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Achieve · 4 weeks ago

Director, Technical Accounting

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company that helps everyday people move from struggling to thriving with innovative financial solutions. As a Director of Technical Accounting, you will build out the technical accounting function, collaborate with finance leadership, and ensure compliance with US GAAP while supporting audits and developing accounting policies.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally across the business to foresee potential accounting issues and recommend practical solutions associated with contemplated business transactions

Review all new business activities to ensure timely identification of accounting and financial reporting matters and prepare high quality accounting memorandums for senior management and auditors

Foster strong partnerships with cross-functional partners to understand contractual arrangements, transactions and operational structures. Provide accounting expertise, including options and recommendations for transaction structuring, and simply and precisely explain accounting implications

Support financial audits with preparing audit requests, coordinating information requests, compiling technical accounting assessments

Collaborate with advisory services when required in analyzing accounting standards and assessing the associated business implications required to support implementations of new or revised technical accounting treatments

Support the preparation and review of corporate accounting policies and procedures

Participate in both formal and informal reviews with business to ensure financial statement disclosures are complete and accurate and align internal reporting with US GAAP

Assist in the evaluation, maintenance, and performance of key controls over technical accounting

Represent the company professionally as a technical accounting subject matter expert

Champion strategic innovation by developing new processes and encouraging ongoing process improvement within the accounting function

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

CPATechnical GAAPTechnical writingFinancial Services experienceAdvanced ExcelOracle experienceCommunication skillsLeadership experience

Required

Accounting Degree and CPA required

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, (minimum 5 years in a leadership role)

Big 4 or Mid-Tier experience as a manager or Sr. Manager

Strong / Advanced Technical GAAP experience with ASC 230, 326, 606, 810, 815, 820, and 860, including experience with securitization/SPV structures

Technical writing skills (memos and implementation documentation)

Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills

Advanced excel skills

Preferred

Financial Services or Fin-tech industry experience a plus

Oracle experience a plus

Company

Achieve

Glassdoor3.4

Achieve is the leader in digital personal finance, built to help everyday people thrive.

Founded in 2002

Tempe, Arizona, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.achieve.com

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