XBRL Accounting Consultant

Company:	Thomson Reuters Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (22)
Job Location(s):	Houston
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Accounting - General

Position Description

XBRL Accounting Consultant-ACC00003046

Description

Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com http://www.thomsonreuters.com/

To maintain market leadership in its very rapidly growing XBRL practice, EDGARfilings, a division of Westlaw Business, a Thomson Reuters Company, seeks an XBRL Accounting Consultant. Join the leading provider of XBRL software and services by working with a team of professionals to assist public companies file in XBRL using cutting-edge technology. This role will involve the creation of a customized taxonomy mapping document for a client's financial statements, footnotes, and financial statement schedules by mapping each item to an element from the US GAAP Taxonomy (UGT) developed by XBRL US, the national consortium for XML business reporting standards. This role also includes consultation with clients in a timely manner to determine and confirm which of their reported financial statement items appear to map directly to the UGT or which ones may require the creation of customized extension elements in order to create an XBRL instance document.

Responsibilities:

Create a customized taxonomy document using a client's recent filing with the SEC (10-Q or 10-K) as well as the US GAAP Taxonomy (UGT).
Consult with clients in a timely manner to determine and confirm which of their reported financial statement items appear to map directly to the UGT or which ones may require the creation of customized extension elements in order to create an XBRL instance document.
Use information provided by the SEC, in addition to whatever additional material is required, to understand evolving XBRL compliance requirements and address client questions related to their specific compliance requirements.

Qualifications

Skillsets:

Must have an Accounting or Finance Degree
CPA or Financial Reporting experience preferred with 5-10 years of experience with financial disclosures and SEC filing/reporting requirements
Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Results-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines
Able to research and think independently
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with external client relationships; able to communicate well with external customers
Excellent and well-developed organization and interpersonal skills
Understand the big picture and pay rigorous attention to details
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities in order to meet customer-initiated deadlines
Be an excellent team player, used to achieving success through others
Be committed and passionate about achieving desired results and successful delivery
Must be able to follow established processes and recommend gains in efficiency
Be willing to share knowledge and best practices with a variety of people
Demonstrate a high proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010.)

Job Accounting and Finance

Primary Location US-TX-Houston

Organization Legal Westlaw Business

Schedule Full-time

Job Type Standard

Shift Day Job

Travel No