Senior Director, Technical Accounting

Viking Cruises US • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $240,000 - $260,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Viking is seeking an experienced Senior Director, Technical Accounting, to expand the Company’s technical accounting expertise. The role works with Viking’s accounting teams worldwide, internal audit, finance, and legal on a wide range of technical topics, audit matters, and certain compliance matters. The Senior Director oversees a team of two employees and combines deep knowledge of technical accounting rules with practical business application and collaborative problem-solving.

The position is based in a hybrid work environment. The employee works onsite at Viking’s Woodland Hills headquarters three days per week—Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday—with flexibility to sometimes work from the West Los Angeles satellite office and remotely for the remainder of the week.

The role leads the development and maintenance of accounting policies, oversees accounting for the Company’s hedging program, owns audit and certain recurring statutory compliance processes, and provides technical assessments on complex matters. It also partners with financial reporting and coordinates with internal and external parties on market transactions. The Senior Director leads and develops the technical accounting team, drives process improvements, and supports special projects and evolving business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a finance field.
• 15 or more years of total experience, with a mix of Big Four and public company experience; experience at multiple public companies is preferred.
• Experience working in a large, multinational organization.
• In-depth knowledge of financial statements, including SEC reporting.
• Proactive self-starter who drives processes and projects to completion.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex matters for stakeholders at various levels and write technical memoranda.
• Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Collaborative, team-oriented workstyle; ability to incorporate stakeholder feedback and put technical issues into practice with general ledger accounting teams.
• Experience reading and understanding legal documents, including debt agreements, company organizational documents, capital projects, and business combination agreements, and understanding the substance of transactions described.
• Experience using accounting research tools to identify issues, applicable accounting guidance, and practical solutions.
• Experience supervising and developing a team.
• Experience managing internal and external audit processes for a multinational organization.
• Understanding of valuation concepts, such as discounted cash flow models.
• Comfort working in an environment of growth and change.

Nice To Haves

• CPA.
• Experience with IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Company’s accounting policies, assess the accounting impact of new and potential transactions, evaluate emerging accounting standards, and direct implementation of new accounting guidance.
• Oversee accounting for the Company’s hedging program.
• Own the audit process, collaborating with internal and external auditors and coordinating with global accounting teams.
• Prepare and oversee technical assessments and memoranda on complex topics, including capital transactions, debt financing, and impairment analyses.
• Partner with financial reporting to ensure disclosures of policies and complex transactions are complete and balanced.
• Own certain recurring statutory compliance processes and coordinate governance, documentation, and reporting requirements with colleagues.
• Coordinate with internal and external parties on market transactions, including due diligence and auditor comfort letter processes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing technical accounting team, fostering technical excellence, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive continuous improvement in the technical accounting function, including process optimization, automation opportunities, and risk-based enhancement or streamlining of documentation.
• Lead or participate in special projects, strategic initiatives, acquisitions, financing transactions, finance transformation efforts, system implementations, and other ad hoc assignments.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation plan.
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance at a highly subsidized rate; some plans are fully paid by Viking.
• 15 paid vacation days, state-based sick time accrual, and 6 paid holidays per year.
• Opportunity to take a free and/or discounted cruise.
• Highly subsidized gym membership.
• Discounts on theatres, theme parks, movie tickets, and travel through IATA membership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior