Accounting Reporting Manager

SEC Reporting Manager

Location: Boston, MA

Position Overview

Great Elm Capital Management is a management company supporting two publicly traded entities, Great Elm Group and Great Elm Capital Corp. Great Elm Group focuses on investment management while Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company that invests in debt and income generating equity securities including specialty finance businesses. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Great Elm team and help support our ambitious growth goals. We are seeking an experienced accountant to serve as SEC Reporting Manager and work directly with the CFO. The ideal candidate will have public accounting experience and proven industry specific experience working with public companies. The candidate must be a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst who will make it their mission to coordinate and prepare all SEC filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks and other periodic SEC disclosures. The Manager will be responsible for the filings and disclosures for two SEC registrants. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company as an integral part of our finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end preparation, review and filing of the Company’s periodic and current SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as well as financial information supporting proxy statements, registration statements and other filings as applicable.
• Own the quarterly and annual external reporting calendar, coordinate inputs across finance, legal and other functions, and drive filings to completion within required deadlines.
• Draft and review consolidated financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and other financial disclosures, ensuring consistency, accuracy and compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations.
• Manage the reporting process with the Company’s filing/printing provider, including EDGAR and Inline XBRL tagging, validation, tie-outs and final filing procedures.
• Maintain disclosure checklists, supporting workpapers and documentation for external reporting, and ensure new accounting and SEC disclosure requirements are incorporated into the reporting process.
• Research and document technical accounting and SEC reporting matters, including preparation of accounting memoranda and recommendations for management.
• Partner with accounting on significant or non-routine transactions to evaluate accounting treatment, financial statement presentation and disclosure implications.
• Coordinate with external auditors on quarterly reviews, annual audits and reporting-related requests; support timely resolution of audit comments.
• Support the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls, including documentation, evidence and continuous improvement of reporting controls.
• Prepare and review materials for senior management, the Audit Committee and Board of Directors, including financial reporting and other finance-related presentations.
• Support investor reporting, earnings-release materials and other external financial communications in coordination with finance and investor relations.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline close-to-report workflows, improve reporting technology and strengthen the quality and efficiency of the external reporting process.
• Support other accounting, finance and strategic projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; active CPA strongly preferred.
• Approximately 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful SEC reporting and public-company experience; public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, FASB Accounting Standards Codification and SEC reporting and disclosure requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to research complex accounting matters, develop well-supported conclusions and communicate them clearly to senior management and auditors.
• Hands-on experience preparing Forms 10-K and 10-Q and working with EDGAR and Inline XBRL processes; experience with a financial reporting platform or filing provider is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong aptitude for financial systems, reporting tools and data-driven process improvement.
• Exceptional attention to detail, writing and analytical skills, with the ability to maintain accuracy under tight reporting deadlines.
• Strong project-management and interpersonal skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple contributors and work effectively with executives, legal counsel, auditors and other stakeholders.