Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; CPA preferred.
15+ years of experience, ideally with a mix of Big Four and public company roles.
Experience in a large, multinational organization.
In-depth knowledge of financial statements and SEC reporting.
Experience with IFRS is a plus.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
Proven ability to manage internal and external audit processes.
Responsibilities
Lead development and maintenance of accounting policies and assess impacts of new transactions.
Oversee the company's hedging program accounting.
Manage the audit process, collaborating with internal and external auditors.
Conduct technical assessments on complex topics like capital transactions and impairment analyses.
Ensure financial reporting disclosures are complete and balanced.
Coordinate statutory compliance processes and governance documentation.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the technical accounting function.
Benefits
Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance at a subsidized rate.
Accrue 15 paid vacation days and sick time, plus 6 paid holidays annually.
Opportunity for free or discounted cruises.
Highly subsidized gym membership.
Discounts on various entertainment and travel options.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
Viking is seeking an experienced Senior Director, Technical Accounting, to expand the Company's technical accounting expertise. In this position, you and your team will work with Viking's accounting teams worldwide, internal audit, finance and legal on a wide range of technical topics, audit matters and certain compliance matters. The Senior Director, Technical Accounting, will oversee a team of two employees.
The ideal candidate combines a deep understanding of technical accounting rules with practical business application experience and enjoys solving complex problems collaboratively and efficiently.
Work Environment:
Viking offers a hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with meaningful in-person collaboration. You will be onsite at our Woodland Hills headquarters three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) with flexibility to sometimes work from our West Los Angeles satellite office. The hybrid schedule enables close partnership with executives, business stakeholders and legal colleagues while preserving flexibility to work remotely the remainder of the week.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead the development and maintenance of the Company's accounting policies, including assessing the accounting impact of new and potential transactions, evaluating emerging accounting standards and directing the implementation of new accounting guidance across the organization.
Oversee accounting for the company's hedging program.
Ownership of audit process, including collaboration with internal and external auditors, and coordination with global accounting teams.
Primary responsibility for technical assessments and memos on complex topics, such as capital transactions, debt financing, and impairment analyses, among others.
Partnering with financial reporting to ensure disclosures of policies and complex transactions are complete and balanced.
Ownership of certain recurring statutory compliance processes, including coordination with colleagues to support governance, documentation, and reporting requirements.
Coordinating with internal and external parties for market transactions, including related to due diligence processes and auditor comfort letter processes.
Lead and develop a high-performing technical accounting team, fostering technical excellence, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and strong cross-functional collaboration throughout the organization.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the technical accounting function, including process optimization, automation opportunities and enhancement and/or streamlining of documentation based on risk.
Lead or participate in special projects, strategic initiatives, acquisitions, financing transactions, finance transformation efforts, system implementations, and other ad hoc assignments as required to support the Company's evolving business needs.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance field, CPA preferred.
15+ years total experience, with mix of Big Four and public company experience, multiple public companies preferred.
Experience working in a large, multinational organization.
Must have in depth knowledge of financial statements, including SEC reporting
Experience with IFRS a plus.
Proactive self-starter who drives processes and projects to completion.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to summarize complex matters for stakeholders at various levels and write technical memos.
Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills.
Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a solution-oriented mindset.
Collaborative and team-oriented workstyle, able to incorporate feedback from stakeholders into work products and experience putting technical issues into practice with GL accounting teams.
Experience reading and understanding legal documents (e.g., debt agreements, company organizational documents, capital projects, business combination agreements), including gaining an understanding of substance of transactions described.
Experience using accounting research tools to identify issues, applicable accounting guidance, and practical solutions.
Experience supervising and developing a team.
Experience managing internal and external audit processes for a multinational organization.
Understanding of valuation concepts, such as discounted cash flow models.
Comfortable working in an environment of growth and change.
What We Offer You:
Highly competitive compensation plan.
Salary range $240,000 - $260,000 annually determined by a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, individual qualifications and other relevant business considerations.
Employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonus.
401(k) plan with company match.
Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance at a highly subsidized rate (some plans are fully paid by Viking).
Accrue 15 paid vacation days, sick time accrual by state, and 6 paid holidays per year.
Opportunity to take a free and/or discounted cruise.
Highly subsidized gym membership.
Discounts on theatres, theme parks, movie tickets, travel discounts through IATA membership and too many more discounts to name.
