Technical Accounting Lead

What Youll Do
Avalara is looking for a Technical Accounting Lead who grows in a, to join our global accounting team. You will ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, providing technical guidance on complex accounting issues, and supporting financial reporting and audits. The Lead will collaborate with other finance team members and departments to provide strategic accounting support. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Technical Accounting and Reporting, the Lead is also responsible for helping develop accounting policies, procedures, internal controls and financial compliance.
What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Research complex accounting transactions and provide memos or guidance on appropriate accounting treatments
• Help with the evaluation and implementation of new accounting standards, including accounting standards of the FASB and SEC, and Big 4 interpretive guidance
• Help with intangible asset and goodwill impairment assessments and other transactional accounting matters such as related party analysis
• Review existing desktop procedures, and develop and document new business processes
• Help with the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring disclosures comply with relevant accounting principles, including U.S. GAAP and SEC.
• Help prepare annual and quarterly footnotes to the financial statements, including detailed explanations of complex accounting treatments
• Develop and implement improvements to accounting policies, procedures. Systems to increase efficiency and ensure accuracy
• Provide technical analysis of financial results for management
• Work with internal and external auditors on transactions
• Coordinate with Corporate Accounting, Revenue Accounting, Tax, and Acquisition and Integration Accounting teams to resolve accounting matters
  

What Youll Need To Be Successful

• B.A. in Accounting or Finance required, MBA or Masters Degree in Accounting
• Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licence
• Public company and Big 4 experience desired
• 8+ years related job experience
• Knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft tools
• Knowledge of US GAAP principles
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• You will manage multiple priorities, work and meet tight deadlines
• Outstanding technical accounting knowledge and analytical abilities; outstanding multitasking abilities; take care of deadlines with an eye to detail
• You will manage the team as senior.
• You will encourage and demonstrate a spirit of continuous improvement
• With the ability to connect with individuals at all levels in the organisation; ability to gather and assess relevant information and come to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.

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How Well Take Care Of You
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America
What You Need To Know About Avalara
Were Avalara. Were defining the relationship between tax and tech.
Weve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and were not slowing down until weve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.
Were bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture weve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.
Weve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
Were An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company we dont want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.