Technical Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities

• Lead technical accounting research and preparation of position papers;
• Document conclusions of key judgments and estimates with management and external auditors;
• Provide support to finance teams and business partners on technical accounting matters as required, including research, analysis, and documentation of conclusions related to contracts and operational matters;
• Leading the implementation of, and compliance with, new accounting requirements;
• Ensuring the quarterly contingency and one-timer reporting process is executed with no exception;
• Performing extensive benchmarking evaluations;
• Monitoring, assessing, documenting and communicating new GAAP, SEC and other accounting and disclosure issues;
• Coordinating with various departments to assist in providing and vetting financial information;
• Drafting and updating AFM accounting policies and memos;
• Participating in meetings across multiple organizations and identifying and solving problems;
• Engaging in quarter end close activities including providing auditors documentation to support the accounting conclusions made.

Skills

• Detail understanding of accounting rules;
• Consults with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope;
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design;
• Ability to influence multiple organizations within a broad scope, typically interacting with other managers and directors;
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Superior business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power Point Presentation);
• Superior communication and influencing skills;
• Superior teamwork skills;
• Excellent business acumen;
• Excellent project management skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance;
• CA or equivalent qualification required;
• 5 to 8 years combined experience in technical accounting, including Big-4 accounting firms and/or Controllership within large multinational, publicly-held companies;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Proven ability to communicate complex topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience, including meeting facilitation and presentations;
• Exposure to ERP accounting and finance systems such as SAP preferred.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only).

Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

• Health insurance;
• Dental insurance;
• Vision insurance;
• Long term/short term disability insurance;
• Employee assistance program;
• Flexible spending account;
• Life insurance;
• Generous time off policies, including:
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure;
• 11 paid holidays;
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview).