Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting - Hybrid
CME Chicago, United States
Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting - Hybrid
Description
As a Sr. Accountant of Financial Reporting you'll coordinate, prepare, and analyze financial statement support for SEC, CFTC, and other internal requirements. Manage the SEC and CFTC SharePoint sites, including all workflows, to ensure that all supporting documentation, workflows, and site controls are operating effectively to align to quarter-end objectives.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Review and prepare financial statement, footnote and MD&A support for the quarterly SEC filings
• Review and prepare financial statements for quarterly CFTC filings and other regulatory/internal requirements
• Coordinate the CFTC regulatory financial resource report filing process, including review of forecasts provided
• Oversee SharePoint sites for SEC and CFTC reporting and provide assistance for the Corporate Accounting SharePoint site
• Manage the review of CME Inc. benefit plan audits and ensure auditor requests are prepared accurately and timely
• Assist senior management in the monthly accounting close and financial statement trend review
• Assist with research various accounting research topics and provide guidance to the accounting department (transaction-based issues, new guidance, etc.) • Ensure completion of special projects as they are assigned by Management. Projects may include leading the integration of acquired companies, both foreign and domestic, as applicable, process improvements, evaluation and/or assistance with the implementation of new software tools, or other ad hoc requests.
• Participate and be actively engaged in quarterly MT certifications. Ensure that adequate preparation is done outside of critical time periods. Provide reporting package to meeting participants at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time.
Skills & Software Requirements:
Microsoft Office required
Webfilings, Sharepoint, Workday, and Essbase preferred
CPA is a plus
Education:
Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, similar field
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CME Group: Where Futures Are Made
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is the world's leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it, all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Joining our company gives you the opportunity to make a difference in global financial markets every day, whether you work on our industry-leading technology and risk management services, our benchmark products or in a corporate services area that helps us serve our customers better. With 3,500 employees located around the world, we're small enough for you and your contributions to be known. But big enough for your ideas to make an impact. The pace is dynamic, the work is unlike any other firm in the business, and the possibilities are endless. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.
The Candidate Privacy Policy can be found here.
As a Sr. Accountant of Financial Reporting you'll coordinate, prepare, and analyze financial statement support for SEC, CFTC, and other internal requirements. Manage the SEC and CFTC SharePoint sites, including all workflows, to ensure that all supporting documentation, workflows, and site controls are operating effectively to align to quarter-end objectives.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Review and prepare financial statement, footnote and MD&A support for the quarterly SEC filings
• Review and prepare financial statements for quarterly CFTC filings and other regulatory/internal requirements
• Coordinate the CFTC regulatory financial resource report filing process, including review of forecasts provided
• Oversee SharePoint sites for SEC and CFTC reporting and provide assistance for the Corporate Accounting SharePoint site
• Manage the review of CME Inc. benefit plan audits and ensure auditor requests are prepared accurately and timely
• Assist senior management in the monthly accounting close and financial statement trend review
• Assist with research various accounting research topics and provide guidance to the accounting department (transaction-based issues, new guidance, etc.) • Ensure completion of special projects as they are assigned by Management. Projects may include leading the integration of acquired companies, both foreign and domestic, as applicable, process improvements, evaluation and/or assistance with the implementation of new software tools, or other ad hoc requests.
• Participate and be actively engaged in quarterly MT certifications. Ensure that adequate preparation is done outside of critical time periods. Provide reporting package to meeting participants at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time.
Skills & Software Requirements:
Microsoft Office required
Webfilings, Sharepoint, Workday, and Essbase preferred
CPA is a plus
Education:
Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, similar field
#LI-Hybrid
CME Group: Where Futures Are Made
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is the world's leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it, all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Joining our company gives you the opportunity to make a difference in global financial markets every day, whether you work on our industry-leading technology and risk management services, our benchmark products or in a corporate services area that helps us serve our customers better. With 3,500 employees located around the world, we're small enough for you and your contributions to be known. But big enough for your ideas to make an impact. The pace is dynamic, the work is unlike any other firm in the business, and the possibilities are endless. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.
The Candidate Privacy Policy can be found here.
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Chicago, USA
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