Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Description

Sprout Social is looking to hire a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst to join the Finance team.

Why join Sprout’s Finance team?

As a member of Sprout’s finance team, you’ll help better position Sprout for future growth while maintaining compliance and integrity at the highest level. No matter your role, everyone on the team has the opportunity to be a part of creating best-in-class processes and practices that can scale with the organization. Our team is unique because we value transparency and direct ownership of responsibilities—meaning, you’ll always have our trust to help contribute to our overall goals and success as a department and organization.

What you’ll do

• Assist in the preparation of Sprout’s SEC filings, such as 8-Ks, 10-Qs and 10-Ks, including the associated XBRL tagging requirements

• Prepare financial statements, footnotes, MD&A, and other disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements

• Create underlying workpapers and analyses to support the company’s disclosures and prepare the disclosure checklist

• Work cross-functionally with various stakeholders, including Legal, Investor Relations, Finance and Accounting, in order to complete Sprout’s SEC filings

• Ensure SOX compliance throughout our financial reporting and related processes

• Interface with external auditors and facilitate their procedures over Sprout’s SEC filings

• Perform ad hoc disclosure benchmarking research of peer group companies

• Prepare share-based compensation entries and reconciliation for month-end close and provide equity-related analysis

• Utilize artificial intelligence to enhance Sprout’s financial reporting and technical accounting processes

• Participate in other technical accounting and SEC reporting workstreams and ad hoc projects

What you’ll bring

We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated with strong attention to details, proven ability to work both independently and cross-functionally and drive to take on new challenges. If you have a background in financial reporting and are passionate about delivering quality results and driving continual improvement in a dynamic, high-growth environment, we’d love to talk to you!

The minimum qualifications for this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent business degree

• 2-5+ years of relevant industry or public accounting experience

Preferred qualifications for this role include:

• CPA license or actively working towards obtaining license

• Understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure and reporting requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

• Experience with SEC reporting software a plus (e.g. Workiva)

How you’ll grow

Within 1 month, you’ll plant your roots, including:

• Experiencing Sprout’s in-depth onboarding, covering everything from our company mission and values, hearing directly from executives and founders, to deep training on our products and the value that Sprout delivers to our customers

• Making a plan with your manager to set initial priorities, aligning on expectations for your role, planting goalposts for your career, and learning about Sprout’s approach to scaling key business operations to support a high-growth NASDAQ publicly traded company

Within 3 months, you’ll start hitting your stride by:

• Being proficient in using Sprout’s accounting system (NetSuite) in order to retrieve data needed to prepare financial reporting

• Becoming proficient in Workiva in order to prepare the required external filings, such as the 10-Q and 10-K.

• Obtaining a broad understanding of Sprout’s financial reporting process and timelines

• Preparing financial statements, footnotes and other disclosures for Sprout’s external filings

• Building connections with business partners and finance teammates

Within 6 months, you’ll be making a clear impact through:

• Taking on additional responsibility over the financial reporting process, including interfacing with the external auditors and preparing the quarterly close and reporting calendar

• Work with key business partners, such as legal and investor relations, on filings and disclosure updates

• Research and remain up-to-date on current accounting pronouncements that could affect the company and work with the team to ensure new items are incorporated correctly.

• Having your first performance conversation with your manager, where you’ll discuss your accomplishments in your role and work together to build goals for your professional growth

Within 12 months, you’ll make this role your own by:

• Being able drive the completion of Sprout’s 10-Q and 10-K filings and preparation of the underlying schedules and support for the company’s disclosures

• Having a strong understanding over the company’s disclosures and reporting requirements

• Working effectively with business partners on SEC filings and other initiatives

• Making recommendations on process improvements

• Assisting in other ad hoc projects on an as needed basis

• Surprising us! You’ll use your unique ideas and abilities to change your team in beneficial ways that we haven’t even considered yet.

Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager.

Our Benefits Program

We’re proud to regularly be recognized for our team, product, and culture. We invest in our team with a comprehensive, competitive benefits program:

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Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Premium BCBSIL medical, dental (high/low plans), and vision (Eyemed) insurance for you and your eligible dependents.

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Premium Mental Health Support: Full, free access to Modern Health for you and your dependents, including coaching, therapy sessions, and digital wellness resources.

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Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on your first 6% of contributions (a 3% total match).

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Financial Security: 100% employer-paid Life and Disability insurance for your peace of mind.

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Flexible Paid Time Off: A flexible PTO policy, supplemented with additional company-wide Rest & Recharge days throughout the year.

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Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents to support you in expanding your family.

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Annual Lifestyle Stipend: A $1,000 USD annual Lifestyle Spending Account to spend on your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

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Work From Home Support: A one-time $550 USD stipend to set up your home office, plus a monthly $50 USD stipend for internet.

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Giving Back: 16 hours of paid volunteer time annually, plus a $100 annual match for your charitable donations.

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Additional Financial Perks: Access to pre-tax commuter benefits, subsidized child/eldercare (Care.com), discounted pet insurance (Figo), and no-cost personalized financial wellness support through Your Money Line.

*This list is for informational purposes only. Benefit offerings are discretionary and subject to change and do not constitute a contract or guarantee of benefits.

Whenever possible, Sprout wants to provide our team with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. Sprout maintains a remote workforce in many places in the United States. However, we are not set up in all states, so please look at the drop-down box in our application to see whether your state is listed. Few roles require an office setting. If your position requires a physical presence in a Sprout office, it will be evident in the job listing and your offer letter.

Our salary ranges reflect the expected earning potential for this role. Individual pay is based on geographic zone, relevant experience, and skills.

Our current hiring range for this role: $90,000 – $112,500 annually. Offers are made within this range, with opportunities to grow within the broader band based on performance and impact.

We share both our current hiring range and our broader geographic salary bands to provide transparency into our compensation philosophy. This ensures you understand not only your starting potential but also the long-term growth potential available as you progress in your role.

We have two geographic pay zones in the United States:

Zone 1 (New York, California, Washington): $99,000 – $148,600

Zone 2 (All other US states): $90,000 – $135,000

These ranges were determined by a market-based compensation approach; we used data from trusted third-party compensation sources to set equitable, consistent, and competitive ranges. We also evaluate compensation bi-annually, identify any changes in the market and make adjustments to our ranges and existing employee compensation as needed.

Sprout Social is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on identity- race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged or sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. Because Sprout Social is a federal contractor, we affirmatively recruit individuals with a disability and protected veterans. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our latest DEI Report.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the interview process or to submit your application, please email us at . Include the nature of your request and your preferred contact information. We'll do everything we can to support your success during our recruitment process while upholding your privacy. Please note that only inquiries regarding accommodations will receive a response from this email address; other inquiries will not be addressed (e.g., you send your resume but are not requesting an accommodation).

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please click here (1) Equal Opportunity Employment Poster and (2) Sprout Social's Affirmative Action Statement.

Additionally, Sprout Social participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

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