Technical Accounting Manager

Job Overview:

The Manager of Technical Accounting & Reporting plays a critical role in the company's technical accounting, financial reporting, and tax processes. This individual will collaborate closely with the Financial Reporting and Tax Accounting functions to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and tax standards. The role requires an experienced accounting professional with strong technical acumen who can take ownership of research, support SOX compliance, and prepare elements of SEC filings. This is a high-impact individual-contributor manager role requiring flexibility, sound judgment, and strong cross-functional communication in a fast-paced public company environment.

Key Responsibilities:

 Prepares audit support and responds to quarterly and annual auditor requests, demonstrating flexibility to meet critical deadlines during reporting and tax cycles.

 Leads technical accounting research efforts and independently authors defensible accounting position memos on complex or non-routine transactions (e.g., business combinations, asset acquisitions, PP&E, equity, investments, debt, digital assets).

 Prepares and reviews disclosures and supporting schedules for SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.

 Communicates effectively across accounting, tax, operations, and external auditors to ensure alignment and timely reporting.

 Maintains accounting policy documentation and identifies opportunities to streamline reporting and close activities.

 Supports the execution of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with SOX 404, including walkthroughs, control documentation updates, and evidence preparation.

 Collaborates with the tax department to review key components of the income tax provision under ASC 740.

 Additional duties as assigned.

This role requires strong professionalism, exceptional attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented, inclusive environment.

Required Qualifications:

 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required.

 4-5+ years of progressive experience in public accounting or in technical accounting or financial reporting at a public company.

 Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and related reporting requirements.

 Demonstrated experience authoring or substantially owning technical accounting memos and drafting or reviewing footnote disclosures.

 Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word, including pivot tables, formulas, and document formatting.

 Ability to work through ambiguous or incomplete fact patterns, identify materiality and open questions, and escalate judgment points with proposed alternatives.

 Willingness to support after-hours response or weekend work, when required.