Technical Accounting Director

Technical Accounting Director

This position will be based on-site in Las Colinas (Irving), Texas. This is a highly visible role within our corporate finance organization and is responsible for leading key aspects of our external financial reporting (SEC reporting of 10-Ks and 10-Qs, as well as support of Investor Relations), technical accounting and consolidation infrastructure.

As we continue to mature our reporting environment, this role will partner closely with the CAO, CFO, FP&A, tax, legal, revenue cycle management, regional CFOs, regional accounting, external auditors and other business leaders to strengthen reporting quality, disclosure readiness, close discipline and internal controls.

Essential Job Responsibilities

SEC Reporting & Disclosure

• Lead SEC reporting, preparing Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and supporting Investor Relations.
• Partner with the CAO, legal, FP&A, tax, treasury, internal audit, external advisors and other stakeholders to support disclosure governance, cross-functional review of external reporting materials, reporting consistency and audit-ready documentation.
• Support preparation of backlog, bonding capacity, and other construction-specific investor disclosures in coordination with Investor Relations and surety/bonding partners.

Technical Accounting & GAAP Research

• Perform technical accounting research and prepare accounting analyses and whitepapers for complex U.S. GAAP matters, including revenue recognition (over-time revenue recognition), business combinations, purchase accounting (reviewing valuation reports and preparing opening balance sheets), goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, share-based compensation, leases, debt and equity transactions, segment reporting, EPS considerations, related-party matters and new accounting standard adoption.

Long-Term Contract Accounting & Percentage-of-Completion

• Own technical accounting for long-term, fixed-price and unit-price construction contracts under ASC 606 (including assessments of significant contracts), including percentage-of-completion measurement, estimate-at-completion (EAC) updates, and variable consideration.
• Review contract asset and contract liability positions (costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings), including retainage classification and aging.
• Advise regional finance teams on claims, unapproved change orders, and contract modifications for proper recognition timing and disclosure.
• Maintain the anticipated loss (loss-contract) accrual policy and monitor projects for early identification of loss positions.

Business Development & Transaction Support

• Provide accounting support to the business development team and other strategic initiatives, including evaluation of proposed transactions, acquisition-related accounting considerations and related financial reporting impacts.
• Lead purchase accounting and integration considerations for tuck-in and roll-up acquisitions, a core component of the company's growth strategy.
• Evaluate joint venture, consortium, and teaming arrangements for proper consolidation and variable-interest-entity (VIE) determination.

Reporting Process, Controls & Analytics

• Partner with accounting, FP&A and other finance leaders to improve reporting automation, data integrity, dashboarding, financial reporting analytics and scalable reporting processes.
• Continue development of accounting policies, internal control documentation, reporting processes and financial statement support designed to be scalable and audit-ready.

Fixed Assets & Equipment Accounting

• Ensure proper lease accounting (ASC 842) for equipment, real estate, and job-site facilities.
• Provide technical accounting oversight for the company's owned and leased equipment fleet, including componentization, useful-life assessments, and impairment considerations.

External Audit Management

• Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, managing audit requests, PBC deliverables, issue resolution, reporting timelines, audit-ready support for significant accounting and disclosure matters and recurring audit status meetings during quarterly and annual reporting cycles.

Consolidation

• Partner with FP&A on implementation of consolidation system and manage monthly consolidation (future state).

Contract Advisory

• Act as an advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts (including leases) into which the company may enter.

Team Leadership & Special Projects

• Supervise and mentor staff to develop their accounting and problem-solving skills.
• Manage or participate in special projects as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned/requested.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and 7-10 years of progressing accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting or audit experience required.
• Public-company reporting, IPO readiness or transaction-readiness experience strongly preferred, including preparation or review of SEC-style filings, MD&A, earnings release materials, disclosure controls, governance routines, and…