Director – Technical Accounting

Director – Technical Accounting

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in accounting or related field.
• Qualified Accountant (CPA and/or CIA)
• Expert knowledge of GAAP, SEC and other accounting and reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Review applicability of new accounting standards or disclosure requirements, provide technical guidance, and assist with implementing these new accounting principles.
• Collaborate with the Regional Controllers, Chief Accounting Officer, and Chief Financial Officer to develop, review and maintain financial accounting policies and standards.
• Proactively engage with the business to determine the proper accounting for non-routine or complex transactions and prepare memos.
• Maintain a knowledge base of current industry practices to ensure best practices are monitored and considered.
• Keep abreast of US GAAP, and other regulatory and technical guidance and regulations.
• Facilitate training on various accounting topics as needed.
• Drive or assist with the assessment, recommendation and implementation of improving or creating finance and accounting system integrations and/or implementations.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly financial presentations for senior leadership and audit committee.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors and internal audit compliance firm in support of an effective and efficient audit process and implement actions to remediate control deficiencies.
• Manage the accounting for our equity compensation programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience including progressive experience with multinational (ideally US) public companies.
• 4+ years of audit work in a big 4 firm, large global public company, or a combination of both.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, risk and controls standards, and business process best practices.
• Extensive and proven experience of evolving and developing processes, controls and systems in support of U.S.-listed company requirements.
• Experience managing project work with tight deadlines and working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across the organization.
• Collaborative and can be flexible in his/her approach.
• Have strong communication (both written and verbal) skills, excellent interpersonal skills, professional gravitas, and presentation skills that foster and build strong relationships with a wide range of different business partners and stakeholders. Ability to explain complex accounting and finance principles to non-finance colleagues.
• Operates at the highest level of professionalism and personal integrity.