Senior Technical Accounting Manager

• Communicate complex accounting topics clearly to non-accounting stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and coaching to internal and outsourced accounting team members.
• Identify risks early, recommend pragmatic solutions, and drive projects through completion.
• Lead accounting for intercompany transactions, transfer pricing arrangements, consolidations, and eliminations.
• Research, evaluate, and document complex accounting matters under U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare technical accounting memoranda and position papers.
• Support accurate and timely financial reporting, including review of account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement disclosures.
• Own accounting policies and support consistent application across entities, business lines, and geographies.
• Monitor evolving accounting standards and assess their implications.
• Lead monthly and annual close processes, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Manage and review the outsourced bookkeeping team.
• Establish service expectations and strengthen review and escalation processes.
• Design, document, and improve scalable accounting processes, internal controls, and close procedures.
• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to translate new products, contracts, legal entities, and transactions into accounting conclusions and operational workflows.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day partner for external auditors.
• Coordinate audit requests, support audit readiness, and resolve technical accounting questions.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on domestic and international tax matters, including entity structuring, compliance, transfer pricing, and related accounting impacts.
• Support accounting and reporting for international operations, foreign subsidiaries, and cross-border intercompany activity.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready support for significant estimates, judgments, transactions, and balances.

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including substantial responsibility for technical accounting, financial reporting, or controllership activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to research, document, and communicate complex accounting conclusions.
• Experience partnering directly with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Strong analytical, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Judgment to handle confidential financial information.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to automate repetitive tasks, improve workflows, and increase productivity while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience at a Big Four accounting firm preferred.
• Experience with intercompany transactions, consolidations, and eliminations preferred.
• Experience in a high-growth technology company, professional services organization, or similarly complex multi-entity environment preferred.
• Experience supporting accounting functions within legal, accounting, consulting, or other professional services organizations preferred.
• Experience supporting international operations and international tax matters preferred.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Must be located in New York City.

Demonstrates extensive expertise in U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, and financial reporting, with a strong ability to communicate complex topics to diverse stakeholders. Proven track record in managing intercompany transactions, consolidations, and leading audit processes while ensuring compliance and accuracy.

• U.S. GAAP Expertise
• Technical Accounting Guidance
• Financial Reporting Management
• Intercompany Transactions Oversight
• CPA Certification

• Technical Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Project Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Consolidations
• Transfer Pricing
• Audit Coordination
• Internal Controls
• Accounting Policies
• Financial Statement Disclosures

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills
• Judgment

• CPA

• Big Four Accounting Firm
• High-Growth Technology Company
• Professional Services Organization
• International Operations
• Cross-Border Transactions

• AI-Powered Tools
• ChatGPT
• Claude