Director SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Western Union•Atlanta, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant SEC reporting, including Forms 10-K/Q, Forms 8-K, earnings releases, proxy, registration statements, and other critical filings. This role involves reviewing and completing the consolidation of global results for the Company’s subsidiaries, ensuring the accuracy of financial information communicated externally, and directing the accounting for the Company’s stock compensation programs worldwide. The position is also responsible for establishing accounting policies and analyzing/implementing new FASB and SEC rules, regulations, and interpretations. Additionally, the role requires reviewing significant new partnerships, contracts, new products/services, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and novel situations for appropriate accounting, valuation, and integration planning. A key responsibility includes the valuation of intangible assets such as goodwill, software, and customer relationships, including the related impairment testing.

Requirements

8 or more years of relevant technical accounting and SEC reporting experience.
Demonstrated leadership experience in effectively setting priorities, managing multiple staff.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Deep technical understanding of US GAAP including revenue recognition, hedge accounting, lease accounting, business combinations, fair value principles, and impairments of long-lived assets.
History of problem-solving technical, decision-making, communication and diplomacy skills.
Knowledge of financial systems.
Intermediate ability to analyze working processes for potential efficiencies and help implement automated solutions to achieve greater efficiencies.
Advanced ability to work with multiple departments and multiple management levels.
Communication skills, including ability to influence others and work effectively across geographies and functions as well as to clearly and concisely present findings at all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure accurate, timely and compliant SEC reporting, including Forms 10-K/Q, Forms 8-K, earnings releases, proxy, registration statements, and other critical filings.
Reviews and completes consolidation of global results for the Company’s subsidiaries.
Ensures accuracy of financial information communicated externally, including through investor and rating agency presentations.
Directs accounting for the Company’s stock compensation programs worldwide.
Establishes accounting policies and analyzes and implements new FASB and SEC rules, regulations, and interpretations.
Reviews significant new partnerships, contracts, new products/services, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and novel situations for the appropriate accounting, valuation, and integration planning considerations.
Responsible for valuation of intangible assets such as goodwill, software, and customer relationships, including the related impairment testing.
Financial Reporting, including: 10-K / 10-Q / Earnings release, earnings script, and slides; Supporting schedules and Board/Audit Committee quarterly reporting; Global consolidations, eliminations, translation; Equity accounting, including stock compensation, repurchases, and dividends; Non-GAAP reporting and reconciliations; Proxy and annual shareholder report tie-out and pay vs. performance calculation; IFRS stock compensation accounting and reporting; Corporate financial statement audit support; Oracle and HFM software upgrades – planning, test cases, UAT; Debt offerings’ registration statements and prospectus.
Technical Accounting, including: Accounting for new products, services, and initiatives, such as digital wallets, prepaid cards, stablecoins; Accounting for new contracts with agents/partners; Accounting for novel situations such as restructurings and variable interest entities; Software capitalization review and approval; Hedge accounting review and approval for the company’s foreign currency and interest rate hedging programs; Business combination and divestiture accounting and valuation; Financial due diligence related to prospective M&A activity; Impairment reviews for the company’s equity method and cost method investments; Impairment testing for intangible assets such as trademarks, software, contract costs and goodwill; Borrowing activity including bond offerings, debt refinancings and extinguishments; Ownership of the company’s global accounting policies; Implementation of new accounting pronouncements; Accounting and reporting for employee benefit plans (401K, ESPP, etc.).