Manager Technical Accounting

Genesys empowers organizations of all sizes to improve loyalty and business outcomes by creating the best experiences for their customers and employees. Through Genesys Cloud, the AI-powered Experience Orchestration platform, organizations can accelerate growth by delivering empathetic, personalized experiences at scale to drive customer loyalty, workforce engagement, efficiency and operational improvements.

We employ more than 6,000 people across the globe who embrace empathy and cultivate collaboration to succeed. And, while we offer great benefits and perks like larger tech companies, our employees have the independence to make a larger impact on the company and take ownership of their work. Join the team and create the future of customer experience together.

We are looking for a Manager of Technical Accounting to be a key component of our corporate-wide technical accounting team.  Reporting to the Director of Technical Accounting, this candidate will analyze and account for our most complex transactions and issues, prepare and maintain policies and policy implementations, and serve as a key relationship manager for the company’s external auditor. 

This candidate will have meaningful experience evaluating accounting issues with a particular focus in areas such as business combinations, CECL, segment reporting, goodwill and intangibles,  lease accounting, foreign currency, derivatives/hedging, investments, and debt/equity.

 The ideal candidate will have both public accounting experience in SAAS/tech as well as hand-on experience working for companies with a high volume of complex transactions and issues.

Location: full remote within US (not limited to the states that the job is tagged to)

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the research and ensuring timely adoption of new accounting standards, preparation of technical accounting memos and training executives and Company personnel on changes and impact.
• Assist accounting close for selected matters, including segment reporting, goodwill and intangible impairment assessments, evaluation of new lease arrangements, , restructuring and quarterly current expected credit losses calculation
• Prepare memos and evaluations of complex accounting matters including review of significant contracts and assessment of M&A activity including purchase price accounting
• Provide technical accounting direction to company’s foreign entities
• Provide ongoing technical trainings for the accounting organization and beyond
• Prepare annual accounting policy documentation
• Prepare various footnote disclosures to be included in the Company's external filings
• Perform tie-out procedures to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the Company's external filings and earnings materials
• Manage updates to the Company’s SOX compliance documentation for the group: process flow mapping, risk control matrices, process narratives, testing key controls and monitoring compliance.
• Serve as a key relationship manager and interface with the external auditors, including management of technical positions, deliverables and completion of audit procedures
• Visible and cross-functional position working closely with members of accounting, legal, investor relations, FP&A, and internal and external auditors on accounting and reporting matters
• Assist with various ad hoc special projects that drive innovation in a dynamic work environment

Required Experience, Education and Skills:

• CPA and Big 4 experience required
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in public accounting and/or a multinational corporation (SaaS preferred), with at least 4 years at a Big 4 accounting firm
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, AICPA and PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards and business process best practices
• Sound understanding of SaaS, IT platforms, applications, and related technology a plus
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the company
• Strong multi-tasking skills and flexibility to switch from one project to the next
• Must have a positive, strong, proactive work ethic

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Compensation:

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role might also be eligible for a commission or performance-based bonus opportunities.  

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance. 

• Telehealth coverage

• Flexible work schedules and work from home opportunities

• Development and career growth opportunities

• Open Time Off in addition to 10 paid holidays

• 401(k) matching program

• Adoption Assistance

• Fertility treatments

More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://mygenesysbenefits.com

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About Genesys:

Genesys empowers more than 8,000 organizations in over 100 countries to improve loyalty and business outcomes by creating the best experiences for their customers and employees. Through Genesys Cloud, the AI-powered Experience Orchestration platform, Genesys delivers the future of CX to organizations of all sizes so they can provide empathetic, personalized experience at scale. As the trusted platform that is born in the cloud, Genesys Cloud helps organizations accelerate growth by enabling them to differentiate with the right customer experience at the right time, while driving stronger workforce engagement, efficiency and operational improvements. Visit www.genesys.com.

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