Vice President of Technical Accounting

Ignited Recruiting; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a publicly traded company, seeks a Vice President of Technical Accounting to lead accounting policy and technical reporting. This senior role interfaces with the finance leadership, external auditors, and the audit committee, guiding complex transactions and ensuring GAAP/SEC compliance.

Responsibilities include researching and documenting complex matters, leading SEC filings, and developing memos for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time at a Big 4 or national public accounting firm.
• Significant experience with SEC registrants, including technical accounting and external reporting.
• Real estate or financial services industry experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to write concise, well-supported technical memos and defend positions with auditors.
• Excellent communicator, comfortable presenting to senior executives and audit committees.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented leader who can balance hands-on work with strategic oversight.
• Experience with acquisitions, dispositions, leases, joint ventures and consolidation, impairment, development cost capitalization, and debt/equity transactions.

Responsibilities

• Own the company's accounting policies, ensuring alignment with US GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Research, document, and conclude on complex accounting matters.
• Write technical memos and present conclusions to leadership and auditors.
• Oversee or support SEC reporting, including Form 10-K and 10-Q and non-GAAP measures.
• Monitor new accounting standards and SEC guidance, assess impact, and lead implementation.
• Serve as a key contact for external auditors on technical matters and support audits.
• Collaborate with deal, legal, tax, and treasury teams early in transactions to shape structuring.
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting related to technical accounting and policy, in line with SOX.

Skills

Strong communicator

Technical accounting

SOX/controls

Financial reporting

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CPA license (required)

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Our client, a publicly traded company, is looking for a Vice President of Technical Accounting to lead its accounting policy and technical reporting. This senior role works closely with the finance leadership team, external auditors, and the audit committee. It's a great fit for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys working through complex transactions and wants a visible role in a sophisticated public company environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the company's accounting policies, making sure they stay current with US GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Research, document, and conclude on complex accounting matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, leases, joint ventures and consolidation, impairment, development cost capitalization, and debt and equity transactions.
• Write clear technical accounting memos and position papers, and present conclusions to senior leadership and external auditors.
• Oversee or support SEC reporting, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, earnings materials, and non-GAAP measures.
• Monitor new and proposed accounting standards and SEC guidance, assess their impact, and lead implementation.
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors on technical matters and support the audit and quarterly review process.
• Partner with deal, legal, tax, and treasury teams early in transactions to shape structuring and anticipate accounting outcomes.
• Maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting related to technical accounting and policy, in line with SOX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time at a Big 4 or national public accounting firm.
• Significant experience with SEC registrants, including technical accounting and external reporting.
• Real estate or financial services industry experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to write concise, well-supported technical memos and defend positions with auditors.
• Excellent communicator, comfortable presenting to senior executives and audit committees.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented leader who can balance hands-on work with strategic oversight.