Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting

A Moving Experience.

Primary Functions:

• Assist in the company's external reporting process, prepare/compile and assess the disclosures included in Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and support the quarterly earnings release.
• Prepare month-end/quarter-end journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules for assigned general ledger accounts.
• Prepare quarterly stock compensation accounting and reporting.
• Conduct technical accounting research on accounting and reporting issues, including stock compensation, goodwill and intangible asset impairment, going concern and equity and debt financing.
• Assist in quarterly reviews and annual audit and prepare audit schedules, as necessary.
• Proactively identify issues causing inefficiencies and implement process improvements to streamline accounting processes.
• Collaborate with treasury, tax, FP&A, investor relations and operational accounting teams to ensure a smooth reporting process.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of related experience, preferably a mix of public and private accounting
• CPA License preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level analytical abilities and communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
• Knowledge of Equity Edge Online reporting preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel including use of v-lookups and pivot tables.
• Self-motivated, ability to manage deadlines.
• Careful attention to detail and the ability to organize.
• Flexibility to navigate a fluid and fast-paced environment.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers - from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC - to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence's passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

- Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.

- Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.

- Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.

- Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.

- Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.

- Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements (e.g., how to protect data & how to be handling this data).

- Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs.