Summary

The Team

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

Block is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Reporting Analyst, reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager in APAC, with a primary focus on international financial reporting, regulatory reporting and technical accounting. This role is part of the Global Financial Reporting team and will be primarily responsible for preparing and coordinating aspects of the international statutory financial statement and their audits, as well as regulatory reporting requirements for the Company. Additionally, this role will support the Global Financial Reporting team to assist in the filing of the 10-Qs / 10-Ks and various ad-hoc accounting projects

You Will

1. Coordinate, prepare, and review annual statutory financial statements for multiple international entities applying local GAAP / IFRS accounting guidance
2. Collaborate with external auditors and other teams such as accounting, tax, legal, etc. as part of the preparation of the financial statements and statutory audits
3. Prepare various regulatory authority filings for Block’s international entities
4. Prepare various statistical surveys - this encompasses reporting to several government authorities such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics NZ
5. Assist with quarterly and annual ad-hoc regulatory reporting requirements such as APRA
6. Assist with research, evaluation and documentation of technical accounting analysis and reporting implications, as well as other corporate accounting and reporting matters that may arise for various entities
7. Help with special projects, technical accounting projects, and application of new accounting guidelines
8. Assist with quarterly and annual SEC reporting requirements, including compliance with financial reporting SOX control requirements
9. Assist the Block’s international accounting team with ad-hoc special research projects and accounting queries

You Have

1. Familiarity with IFRS, US GAAP and international local GAAP reporting standards
2. 4+ years of financial reporting/accounting experience working with large public multinational companies
3. 2+ years of public accounting experience preferred
4. Experience interpreting new IFRS and FASB guidance
5. Familiarity with Oraclecloud, Hyperion / Essbase, Blackline and Workiva
6. Comfortable managing conflicting deadlines and working in a fast paced environment
7. Exceptionally strong financial reporting and analytical skills
8. CA or CPA qualified
9. Bachelor's degree in related field

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to identity or other legally protected class. 

Skills

• Accounting
• Analytical Thinking