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Job Title: Senior Accountant- Equity/External Reporting
Job Location: NJ: North Bergen
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-06

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

Description: Senior Accountant- Equity/External Reporting

Job ID: 9740 # Positions: 1 City - State - Country: US-NJ-North Bergen Position Type: Full Time Posted Date: 08-27-08 Category: Finance and Accounting/Accountant

Apply for this job: Your application choices are: * Apply for this jobonline Liz Claiborne Inc. is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V) and is committed to diversity in its workplace.

More information about this job: Overview: This position is within the Companys External Reporting Group and reports to the manager of External Reporting. The position includes equity accounting and various SEC reporting responsibilities and links our analysis of the financial statements and the information provided to the external auditors. It is important that the person in this role is from a "public accounting" background (or a public company) in terms of discipline, diligence and attention to detail. This individual interacts frequently with the general accounting group, auditors, the legal department, human resources and divisional finance.

Responsibilities: . Account for restricted stock units and options within the Companys books and records . Prepare earnings per share calculations for periodic reporting, including the determination of basic and fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding . Coordinate the automation of current accounting and reporting processes . Perform monthly and quarterly profit and loss and balance sheet account reconciliations . Maintain supporting documentation in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation for various internal controls . Communicate continuously with Corporate Finance and Human Resources to ensure share transaction information is complete and accurate . Perform various equity reporting and analysis Equity Accounting: . Quarter-end and year-end equity accounting, including: o Reconciliation of outstanding shares, including stock repurchases, issuances, etc. o Tax benefit reconciliation o Calculation and posting of stock compensation expense . Preparation of schedules to support SEC disclosures . Audit of grant data . Policy and compliance procedures created for "grant date acceptance" . Special equity projects . Written department policies and procedures

SFAS No. 123(R): . Binomial Lattice modeling - assist in determination of factors and assumptions . Valuation of share-based payments . Auditable back-up reports . Audit narrative of decisions and process . Complete analysis o Expected Term o Expected Volatility . Forecast reports of expected stock compensation expense . Equity Benefits Plan Guidance and Compliance Considerations SEC Disclosure: . Prepare the charts and verbiage under required disclosure rules o Equity sections of Forms 10-Q and 10-K o Stock compensation sections of Forms 10-Q and 10-K o Proxy Statement . Prepare necessary back-up reports Other . Coordinate preparation of periodic management reporting, including materials provided to senior management and the Board of Directors, ensuring completeness and accuracy of related reports, schedules, etc. . Assist with other SEC filings including quarterly earnings releases on Forms 8-K . Preparation of other assigned financial statements and footnotes in periodic filings on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K

Qualifications: . Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred . Minimum of 2 years experience in public accounting or a public company . Basic understanding of GAAP and GAAP prepared financial statements . Strong excel skills . Ability to work with various deadlines such as monthly closes and reporting requirements . Equity accounting experience preferred . Knowledge of SFAS No. 123R (Share-Based Payment) and SFAS No. 128 (earnings per share) preferred . CPA obtained or in process . JDE and Hyperion systems experience is a plus

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