Technical Accounting Manager

Talentify; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amneal in Bridgewater Township, NJ, seeks a Technical Accounting Manager to lead lease accounting under ASC 842, manage complex contract accounting, and support quarterly and annual financial reporting.

This role partners with Finance, Legal, Treasury, Tax, and international teams to ensure US GAAP compliance, timely close, and audit-ready documentation, while driving policy consistency and SOX control enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 7+ years in Big 4 and/or corporate pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and accounting theory.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting for complex transactions and oversee quarterly and annual close activities.
• Own lease accounting under ASC 842 and evaluate new/modified lease agreements.
• Prepare technical memos and maintain documentation supporting accounting conclusions.
• Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes and support SOX controls.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Description:

The Technical Accounting Manager will be responsible for leading key technical accounting areas, including lease accounting, complex contract accounting, accounting research, and quarterly/annual financial reporting support. This role serves as a critical liaison across Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Treasury, Tax, and international finance teams, ensuring appropriate application of U.S. GAAP, timely close processes, and audit-ready documentation. The position also supports emerging accounting issues, prepares technical memos, and drives consistency in accounting policies and processes across the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Leads the accounting for complex transactions and executing critical quarterly and annual close activities. Responsibilities include owning all aspects of lease accounting under ASC 842 (including evaluating new and modified lease agreements, determining lease classification, maintaining the lease accounting system); leading the accounting for complex arrangements, including the preparation of recurring and non-recurring technical accounting memos; preparing journal entries and account reconciliations for technical accounting issues and repairing accounting analyses and supporting schedules for financial statement disclosures related to complex accounting matters, as needed.
• Partners cross-functionally with Finance (including India finance, FP&A, Treasury, and Tax), Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to proactively identify, assess, and resolve complex accounting and financial reporting matters while ensuring the consistent application of U.S. GAAP. This role serves as the technical accounting subject matter expert (SME) for the Company's India-based finance organization by providing guidance on accounting conclusions, implementation of new accounting standards, and resolution of technical accounting issues.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of technical accounting processes and related internal controls. Partners with Finance, IT, and business teams to design, implement, and enhance SOX controls over new business processes, system implementations, and other transformational initiatives. Support SOX compliance by maintaining strong documentation, assisting with internal control design and execution, and responding to internal and external audit requests.
• Oversees the Finance contract review process, coordination of agreement reviews, and timely routing of contracts to appropriate accounting and business stakeholders. This includes evaluating agreements for accounting implications, identifies technical accounting considerations, coordinates with Legal and business partners to resolve issues, and ensures accounting conclusions are appropriately documented prior to contract execution.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Accounting/Finance - Required

Experience:

• 7 years or more in Big 4 and/or corporate pharmaceutical industry experience

Specialized Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of GAAP and accounting theory Possess a strong understanding of US GAAP, accounting systems, internal controls, financial reporting, and financial statement analysis.

Licenses:

• -Upon Hire-Required

The base salary for this position ranges from $120,000 - $145,000 per year. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.

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