Director/Manager Financial Reporting

Manager of Technical Accounting

Compensation: $110,000–$120,000+ DOE

Our client is seeking a Manager of Technical Accounting to join their growing finance and accounting team. This is a highly visible role for a technical accounting professional who enjoys researching complex accounting matters, staying current on regulatory changes, and partnering with leadership to determine how changes impact the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone coming from public accounting or a corporate technical accounting environment who wants to take on a role with significant autonomy and long-term growth potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical accounting research, documentation, and policy development related to U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos, position papers, financial statement footnotes, and disclosures.
• Monitor new accounting pronouncements and regulatory developments and determine their impact on the organization.
• Support month-end close, including financial statement preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and management reporting packages.
• Partner with external auditors on technical accounting matters, audits, and inquiries.
• Evaluate accounting implications related to acquisitions, business combinations, leases, debt, equity transactions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Provide guidance on lease accounting, including leases, escalators, modifications, payments, and financial statement disclosures.
• Support internal controls, fraud risk assessment documentation, and process improvements.
• Stay current on industry-specific and regulatory requirements and proactively identify potential accounting impacts.
• Serve as a technical accounting resource to finance and cross-functional business partners.

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• CPA highly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience with a national or regional accounting firm preferred.
• Candidates with experience serving publicly traded clients are encouraged to apply.
• Strong experience researching and applying U.S. GAAP.
• Strong lease accounting experience required.
• Experience with revenue recognition, business combinations, debt accounting, and complex transactions preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive and comfortable independently researching accounting guidance and determining its impact on the business.
• Ability to explain complex accounting concepts to non-accounting stakeholders.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Growth opportunity within an established and expanding organization.
• High level of autonomy and visibility with senior finance leadership.
• Opportunity to influence accounting policies, processes, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborative environment with exposure to executive leadership, corporate accounting, internal audit, and external auditors.
• Potential for occasional travel related to strategic initiatives and integration efforts.
• Great Benefits
• Hybrid flexibility