Director of Technical Accounting
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Accounting
Financial Compliance, Accounting Manager, Accounting & Finance, Financial Reporting
The Opportunity
JLL’s Global Controllership team is seeking a Director of Technical Accounting to provide thought leadership on complex and technical accounting issues and serve as a subject matter resource to influence business decisions through technical accounting impacts. In this position, you will research, analyze, and conclude on technical accounting topics, with a core focus of capturing and maximizing value to our organization.
In addition, this role will:
- Drive consistency of accounting policy implementation globally
- Build U.S. GAAP understanding with stakeholders inside and outside of the Global Finance team
- Establish and develop relationships within Finance globally
JLL’s Global Controllership team is seeking a Director of Technical Accounting to provide thought leadership on complex and technical accounting issues and serve as a subject matter resource to influence business decisions through technical accounting impacts. In this position, you will research, analyze, and conclude on technical accounting topics, with a core focus of capturing and maximizing value to our organization.
In addition, this role will:
- Drive consistency of accounting policy implementation globally
- Build U.S. GAAP understanding with stakeholders inside and outside of the Global Finance team
- Establish and develop relationships within Finance globally
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to break down complex and non-routine technical accounting issues and work through analysis of issues
- Support Corporate Development projects, including analysis of business combinations, joint ventures, and consolidation analyses
- Review complex revenue contracts to drive consistency and process improvement
- Contribute to SEC filing disclosures and the completion of the company’s audit process
- Support the annual goodwill impairment assessment
- Review and update accounting policies and collaborate across the organization to implement policies or related materials (procedures, FAQs, etc.) to improve clarity and consistency
- Monitor, assess, and support the implementation of new accounting pronouncements applicable to the company
- Work in the fast-paced Global Controllership team with direct exposure to key leaders and executives
- Participate in or lead special projects across the company, as needed
- Command of accounting principles and ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) issues and their resolution to finance and business leadership
- Exceptional research skills related to technical accounting concepts
- Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills with the ability to build consensus in a collaborative setting
- Effective time management skills and a proactive self-starter to operate in a constantly changing environment
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field with 7+ years of experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
- Proficiency in US GAAP
- Experience performing in-depth accounting research and communicating findings and conclusions
- Experience working with multinational corporations and SEC registrants
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