Technical Accounting Manager

TDS•Madison, WI

About The Position

Step into a high‑impact role where you will shape the accounting strategy for the entire TDS enterprise. As the Technical Accounting Manager, you will be the go‑to expert guiding senior leadership through some of the Company’s most complex and strategic financial decisions. In this position, you will: Serve as the enterprise expert on complex accounting matters by conducting robust research, performing detailed analysis, documenting conclusions, and advising leaders on new or proposed transactions, contracts, and emerging technical accounting issues. Present regularly to executive leadership and enterprise-wide finance and accounting teams, translating complex accounting topics into clear, actionable insights that influence decision‑making. Lead the accounting strategy for strategic corporate initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other key transactions across the enterprise. Own and evolve the Company’s enterprise accounting policies, ensuring they remain current, compliant, and effectively implemented across all business units. Analyze new and proposed FASB guidance, including exposure drafts and Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs), evaluate applicability to the Company, and support implementation efforts. Develop and deliver technical accounting training, creating learning objectives, course content, and facilitation that strengthen accounting expertise across the organization. Lead enterprise-wide monitoring and evaluation processes, including triggering-event reviews, impairment assessments, and going-concern analyses. You’ll partner closely with internal stakeholders—including Array Digital Infrastructure, TDS Telecom, and senior finance leadership—as well as external stakeholders such as investors, regulators, and the broader investment community through SEC filings. This role places you at the intersection of technical depth, business insight, and executive visibility—giving you the opportunity to influence enterprise-level accounting direction, support strategic decision-making, and elevate financial expertise across TDS.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of technical and functional experience required.
8+ years in Accounting and GAAP required.
CPA Certification
Advanced knowledge of GAAP reporting and research activities, including pronouncements of the FASB, EITF, AICPA, SEC, etc.
Excellent written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact persuasively at all levels of the organization.
Broad technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
Ability to work effectively in complex organizations, satisfying needs of diverse constituents, under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Ability to think ahead of needs and help drive the best business decisions.
Strong results orientation, which includes achieving process improvement initiatives, performance metrics and targeted and required delivery dates.
Exhibits confidence and credibility and team-above-self outlook. Creates a constructive development environment regarding training, recruitment, team building and change.
Strong team orientation: Eagerness to pitch in and help larger team meet goals and responsibilities.
Understands the importance of fostering an open and respectful work environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced finance degree or MBA preferred.
4+ years public accounting experience highly desired; experience in a Big 4 audit firm preferred.
Experience in the telecommunications field preferred
Strong knowledge of accounting research and accounting policy development

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise accounting policies consistent with current GAAP and existing business facts and circumstances; ensure compliance with such policies.
Assess Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) exposure drafts and Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) for applicability to the Company; support ASU implementations and/or prepare interpretive or impact memorandums, as needed.
Provide comprehensive research, analysis, and documentation, on complex and/or new or proposed transactions, contracts, and other accounting matters.
Deliver consultative services and clear, well-supported analysis and conclusions on accounting issues raised by the business units and executive leadership
Develop the accounting analysis and position around strategic activities including mergers, acquisitions and disposition activities across the enterprise.
Assist stock-based compensation team with technical research and/or documentation related to stock-based compensation events, plan modifications, or new facts.
Ownership of triggering events, impairment assessments and going concern tests across the enterprise.
As a key member of the Finance Leadership Team, drives and oversees the vision for an accounting center of expertise that effectively interprets and implements FASB and SEC pronouncements and provides guidance on business matters while being proactive in understanding and influencing proposed standards.
Lead the assessment of critical accounting issues relevant to the enterprise. This includes collaborating with business units and executive leadership and external auditors or consultants on significant strategic initiatives, acquisitions and divestitures, significant contracts, financings, and the like.
Oversee the enterprise accounting documentation process; ensure memorandums and contract reviews are supported by GAAP and the Company’s accounting policies.
Present to executive leadership and broad enterprise finance and accounting teams regularly on relevant accounting topics and positions.
Prepares and as requested presents materials to CEO, executive leadership teams and other key stakeholders.
With the Director, Operations Accounting, develops and executes a stakeholder management plan to ensure ongoing alignment across the key enterprise stakeholders.
Proactively build meaningful relationships with executive leadership, other TDS Corporate and business unit finance functions and leaders as the point person around the Company’s position on accounting issues and matters.
Maintain strong working relationships with other business/finance functions and leaders, especially consolidation and external reporting, treasury and tax functions to complete financial filings in a timely, accurate, and meaningful manner
Coordinate and work professionally with a variety of internal and external parties (such as participating in group conference calls with internal senior financial management, attorneys from our outside law firm, third party audit managers and partners, and technical accounting consultants)
Independently oversee and deliver technical accounting training on a variety of topics to various groups or individuals to enhance technical accounting competence across the enterprise. Independently manage the organization and execution of the annual Finance Summit. This responsibility includes establishing learning objectives, course content and facilitation for topics that are targeted to drive expertise in timely and relevant topics to nurture and grow the accounting expertise across the enterprise.

Benefits

comprehensive health & well-being benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, associate assistance program)
savings & retirement programs (401(k) with company match)
education assistance program
adoption assistance
auto/home/group legal plans
paid parental and family medical leave
paid volunteer days (up to three days per year)
vacation days (fifteen days accrued per year for full-time/pro-rated accrual per year for part-time)
paid sick/care-giver days (ten days accrued per year for full-time/pro-rated accrual per year for part-time)
seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday
Short-term and long-term disability is also available for part-time (30-39 hours) and full-time associates.