Remote Technical Accounting Manager jobs
5 open positions in the United States, newest first.
Technical accounting managers research and decide how complex or unusual transactions should be recorded under accounting standards, usually US GAAP. They handle the questions the general accounting team cannot answer from routine: revenue contracts with odd terms, leases, stock compensation, acquisitions, debt and equity deals. Their written conclusions have to hold up with auditors.
About the Technical Accounting Manager role
What the work looks like
- Research accounting standards and write technical memos documenting the conclusion for a transaction.
- Review non-standard customer contracts to determine the correct revenue recognition under ASC 606.
- Assess new accounting standards and lead their adoption, including policy and process changes.
- Discuss positions with external auditors and respond to their questions during reviews and audits.
- Support financial statement footnotes and, at public companies, the disclosures in SEC filings.
What employers ask for
- Active CPA license
- US GAAP research and technical memo writing
- Revenue recognition under ASC 606
- Lease, equity and business combination accounting
- Public accounting audit experience
- SEC reporting and SOX controls
Doing this job remotely
Research, memo writing and contract review are solitary, document-based tasks that suit remote work, and auditors now work largely by video and shared files too. Deadlines are the constraint: quarter-end and year-end close and audit periods bring long days regardless of location. Employers typically want overlap with the finance team's time zone during close.
Where it comes from and where it leads
Most arrive from public accounting, typically as an audit senior or manager with exposure to complex clients, or from a corporate reporting team. The role leads to director of technical accounting, assistant controller, controller and eventually chief accounting officer.