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Director of Technical Accounting & Reporting

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Account Management • Finance • $190,000 PA - $250,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director of Technical Accounting & Reporting at AlphaSense will be a key member of the finance team, responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance of financial reporting. This role requires extensive experience with US GAAP, SEC reporting, and internal controls. Key responsibilities include managing the accounting and reporting for M&A activity, stock-based compensation, and revenue recognition. The ideal candidate will have experience in a public company, strong technical accounting skills, and the ability to effectively manage and mentor a team. The role involves interacting with senior management, external auditors, and other stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Must have:
  • CPA & Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance
  • 8+ years accounting experience (Big 4 & public company)
  • Extensive US GAAP, SEC reporting, internal controls knowledge
  • M&A, purchase accounting, complex transaction experience
  • Strong research, interpretation, and documentation skills
Good to have:
  • International accounting exposure
  • Experience in technology/software sector
  • Experience with rapidly scaling global organizations
Perks:
  • Performance-based bonus
  • Equity
  • Generous benefits program

Job Details

Reports to: Chief Accounting Officer

About AlphaSense: 

The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. Our platform is trusted by over 4,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500.

Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with over 2,000 people across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. For more information, please visit www.alpha-sense.com.

About the Role: 

We're looking for an exceptional accountant with multinational public company experience to help us solve complex GAAP accounting matters and ready the business’ financial reporting for the rigor of public market review. This teammate will lead the implementation and maintenance of a system of internal controls that will ensure financial reporting is prepared in compliance with all new or proposed accounting standards within FASB, AICPA, PCAOB, EITF, SEC, and other international standards. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong ability to provide meaningful reviews, feedback, and whitepapers on a broad array of matters and have strong project management skills. To be successful, the Director of Technical Accounting must have the interpersonal skills to work directly with founders, CFOs, and external auditors and the organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple inquiries and meet deadlines.

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, and CPA required.
  • 8+ years of experience in accounting; including Big 4 public accounting experience and experience with financial reporting in a public company. 
  • Extensive experience with complex and significant business combinations, M&A transaction and purchase accounting, Pro Forma financial statements, accounting policy alignment, and goodwill impairment testing preferred.
  • Extensive knowledge of SEC Reporting, US GAAP and internal control process required; some international exposure is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to research and interpret accounting guidance, draft accounting memos to support conclusions, and coordinate with external auditors to ensure alignment on positions. 
  • Ability to work independently and effectively manage time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently and as committed; able to multi-task and adapt quickly to a dynamic work environment.
  • Experience working in the technology / software sector, or within a rapidly scaling global organization is a plus.

What You’ll Do: 

  • Serve as the technical resource on GAAP and SEC rules and regulations and engage with business partners to ensure all relevant accounting issues and complex transactions are identified; and assist in structuring transactions to maximize operating and accounting goals. Support the finance and accounting team with timely and insightful research, documentation, and guidance on technical accounting matters, including complex and non-standard transactions.
  • Follow emerging accounting issues and proactively analyze their impact on the Company’s results and financial position and implement new accounting standards.
  • Manage accounting and reporting for M&A, equity, stock-based compensation, leasing, and revenue for compliance with relevant ASC guidance.
  • Assist with the preparation/review of audit schedules for annual audit, and lead preparation and review of financial statements, footnote disclosures, MD&A, and other relevant reporting matters.
  • Manage any potential SEC Filings such as registration statements, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and Proxy statements and supporting documentation
  • Prepare cash flows, stockholders’ roll forward, EPS calculation, stock-based compensation, and accounting for non-routine transactions.
  • Develop and update the risk and control assessment, staying informed of new and emerging risks as well as key control issues, trends and developments
  • Manage the reporting team, focusing on training and development, performance assistance and offering growth opportunities
  • Participate in strategic financial projects including upgrades and the implementation of ERP software.

AlphaSense is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.

 

Base Compensation Range*:  $190,000 - $250,000

Additional Components: You may also be offered a performance-based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program.

*For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including geographic location as well as candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

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