Lead Technical Accounting

The Technical Accounting Lead serves as an experienced technical accounting specialist, leading complex technical initiatives and providing advanced guidance on accounting standards compliance. This role combines deep technical expertise with process leadership responsibilities, mentoring junior staff while driving process improvements and serving as a key resource for challenging technical accounting matters.

Advanced Technical Leadership & Process Development

• Lead technical accounting expertise for complex areas including advanced lease accounting, revenue recognition, consolidations, and emerging accounting standards
• Drive research and implementation of new accounting pronouncements, leading cross-functional project teams
• Develop and maintain advanced accounting policies and procedures, ensuring consistency and compliance
• Provide authoritative technical guidance on complex accounting matters to stakeholders across the organization
• Lead evaluation of accounting implications for complex business transactions and initiatives

  Process Leadership & Technical Excellence

  • Lead technical accounting training programs and knowledge sharing initiatives across the organization
  • Drive technical capability building across the Technical Accounting team and broader organization
  • Lead process improvement initiatives for complex technical accounting workflows
  • Establish technical accounting performance metrics and quality standards
  • Champion automation and efficiency improvements in technical accounting processes

  Complex Corporate Functions & Project Management

  • Lead accounting for the most complex corporate functions and intercompany structures
  • Drive design and implementation of intercompany pricing models and allocation methodologies
  • Lead complex business combination accounting and purchase price allocation projects
  • Provide technical accounting support for M&A transactions, divestitures, and restructuring initiatives
  • Lead analysis of complex corporate cost structures and profitability models
  • Support Finance Accounting teams and FP&A with understanding of technical processes and their impact in the financials

  Advanced Audit & Compliance Management

  • Lead technical accounting discussions with external auditors and provide expert support for complex matters
  • Drive resolution of complex technical accounting issues and audit findings
  • Support Technical Accounting Principal in regulatory and HQ technical discussions
  • Lead internal control design and testing for complex technical accounting areas
  • Provide expert support for regulatory filing requirements and technical documentation

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred, MBA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of progressive technical accounting experience with demonstrated process leadership capabilities
• Public accounting experience with senior associate or manager-level experience strongly preferred
• Multi-entity and international accounting experience preferred
• Track record of leading complex technical accounting projects and initiatives

Advanced Technical Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of US GAAP, FASB ASC, and SEC reporting requirements
• Advanced expertise in complex accounting standards including ASC 842, ASC 606, ASC 805, and consolidation guidance
• Experience with advanced technical accounting research and position development
• Proven track record with complex business transaction accounting
• Advanced knowledge of internal controls and SOX compliance requirements

Core Competencies

• Advanced Technical Excellence: Expert-level technical accounting knowledge with ability to resolve complex issues and lead technical initiatives
• Process Leadership: Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and drive process improvements across the organization
• Technical Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical matters to diverse stakeholders
• Project Management: Experience leading cross-functional technical projects and managing complex implementations

Mentoring Excellence: Strong ability to develop technical expertise in others and drive capability building

It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve total balance between the demands of their jobs and their lives. That’s why we give you the autonomy and support you need to work in the way that makes you most productive, agile, confident, and insightful.

Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset -that’s what we stand for at the Adecco Group. Here, we are all individuals with a unique perspective on the world we live in. That’s what makes us stronger. Whoever you are and whatever your background, you can be yourself. So, we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you. We offer a range of world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while the sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together.

Make an impact where it matters most.

Adecco Group North America, through an impressive portfolio of staffing industry leading brands including Adecco General Staffing, Entegee, Lee Hecht Harrison Professional Recruitment, Modis, and Pontoon is the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions.

We are the workforce experts delivering staffing and career service solutions to organizations and individuals across all industries. Collectively we harness the power of some of the greatest talent in the world. That talent and expertise allows us to do business globally and act locally with deep knowledge in niche areas.

Every day, we have more than 100,000 associates on assignment, 30,000 colleagues working internally to support more than 10,000 clients in the United States and Canada. Ensuring our business units are prepared to deliver outstanding service to our associates and clients, the Adecco Group North America team provides a strong infrastructure through our corporate and shared services teams.

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Posting date: 10-28-2025