Senior Finance Manager- Mergers and Acquisitions

Senior Manager Finance- Mergers and Acquisitions

Job Category: Finance / Accounting – Accountant

The Company is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Accounting Policy team to oversee and manage the team that performs accounting due diligence activities for all of the Company’s acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture transactions (M&A transactions). This dynamic and highly visible position involves partnering with the Corporate Development group and other functions across the company to provide accounting policy guidance, under the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for a variety of significant and complex M&A transactions. This position leads a team of experienced accountants

Specific responsibilities of this role include:

• Primary M&A transaction liaison between Accounting function and the Corporate Development group, Business Unit Controllers, multiple other functions (tax, IT, etc.), internal & external auditors, and third-party valuation experts;
• Manage the accounting due diligence process and support integration for all M&A transactions;
• Identify key accounting risks for M&A transactions and recommend mitigations;
• Provide accounting policy guidance on such matters including consolidation, purchase price allocation, goodwill impairment testing, equity method accounting, revenue recognition, and inventory valuation;
• Communicate accounting due diligence results and integration priorities to executive leadership;
• Manage preparation of technical accounting whitepapers including performing research and coordinating with external auditors;
• Manage relationship with third party valuation experts and preparation of the opening balance sheet for acquisitions;
• Manage goodwill impairment testing process;
• Monitor accounting standard setters and support implementation of new accounting pronouncements;
• Training focal for Accounting function;
• Encourage and motivate employees to identify process improvements;
• Develop and strengthen specific knowledge and skills of the technical accounting team.

The ideal candidate for this position should possess strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 10 or more years’ experience in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience in technical accounting and/or mergers and acquisitions activity through industry and/or public accounting

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $190,000.00 per year

Experience:

• Accounting: 10 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)