Account for complex equity transactions including stock-based compensation, stock repurchases, award modifications, warrants, and performance based awards
• Research the application of new and existing accounting pronouncements, assist with the adoption of new accounting standards and prepare of technical accounting memos
• Interpret US GAAP and lead discussions on complex accounting topics across the business
• Prepare journal entries and reconciliations as well as review those prepared by staff and senior accountants on a monthly basis
• Coordinate information requests for valuations such as those related to stock compensation and newly acquired companies
• Assist with integrating the financial results of acquired companies
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the financial reporting process & maintain appropriate documentation
• Guild is a rapidly growing company so you will have opportunities to work on special projects
  
  

Required Functional Competencies

• CPA
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
• Public company and/or public accounting experience with exposure to SEC financial statements
• Strong knowledge of internal controls over financial reporting and SOX compliance
• Accurate and extremely well organized
  
  

Preferred Competencies

• Experience working in financial reporting tools and GL accounting systems (NetSuite, Workiva, and Shareworks are a plus)
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills; well-grounded in GAAP
• Proven organizational skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively, manage multiple projects, and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to interact with all organization levels and team members in multiple locations and time zones
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  
  

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $110,000 - $140,000, as well as variable compensation and company stock options.

At Guild, we unlock the talent and economic potential of America’s workforce for employees and their companies. We partner with the nation’s largest employers—including Walmart, Chipotle, Discover, Hilton, Macy’s, Target, and The Walt Disney Company—to create cultures of opportunity that help them attract and retain top talent, while building the workforce of the future from within. By using our proprietary Career Opportunity Platform to develop education and learning programs that work in the real-world, thousands of employees at those companies have gained the skills, knowledge, and guidance they need to build a brighter future for themselves and their families—all without paying for tuition or career services on their own.

Guild is female-founded and a certified B Corp. The company has been named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2022 list, CNBC Disruptor50 list three years in a row, Inc. Best Led Companies list, Fast Co. World Changing Ideas list and the B Lab Best for the World list among many others.

Benefits

Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• Open vacation policy for employees to rest and recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
  
  

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