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Overview:
Required Qualifications:
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#TDS provides wireless products and services; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice services; and hosted and managed services nationwide through our UScellular®, TDS Telecom®, OneNeck IT Solutions® and Suttle Straus® brands.
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TDS, a Fortune 1000® national communications company, is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant.
We are open to filling this role REMOTELY or once our offices safely reopen at any of our physical locations: Madison, WI; Chicago, IL; Eden Prairie, MN; Des Moines/Cedar Rapids, IA; Knoxville, TN; Denver, CO; or Scottsdale, AZ. Work arrangements outside these locations may also be considered. Until our locations safely reopen, this position will work remotely at home.
If you enjoy challenging work and have a passion to grow and learn, then consider making a move to an organization that offers life/work balance, career growth, tuition reimbursement, certification support and more! Come join and add value to our Technical Accounting team.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for researching and documenting accounting transactions for the TDS family of companies. This individual will act as a key resource for our business partners by fielding an array of complex accounting questions that may include application of GAAP, coordinating cross-functional team discussions, general ledger inquiries, preparing variance analyses, and adhering to financial disclosure requirements.
As a Senior Accountant you will:
- Accurate application of GAAP (including regulatory specific accounting guidance
- Ad hoc support to business units on critical accounting issues
- Lead periodic analyses for asset impairment
- Lead accounting analyses for mergers and acquisitions
- Perform general accounting research in compliance with GAAP and SEC requirements
- Provide support and guidance to the team
The Senior Accountant will demonstrate leadership within their individual and/or team roles, as well as maintain appropriate internal controls and SOX compliance.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (or higher) or 4+ years professional work experience
- 5+ years’ experience in the application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or equivalent combination of technical and functional experience required.
Other Qualifications:
- CPA preferred or eligibility to sit for the CPA within the first six months of employment.
- Knowledge of GAAP, SEC rules, and Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements
- Knowledge of quarterly, annual and periodic external reporting processes of 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and other SEC filings
- Strong leadership abilities, thinking ahead of needs to help drive the best business decisions
- Ability to work effectively in a complex, fast moving organization, satisfying needs of diverse constituents, under the pressure of competing priorities
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact persuasively at all levels of the organization
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and SAP
- Strong results orientation, which includes achieving improvement commitments, performance metrics and targeted and required delivery dates
- Ability to be a sharp, rigorous thinker who can operate as an intellectual leader among bright, high-energy people
- Ability to exhibits confidence and credibility and team-above-self outlook
- Ability to help foster a constructive development environment regarding training, recruitment, team building and change
- Ability to immerse self in the business and develop an understanding of the requirements of the users of the financial information
- Strong personal and professional ethical values, impeccable integrity and the energy level and stamina required to meet the demands of the position
#TDS provides wireless products and services; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice services; and hosted and managed services nationwide through our UScellular®, TDS Telecom®, OneNeck IT Solutions® and Suttle Straus® brands.
We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package. To learn more about this position, or our company, please visit tdsinc.com.
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