Technical Accounting Manager (MARI)

MARI•,

9h•$159,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

MARI Group is seeking a technically strong, collaborative Technical Accounting Manager to support the accounting and finance integration of acquisitions. This mid-to-senior technical role is part of MARI’s growth through mergers and acquisitions and sits within MARI Group Finance. The role reports to the Senior Technical Accounting Manager and works closely with the Global Controller, Corporate Development, Tax, Legal, and finance teams across MARI’s events and businesses. Under the direction of the Senior Technical Accounting Manager, the position supports transactions from due diligence through close and post-close integration and helps align acquired entities with MARI Group accounting policies. The work includes preparing technical accounting analyses, supporting group reporting and audits, and helping newly acquired businesses transition to MARI’s reporting platform. The role requires translating complex accounting matters clearly for non-accountants and collaborating across functions and locations. This is a full-time hybrid role. Qualified candidates must be based in New York; details of the hybrid schedule will be discussed during the interview process. The base salary range is $145,000–$155,000, and the role is bonus eligible, with total compensation of $159,000–$175,000.

Requirements

5–7 years of accounting experience, including public accounting.
Experience in group finance or corporate reporting in industry.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations.
Technical accounting experience in areas such as business combinations, consolidation, revenue recognition, leases, goodwill, and intangible assets.
Strong understanding of group reporting, including consolidations, intercompany accounting, foreign currency, and cash flows.
Excellent writing skills and ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to non-accounting stakeholders and auditors.
Sound technical judgment, including the ability to research accounting issues, recommend a view, and determine when to escalate to a senior technical lead.
Ability to deliver projects with multiple stakeholders under strict time constraints.
Proactive, flexible, collaborative, resilient, and adaptable approach to working in a fast-changing, people-oriented, matrixed global organization.
Degree in Accounting or Finance.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Must be based in New York.

Nice To Haves

Big 4 audit or accounting advisory experience is highly preferred.
Experience in M&A, purchase price allocation, or post-acquisition integration.
Passion for live events, sports, art, or entertainment.

Responsibilities

Support the Senior Technical Accounting Manager as the finance point of contact for M&A, including due diligence, reviewing deal structures and SPA/APA terms for accounting impact, and coordinating transactions through close and integration.
Coordinate finance teams and diligence workstreams, including FP&A, tax, controllership, and treasury.
Prepare initial drafts of technical accounting analyses and memos under the Senior Technical Accounting Manager’s direction, including analyses related to business combinations, consolidation and VIEs, revenue recognition, and leases.
Run the day-to-day accounting workstream of post-acquisition integration, including GAAP conversion where required, chart-of-accounts mapping, alignment of policies and estimates, and onboarding local finance teams to MARI close, consolidation, and reporting processes.
Work with the US Controller and Senior Technical Accounting Manager to review consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures and support consolidation of acquired entities in accordance with US GAAP and SEC requirements.
Support the Group Audit by preparing documentation and responding to auditor queries on technical accounting matters and M&A.
Collaborate with Group Finance, Corporate Development, Tax, Legal, and local event finance teams to deliver transactions and integrations on time.
Help keep MARI Group US GAAP accounting policy documentation current and support finance teams and acquisitions in applying and adopting the policy manual.
Escalate accounting risks and day-one opening balance sheet implications to the Senior Technical Accounting Manager early.
Support timely, clean year-end and quarter-end reporting outcomes for goodwill, intangible assets, and investment balances.