Director of Technical Accounting

Director of Technical Accounting

Opportunity ID

10246

Department

Practice Management

Location(s)

Charlotte

State

North Carolina

Function

Finance

Job Description

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Director of Technical Accountingto join theFinanceteam.

CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to be thoughtful and intentional in how they create opportunities for in-person collaboration. While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week.

YOUR TEAM.

Reporting to the CAO, the Director will build and lead the firm's Technical Accounting team, operating in parallel with the Core Accounting team led by the Corporate Controller. Technical Accounting ensures accounting treatments in complex areas are appropriate, well documented, GAAP compliant, and audit ready; Core Accounting owns the close, internal, sponsor, and lender reporting, the ERP, and internal controls.

The initial priority is ASC 606. Working closely with Accordion (external consultants currently embedded in the revenue process) and the regional controllers (who work directly with local partners and offices), the Director will design the firm's ASC 606 revenue approach, operationalize Accordion's interim ASC 606 solution, and represent Finance in the selection and implementation of the firm's new PSA platform. The Director also directs external consultants across purchase accounting and other technical areas, and owns the final accounting positions and documentation. As the revenue process matures, focus will shift to other technical areas and emerging business needs.

YOUR ROLE.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Design the firm's ASC 606 revenue recognition approach with Accordion and regional controllers, reflecting how engagements are sold, staffed, and billed across offices.

• Own the final revenue recognition position, policy, and technical accounting memo; remediate audit findings and design judgmental controls over revenue.

• Operationalize the interim ASC 606 solution and lead the transition to the firm's new professional services automation platform once implemented.

• Represent Finance in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of the new professional services automation platform, ensuring accounting, reporting, and compliance requirements are addressed.

• Review complex client engagements involving variable and contingent fees, multiple performance obligations, time-and-materials versus fixed-fee arrangements, and contract modifications.

• Deliver revenue schedules, deferred revenue and unbilled work-in-process reconciliation logic, and journal-entry templates to Core Accounting for execution.

• Scope, direct, and review the work of external consultants and technical accounting advisors while retaining ownership of final conclusions.

• Lead technical accounting matters involving ASC 805, ASC 842, debt and equity transactions, ASC 718, and variable interest entity and consolidation considerations.

• Author or approve audit-ready technical accounting memoranda supported by source documents and general-ledger-tied schedules; maintain the accounting policy manual and assess new standards.

• Serve as technical counterpart to auditor engagement and national office teams; pre-clear significant positions before period-end.

• Share audit readiness and execution with the Controller through a single PBC tracker and issues log; deliver technical PBC sections.

• Direct drafting of complex footnote disclosures (revenue, business combinations, goodwill and intangibles, leases, debt, equity, share-based compensation).

• Lead quarterly audit readiness reviews with the CAO and Controller.

• Hand off memos, schedules, and JE templates to Core Accounting; Technical designs, Core posts and reconciles.

• Operate an intake process for engagement leaders, regional controllers, legal, corporate development, and treasury to flag non-standard contracts and transactions early.

• Support Core Accounting's internal, PE sponsor (Apax), and lender reporting with technical positions and covenant definition interpretation.

• Lead and develop the Technical Accounting Manager; set and re-prioritize the technical agenda with the CAO as business needs evolve.

YOUR EXPERIENCE.

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting or Finance; active CPA required.

• 12+ years of technical accounting and audit experience, with a Big 4 or national firm foundation at the Senior Manager or experienced Manager level or above.

• Deep ASC 606 expertise, including designing revenue approaches, drafting revenue memos, and resolving audit findings.

• Professional services revenue experience (milestone, percent-of-completion, labor-rate billing, unbilled / WIP) a strong plus.

• ASC 805 purchase accounting experience, including working with valuation specialists.

• Track record directing external advisors and leading complex audits; PE-backed, multi-entity experience.

• Strong technical writing; able to communicate GAAP issues clearly to the CAO, PE sponsor, and auditors.

• Collaborative across regional, operational, and external stakeholders; SAP familiarity and PSA or revenue system implementation experience a plus.

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Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few. To learn more about life at CohnReznick, visit

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