Manager/ Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Position: Manager/ Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

About B. Riley Securities
B. Riley Securities delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking, corporate finance, advisory, research, and sales & trading services. Our investment banking offerings span initial, secondary, and follow-on equity/debt issuances; institutional private placements; M&A advisory; and corporate restructuring/recapitalization. We're nationally recognized and top-ranked for our proprietary small-cap equity research.

Position Overview
As Senior Manager / Director, Financial Reporting, you'll lead our external SEC reporting processes and serve as the go-to technical accounting expert for the accounting and finance teams. This role sits within the Accounting & Finance function at B. Riley Securities Holdings, Inc., reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. This role offers quarterly bonus eligibility and a competitive base salary commensurate with experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and filing of SEC reports (e.g., 10-K, 10-Q), ensuring financial statements comply with US GAAP and SEC regulations.
• Develop and manage the quarterly SEC reporting calendar, coordinating with external auditors, executives, legal, and B. Riley Financials’ accounting/finance teams.
• Oversee the quarterly financial reporting package, including footnote preparation, MD&A drafting/updates, and tie-outs for earnings releases, financial tables, call scripts, and proxy statements.
• Maintain a disclosure checklist to drive compliance with reporting requirements; research and assess new accounting pronouncements, leading their company-wide implementation.
• Author technical accounting memos and position papers on complex topics, collaborating with management and external auditors to resolve issues during audits/reviews.
• Continuously enhance financial reporting processes through streamlining, automation, and innovative solutions.
• Support ad-hoc projects, such as equity-based compensation, lease accounting, and acquisitions.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 4+ years in public accounting (Big Four manager-level preferred).
• 3+ years in a public company, with hands-on experience drafting SEC filings (10-K/10-Q).
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and technical accounting expertise, including deep knowledge of US GAAP, SEC rules, and technical research.
• Financial services or securities brokerage experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills; proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel.
• Familiarity with financial reporting software and NetSuite ERP a plus.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships across teams.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. employees enjoy competitive salaries, access to our 401(k) profit sharing retirement plan and our other benefits including paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave, voluntary group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and company paid life and disability coverage. 

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: B Riley Securities is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors.