E-3 Visa Senior Financial Reporting Accountant Jobs
Senior Financial Reporting Accountant roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance. Australian CPAs and CAs are well-positioned for these roles at U.S. public companies, private equity-backed firms, and Big Four clients. The E-3 has no lottery, no annual cap, and renews in two-year increments.
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Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?
Position Overview
The Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting is a senior leadership role reporting to the CAO, responsible for owning complex corporate accounting matters, overseeing financial reporting processes, and driving strategic initiatives across the finance organization. This role operates at the center of technical accounting, M&A, systems, and reporting, combining strong execution with the ability to solve novel challenges as the business scales.
The position will play a critical role in supporting IPO readiness and addressing complex, non-routine transactions and business initiatives, translating them into practical accounting and reporting outcomes. It will partner closely with cross-functional teams to align financial data, improve decision-useful reporting, and navigate a complex, multi-ERP environment.
This is a high-impact role with exposure to both recurring operations and complex, non-routine initiatives, requiring a candidate who can move seamlessly between detailed execution and strategic problem solving.
This role is based in New York City and requires in-office presence four days per week.
- Own and manage corporate accounting areas including debt, derivatives, stock-based compensation, and intercompany structures, ensuring accurate and consistent reporting across entities
- Lead technical accounting for complex and non-routine transactions, including preparing position papers, driving alignment, and ensuring consistent implementation with strong documentation and controls
- Drive purchase accounting and integration of acquisitions, including valuation alignment, opening balance sheet setup, and ongoing reporting consistency under U.S. GAAP and SOX frameworks
- Oversee preparation and review of quarterly U.S. GAAP and annual IFRS financial statements, ensuring high-quality disclosures and compliance with evolving standards
- Partner with external auditors to lead a timely and efficient audit process, including audit readiness, issue resolution, and delivery of supporting documentation
- Own and enhance SOX control frameworks, ensuring controls are designed, documented, and operating effectively across processes and systems
- Support IPO readiness and public company preparedness, including establishing scalable reporting processes, governance, and compliance structures
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and data alignment across a complex multi-ERP environment
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, legal, tax, and business leaders to translate complex accounting outcomes into clear, decision-useful insights
- Lead adoption and implementation of new accounting standards, ensuring timely interpretation and execution across the organization
- Identify and resolve high-impact, ambiguous accounting and operational issues, bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline
- Improve close and reporting timelines (record-to-report cycle) while maintaining strong governance, accuracy, and auditability
- All other duties as assigned
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – required
- Minimum 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP; IFRS experience preferred
- Experience with complex accounting areas such as M&A, financial instruments, and stock-based compensation
- Proven ability in accounting research and application of technical guidance
- Hands-on experience with SOX controls and compliance environments
- Experience working in or supporting multi-entity / global organizations
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-finance stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to operate in high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments
What's in it for you?
- Annual base salary range: $168,000 - $200,000
- Bonus target range: 35% - 45%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- Opportunity to participate in the company's Bonus Swap program, including potential matching restricted stock units (RSUs)
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
INTRODUCTION
Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?
Position Overview
The Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting is a senior leadership role reporting to the CAO, responsible for owning complex corporate accounting matters, overseeing financial reporting processes, and driving strategic initiatives across the finance organization. This role operates at the center of technical accounting, M&A, systems, and reporting, combining strong execution with the ability to solve novel challenges as the business scales.
The position will play a critical role in supporting IPO readiness and addressing complex, non-routine transactions and business initiatives, translating them into practical accounting and reporting outcomes. It will partner closely with cross-functional teams to align financial data, improve decision-useful reporting, and navigate a complex, multi-ERP environment.
This is a high-impact role with exposure to both recurring operations and complex, non-routine initiatives, requiring a candidate who can move seamlessly between detailed execution and strategic problem solving.
This role is based in New York City and requires in-office presence four days per week.
- Own and manage corporate accounting areas including debt, derivatives, stock-based compensation, and intercompany structures, ensuring accurate and consistent reporting across entities
- Lead technical accounting for complex and non-routine transactions, including preparing position papers, driving alignment, and ensuring consistent implementation with strong documentation and controls
- Drive purchase accounting and integration of acquisitions, including valuation alignment, opening balance sheet setup, and ongoing reporting consistency under U.S. GAAP and SOX frameworks
- Oversee preparation and review of quarterly U.S. GAAP and annual IFRS financial statements, ensuring high-quality disclosures and compliance with evolving standards
- Partner with external auditors to lead a timely and efficient audit process, including audit readiness, issue resolution, and delivery of supporting documentation
- Own and enhance SOX control frameworks, ensuring controls are designed, documented, and operating effectively across processes and systems
- Support IPO readiness and public company preparedness, including establishing scalable reporting processes, governance, and compliance structures
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and data alignment across a complex multi-ERP environment
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, legal, tax, and business leaders to translate complex accounting outcomes into clear, decision-useful insights
- Lead adoption and implementation of new accounting standards, ensuring timely interpretation and execution across the organization
- Identify and resolve high-impact, ambiguous accounting and operational issues, bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline
- Improve close and reporting timelines (record-to-report cycle) while maintaining strong governance, accuracy, and auditability
- All other duties as assigned
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – required
- Minimum 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP; IFRS experience preferred
- Experience with complex accounting areas such as M&A, financial instruments, and stock-based compensation
- Proven ability in accounting research and application of technical guidance
- Hands-on experience with SOX controls and compliance environments
- Experience working in or supporting multi-entity / global organizations
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-finance stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to operate in high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments
What's in it for you?
- Annual base salary range: $168,000 - $200,000
- Bonus target range: 35% - 45%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- Opportunity to participate in the company's Bonus Swap program, including potential matching restricted stock units (RSUs)
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant
Translate your CA credentials for U.S. employers
Australian Chartered Accountant (CA) or CPA designations aren't automatically recognized by U.S. hiring managers. Clarify the equivalency upfront in your resume and cover letter so employers don't confuse your qualifications with a U.S. CPA license requirement.
Target employers with SEC reporting obligations
U.S. public companies, foreign private issuers filing 20-F forms, and large private-equity-backed firms need dedicated financial reporting headcount. These employers have in-house legal or HR teams already familiar with E-3 visa sponsorship, reducing friction during the offer stage.
Search E-3 sponsorship roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Senior Financial Reporting Accountant roles by employers with active E-3 or H-1B visa sponsorship history. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service also manages the entire process from LCA submission through your consulate appointment.
Confirm the LCA wage level before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your offered salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for the role and location. Ask HR to confirm the wage level designation before you sign, since Level I and Level II wages for senior roles can vary significantly by metro area.
Prepare IFRS-to-GAAP translation examples for interviews
U.S. financial reporting roles operate under U.S. GAAP, not IFRS. Prepare two or three concrete examples of how you've applied or bridged both standards. Interviewers at multinational employers value this fluency and it reinforces the specialty nature of the role for E-3 purposes.
Get your visa stamped before your start date
Unlike H-1B, the E-3 is always processed at a U.S. consulate in Australia. There's no change-of-status option if you're currently abroad. Book your consulate appointment immediately after your employer's LCA is certified to avoid delaying your start date.
E-3 Visa Senior Financial Reporting Accountant: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Senior Financial Reporting Accountant jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Senior Financial Reporting Accountant roles filtered by employers with E-3 or H-1B sponsorship history. Not every employer advertising the role will proactively mention visa sponsorship, so filtering by actual filing history is more reliable than relying on job descriptions alone.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. Senior Financial Reporting Accountant roles consistently qualify as specialty occupations under E-3 requirements because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. The role's direct ties to technical accounting standards, SEC filings, or external audit coordination reinforce the specialty occupation argument. Roles that only require a generic business degree may face more scrutiny, so the job description should specify the accounting or finance degree requirement.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Senior Financial Reporting Accountants?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has no annual lottery, no cap on approvals, and no registration fee. H-1B applicants enter a randomized lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate each year. For a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant with Australian citizenship, the E-3 is a faster and more predictable path. Both visas require employer sponsorship, a certified LCA, and proof the role meets specialty occupation standards.
Can I switch employers while on an E-3 as a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant?
Yes, but you can't simply transfer the visa. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need to apply for a new E-3 at a U.S. consulate in Australia before starting work. There's no portability provision like the one available under H-1B after 180 days. Plan your timeline to allow four to eight weeks between offer acceptance and your consulate appointment.