Senior Research Accounting Manager/ Technical Accounting

The Senior Manager will lead accounting research, develop technical memos and policies, support complex transactions, and partner extensively with senior leaders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, FP&A, and other corporate functions. The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting will serve as a key technical accounting resource, leading complex accounting research and advising stakeholders across the organization on challenging US GAAP matters.

Senior Manager, Technical Accounting
Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid) Local Candidates Only
Compensation: $130,000 to $160,000 Base Salary plus Annual Bonus, with flexibility for exceptional experience
Type: Direct Hire
Presented by: The Intersect Group
Company Overview

The Intersect Group is partnering with a large, established organization undergoing an exciting period of transformation and continued growth. The company offers a sophisticated accounting environment with complex transactions, evolving reporting requirements, and significant opportunities for finance professionals to influence key business decisions. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative corporate accounting team that values technical expertise, professional development, and long term career growth.

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting will serve as a key technical accounting resource, leading complex accounting research and advising stakeholders across the organization on challenging US GAAP matters. This role combines deep technical accounting expertise with leadership responsibility, including the development of two accounting professionals.

The Senior Manager will lead accounting research, develop technical memos and policies, support complex transactions, and partner extensively with senior leaders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, FP&A, and other corporate functions. The position offers a balanced mix of recurring technical accounting responsibilities and project based initiatives, providing broad exposure and high visibility across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical accounting research involving revenue recognition, debt transactions, business combinations, impairment testing, leases, and other complex US GAAP matters
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos, position papers, accounting policies, and supporting documentation
• Support acquisition accounting and complex transactions, including purchase accounting, transaction document reviews, balance sheet assessments, and accounting impact analysis
• Interpret new accounting standards and communicate conclusions clearly to accounting and non accounting stakeholders
• Partner cross functionally with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, SEC Reporting, Consolidations, and other corporate teams
• Support quarterly and annual financial reporting processes and serve as a key liaison with internal and external auditors
• Supervise, coach, and develop two accounting professionals while building their technical accounting capabilities
• Develop and deliver training on accounting standards, policies, procedures, and emerging technical accounting topics

Key Requirements

• Minimum seven years of progressive accounting experience, including at least two years of public accounting experience
• CPA certification required or actively pursuing CPA certification
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
• Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP with SEC and public company reporting exposure
• Strong technical accounting research experience with the ability to prepare detailed accounting memos, position papers, and policies
• Experience with M&A and purchase accounting, including business combination accounting and transaction related analysis
• Prior Technical Accounting Manager, Senior Manager, or equivalent experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting guidance and influence stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Big 4 or national public accounting experience combined with corporate accounting experience
• Experience with ASC 805 business combinations and acquisition accounting
• Exposure to ASC 350 goodwill impairment and ASC 360 long lived asset impairment testing
• ASC 842 lease accounting experience
• Experience supporting complex, multi entity accounting organizations
• Experience developing and delivering technical accounting training
• Strong experience working with internal and external auditors
• Demonstrated ability to manage several complex accounting projects simultaneously

Why This Opportunity

• High visibility technical accounting leadership role with exposure to senior finance leadership
• Broad technical experience across M&A, revenue recognition, debt, impairment testing, leases, and complex transactions
• Approximately equal exposure to recurring technical accounting responsibilities and project driven initiatives
• Opportunity to lead and develop a team while remaining highly engaged in technical accounting
• Cross functional exposure to Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, reporting, and other areas of finance
• Opportunity to influence accounting policies and provide guidance on significant business decisions
• Collaborative environment with strong exposure to transformational initiatives
• Excellent opportunity for an ambitious technical accounting professional seeking a path toward broader finance and accounting leadership

Call to Action

If you are a technically strong accounting leader with deep US GAAP expertise, public company exposure, and experience navigating complex accounting matters, apply today through The Intersect Group with your resume and best contact information. We look forward to speaking with you.