Accounting Advisory Senior Associate - Dallas

Regal Executive Search; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Regal Executive Search seeks a Technical Accounting Advisory Associate to serve as the accountant’s accountant, applying high-level GAAP to complex finance scenarios.

You will craft technical memos, support SEC filings, and drive accurate financial statements for organizations undergoing significant changes, using Excel and ERP tools like NetSuite, SAP, or Workday.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of heavy accounting experience (Big 4/Top 10 audit seniors or financial reporting accountants).
• Active CPA license highly preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of the FASB ASC Codification and GAAP reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience (NetSuite, SAP, Workday).

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex technical research on accounting standards (ASC 606, 842, 326, 805).
• Lead preparation of audit-ready financial statements and SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, S-1).
• Assist in audit remediation and restatement of financials when needed.
• Develop and document formal accounting policies for global enterprises.
• Perform technical accounting due diligence for business combinations from Day 1.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Technical accounting

Contract interpretation

Education

Accounting degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s)

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Workday

Job description

While others simply verify the books, you will be the one writing them. As a Technical Accounting Advisory Associate, you are the "accountant’s accountant." You will be deployed as a subject matter expert to solve the most complex technical hurdles facing modern finance departments. This isn’t about administrative support; it’s about high-level GAAP application, financial statement reconstruction, and technical memo authorship for organizations undergoing massive structural changes.

What You’ll Do

• Complex Technical Research: Act as the primary resource for interpreting and implementing complex accounting standards (e.g., ASC 606, 842, 326, and 805).
• Financial Statement Preparation: Lead the "heavy lifting" of preparing audit-ready financial statements and SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, S-1) for companies going public or carved out of parent entities.
• Audit Remediation: Step into high-pressure environments to clean up complex reconciliations, correct historical accounting errors, and restate financials when necessary.
• Policy Architecture: Develop and document formal accounting policies that standardize how global enterprises recognize revenue, value assets, and manage equity.
• Deal Support: Perform technical accounting due diligence, ensuring that business combinations are recorded accurately from Day 1.

Who You Are

• The Technical Purist: You find genuine satisfaction in the nuances of the FASB codification and take pride in precise financial reporting.
• The Detail Detective: You can dive into a messy General Ledger and extract a clean, GAAP-compliant narrative.
• The Subject Matter Expert: You are the person your peers go to when they have a difficult question about "debit and credit" logic in complex transactions.
• The Translator: You can take a 50-page legal contract and distill its financial impact into a clear, concise technical memo.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting (specifically).
• Experience: 2–5 years of "heavy" accounting experience. We are specifically looking for Big 4/Top 10 Audit Seniors or Financial Reporting Accountants from large public companies.
• Certification: Active CPA license is highly preferred.
• Technical Mastery: Deep, working knowledge of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). You should be comfortable explaining the mechanics of a cash flow statement or a consolidated balance sheet under pressure.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced Excel (building complex models from scratch) and experience with ERP systems like NetSuite, SAP, or Workday.