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Description

Senior-Staff II – Technical Accounting

Reports to: Senior Manager – Technical Accounting

Responsibilities:

+ Primary contributor to perform technical accounting research required by the finance department in accordance with US GAAP, including ASC topics covering leases, equity/share-based compensation, derivatives, business combinations, complex revenue recognition, etc.

+ Draft technical accounting positions and conclusions derived from the above research.

+ Evaluate emerging accounting pronouncements/updates for relevance/applicability to Asplundh’s family of companies.

+ Identify and evaluate local IFRS (foreign operations) vs. US-GAAP consolidated financial results and accounting differences

+ Administer the company’s lease accounting management tools (Visual Lease) for both operating and finance leases; record related accounting activities

+ Provide technical accounting support to the Business Development team, including due diligence support (e.g. review key contracts, accounting policies, etc.)

+ Support General Accounting team regarding complex accounting issues/fact-pattern analysis

+ Handle other responsibilities, as needed, such as project/system implementation support.

Requirements:

+ BS in Accounting.

+ CPA (Preferred, but not required).

+ Minimum of 2-3 years in accounting (or similar) experience with increasing responsibilities directly involved in technical accounting matters; extensive experience in the technical accounting topics noted above is preferred

+ Experience with ASC 606 - Revenue, ASC 842 - Leases and ASC 805 - Business Combinations preferred

+ Large, public company/SEC reporting experience preferred

+ Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate/translate complex, technical matters effectively to a non-technical audience.

+ Teachable attitude / willingness to learn.

+ Ability to contribute creatively to a vision of “what could be”, not just focused on “what is/has been”

+ Ability to execute tasks within a project plan on time and at a high-level of quality.

+ Experience using modern ERP’s such as SAP or Oracle is preferred

+ Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, auditors, stakeholders, etc.

Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note:

+ _All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check._

+ _Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position._

**Notice to Agencies:** We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.