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Job Title: Manager External Reporting and Analysis
Job Location: NJ: North Bergen
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-11

Company Name: Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Contact: HR
Phone: email only please
Fax: email only please

Description: Manager External Reporting and Analysis

Job ID: 9696 # Positions: 1 City - State - Country: US-NJ-North Bergen Position Type: Full Time Posted Date: 09-09-08 Category: Finance and Accounting/Other

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More information about this job: Overview: Directly links the external reporting and analysis for Liz Claiborne, Inc. to the financial statements and the information provided to the external auditors. The position will have heavy interaction with auditors, legal department and disclosure committee and interface with divisional finance and investor relations as well as the accounting and reporting team.

Responsibilities: .Organizing the preparation of the Monthly Monitor, Board Books, and Conference Call Books (sending out due date email, maintaining list of items received, follow-up of items outstanding, ensuring the adequate preparation of books and contents included, etc.) .Preparation (and/or) review of various schedules such as Investment and Other Income schedule, Working Capital, AR by Segment, and Rent Expense schedule, all used in the preparation of 10Q and included in Conference call books, Board Books, and Monthly monitor. .Preparing fully tied-out Debt Covenant Ratio schedule for the auditors. .Preparing the Press Release financials and coordinating with Finance and Investor Relations Departments for all Draft versions. .Overseeing the preparation of the 10Q/10K support binders and ensuring that everything is completely referenced and that adequate support is included. Perform a detailed review; providing input/comments as applicable. .Maintaining/updating all Board of Director files for fees received/deferred (quarterly fees, meeting fees, dividends declared, annual stock award, etc). Involves coordinating with legal and AP to ensure proper payments are made. Preparing related journal entries to the deferred director fees account to ensure adequate amount is reserved. .Preparation of Marketable Securities schedule, recording unrealized gain/loss, and preparing footnote for 10Q/10K. .Review documentation and prepare Goodwill/Intangible schedules, maintaining purchase reserves, recording related journal entries, and preparing Goodwill footnote for 10Q/10K. .Prepare (and/or) supervise the preparation of additional areas of the 10K document such as Lease Commitments, Headcounts, Purchase Commitments and Open Orders/Backlog. .Review and validate price-volume analysis and perform MD&A template review to analyze business trends and reasons for fluctuations. Involves communicating with various areas (divisional finance and subsidiaries) to follow up on explanations. Use the information obtained through this analysis to contribute in the preparation of the MD&A. .Administering CPE sessions and leading a group discussion on the related topic of study. .Preparation of SEC Edgar filings for press releases as needed. .Administer the preparation of documentation and financials with respect to the 11k- 401k and Profit Sharing Audit. Coordinate with the Auditors and our HR/Payroll Dept. fielding questions as necessary.

Qualifications: .Accounting degree plus CPA , and related Public Accounting experience .Experience in external audit techniques; a must have for this role. .Self-starter, detail oriented, with ability to extract timely and meaningful information from others .Ability to lead and educate others (not just subordinates) .Superior oral and written communication skills .Ability to travel when necessary

Required Skills: .Computer Knowledge (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) .Working knowledge of Essbase (Hyperion), Excel, Lotus .Knowledge of JD Edwards accounting software and Microstrategy data warehouse environment are a plus!

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