Senior Accountant, M&A

As a Senior Accountant within the M&A team, you will be involved in the technical accounting analysis, financial pre-close integration and post-close integration related to the Company’s acquisition strategy and steps.

This role partners with Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, Tax, Employee Success and Operations to evaluate potential transactions, assess accounting implications, prepare technical documentation, and ensure accurate, timely reporting of acquired entities.

The ideal candidate should have technical accounting capabilities—especially in business combinations, stock compensation, equity arrangements, foreign currency, and statutory reporting—along with solid project-management skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

Technical Accounting and Reporting

• Perform technical accounting research and prepare documentation related to business combinations, asset acquisitions, equity transactions, and fair value measurements.
• Support purchase price allocations, goodwill and intangible asset assessments, and preparation of opening balance sheets including mapping and posting requirements in ERP.
• Analyze accounting topics including stock-based compensation, foreign currency translation, consolidation, and statutory reporting in applicable jurisdictions.
• Prepare audit-ready memos, schedules, and supporting materials and assist with internal/external audit requests and any US GAAP to Statutory adjustment justification and guidance to local teams.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and other local accounting standards, as well as SEC rules and internal accounting policies.

M&A Transaction

Support

• Participate in financial accounting prep meetings to identify key risks, integration challenges, and potential adjustments.
• Assist in evaluating historical financial statements, quality of earnings, and off-balance-sheet exposures.
• Provide Accounting input into deal structuring discussions and purchase term agreements.

Integration Planning and Execution

• Lead or support accounting workstream integration tasks around system alignment, chart of accounts mapping, close process integration, and policy harmonization.
• Record opening balance sheets, including fair value adjustments and purchase price allocation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and execute comprehensive integration plans, identifying risks, dependences, and required resources.
• Establish scalable processes and internal controls for newly acquired businesses across all of Finance, including Accounting, Payroll, Tax, Equity, Real Estate, and more.
• Execute the rationalization of domestic and international legal entities, including the facilitation of mergers, business transfer agreements, and liquidations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a resource to corporate and regional finance teams on M&A accounting issues.
• Communicate technical topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of M&A accounting practices, templates, and processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA/CA (or equivalent) required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) or technical accounting experience.
• Strong technical accounting expertise in US GAAP and International standards (IFRS and other local), particularly Business Combinations, Stock Compensation, Foreign Currency, Consolidation, and international tax issues.
• Hands-on experience with business combinations, due diligence, and purchase accounting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence, interact, and partner with cross-functional and remote teams, both internally and externally.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience in a multinational environment and with multi-currency entities.
• Exposure to SEC reporting requirements (if applicable).
• Experience with ERP or system integrations.
• Prior involvement in post-merger integration activities.