Director of Technical Accounting

SOAProjects, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

SOAProjects, Inc. seeks a Director of Technical Accounting to lead nonroutine accounting matters, establish policies, and ensure U.S. GAAP/IFRS compliance across the company.

You will collaborate with Accounting, Finance, Tax, Legal, Development, Operations and external auditors to deliver timely, well-supported conclusions reflected in financial statements and disclosures. This role requires senior leadership, strong communication, and vision to shape policy and improve reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Leadership experience managing complex accounting matters, projects, and teams.
• Public accounting and/or public company experience; Big Four experience preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience researching, documenting, and communicating complex accounting conclusions.
• Experience with complex transactions such as business combinations, investments, consolidation, debt and financing transactions, derivatives, impairment, revenue recognition, leases, fair value, and other significant or nonroutine matters.
• Experience developing accounting policies and implementing new accounting standards.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, project management, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Energy, renewable energy, infrastructure, or project finance experience preferred.
• SEC reporting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation and resolution of complex and nonroutine technical accounting matters, including M&A, investments, financing arrangements, derivatives, consolidation, and other strategic transactions.
• Provide technical accounting leadership for acquisitions, dispositions, financing transactions, investments, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Own the Company’s accounting policy framework, including monitoring and implementing new accounting standards and maintaining accounting policies.
• Oversee preparation of technical accounting memoranda supporting significant judgments and accounting conclusions.
• Lead technical accounting discussions with external auditors and advisors and drive timely resolution of significant accounting matters.
• Advise Financial Reporting and other accounting teams on financial statement presentation, disclosures, and implementation of technical accounting conclusions.
• Develop technical accounting capabilities across the organization through training, consultation, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Complex transactions knowledge

Policy development experience

Executive communication

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Energy sector experience

SEC reporting experience

Public accounting experience

Big Four experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

CPA required

Job description

The Director, Technical Accounting provides leadership and subject matter expertise for complex accounting matters and serves as a key accounting advisor to senior management and cross-functional business partners. This role leads the evaluation, documentation, and implementation of accounting conclusions for significant and nonroutine transactions, establishes Company accounting policies, and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP and, where applicable, IFRS.

The Director partners with Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Development, Operations, and external auditors to identify accounting implications of business activities and ensure conclusions are timely, well-supported, consistently applied, and appropriately reflected in the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.

Knowledge, Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex accounting matters, projects, and teams.
• Public accounting and/or public company experience; Big Four experience preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience researching, documenting, and communicating complex accounting conclusions.
• Experience with complex transactions such as business combinations, investments, consolidation, debt and financing transactions, derivatives, impairment, revenue recognition, leases, fair value, and other significant or nonroutine matters.
• Experience developing accounting policies and implementing new accounting standards.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, project management, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Energy, renewable energy, infrastructure, or project finance experience preferred.
• SEC reporting experience preferred.

Major Accountabilities

• Lead the evaluation and resolution of complex and nonroutine technical accounting matters, including M&A, investments, financing arrangements, derivatives, consolidation, and other strategic transactions.
• Provide technical accounting leadership for acquisitions, dispositions, financing transactions, investments, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Own the Company’s accounting policy framework, including monitoring and implementing new accounting standards and maintaining accounting policies.
• Oversee preparation of technical accounting memoranda supporting significant judgments and accounting conclusions.
• Lead technical accounting discussions with external auditors and advisors and drive timely resolution of significant accounting matters.
• Advise Financial Reporting and other accounting teams on financial statement presentation, disclosures, and implementation of technical accounting conclusions.
• Develop technical accounting capabilities across the organization through training, consultation, and knowledge sharing.