We are recruiting for a Manager in the Financial Accounting Advisory Services team. Working as a Manager in this team, your responsibilities will include:
Managing a team of staff to execute on client engagements and US practice development initiatives related to technical accounting and transaction advisory. This will include:
• Working directly with the onshore engagement team on a daily basis to deliver work to onshore clients;
• Managing a team of staff to support the engagement delivery and managing staffing resource decisions as required for the engagement
• Reviewing staff work and providing feedback and training as required
• Acting as a performance manager for the staff and being involved in the career development of the staff
• Training the staff on various US GAAP/IFRS/SEC Reporting guidance
• Delivering on a range of technical accounting and transaction advisory engagements. This will include:
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert on technical accounting matters (US GAAP/IFRS).
- Providing accounting advisory support and research to clients, including implementation assistance with new accounting standards
- Assisting with Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory filings for spin-offs, carve-outs, initial public offerings (IPO), debt offerings, and other acquisition filings for both domestic and cross-border transactions
- Providing conversion services to U.S. and foreign registered companies that need a change in their financial reporting to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Providing transaction-oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, complex capital raising and financing structures, financial instruments, revenue recognition, and provide fresh-start accounting support to clients upon emergence from bankruptcy
- Coordinating with on-shore technical accounting teams to understand their accounting issue(s) and provide research assistance on an as-needed basis on U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting pronouncements.
- Authoring on an as-needed basis white-papers, position papers, etc., on technical accounting matters for which research was performed. To research and author proactively, accounting white papers, position papers, etc. relating to current and anticipated industry/economic developments in such a way that these can then be used to pitch to potential clients for firm services.
- Supporting onshore business development related to areas such as proposals for new business, US GAAP/IFRS convergence, new accounting pronouncements and other regulatory changes which impact accounting decisions
Chartered Accountant (ICAI or ACCA) or CPA with 5-10+yrs of post-qualification financial audit experience with a public accounting or advisory firm plus training experience in a same or similar organization, or an equal number of experience in financial reporting/ consolidation experience with a Fortune 500 organization or similar large organization in India.
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field from an accredited college/university projects and must have good knowledge of IFRS / USGAAP
AM (5-7 years)/ Manager (8-10 years)
- Only qualified CAs/ACCA/CPAs are eligible
- Relevant experience in Accounting advisory, IFRS, US GAAP, Local GAAP, GAAP conversions are required
- IPO experience under IFRS/US GAAPs/ or any GAAP
- Accounting standards
- Good communication skills, team management experience, and good executive presence mandatory
