Director, Technical Accounting and Reporting - ZRG Partners LLC

About ZRG:

For 25+ years, ZRG has been helping our clients move forward in their industries and our candidates move forward in their careers. We started as a boutique retained executive search firm with a handful of talent professionals. Today, we are a global talent advisory firm, providing people solutions for our clients' most complex talent issues. Our core offerings include revolutionary, data-based, executive search focusing on senior leadership around the world. Our suite of on-demand talent offerings helps backfill open roles and address project-based work with specialized talent. Our consulting and advisory solutions focus on key issues like culture, strategic alignment, coaching, and sales optimization.

Leveraging our global platform of over 500 teammates with a tech-powered solution kit, ZRG is a leading talent advisory firm for leading-edge clients.

We are natively global in our reach with practitioners and entire divisions working around the world in the UK, Europe, the Middle East/North Africa, Australia, the Asia Pacific, and North and South America. Our team collaborates across geographic boundaries and industry verticals to bring you multiple solutions.

Role Summary:

The Director of Technical Accounting & Reporting is responsible for leading the company’s technical accounting function, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and global statutory requirements, and overseeing external financial reporting. This role serves as a key advisor on complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, and partners cross-functionally with finance, legal, tax, and operations teams.

This individual will also play a critical leadership role in managing audits (including international statutory audits), implementing new accounting standards, and strengthening internal controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical accounting function, including interpretation and application of U.S. GAAP
• Serve as the subject matter expert on ASC 606 revenue recognition, including contract review, policy development, and issue resolution
• Manage and coordinate global statutory audits, including audits in non-U.S. jurisdictions
• Partner external audit firm to ensure compliance with local GAAP and statutory reporting requirements
• Draft and maintain accounting policies and technical memos for complex transactions
• Lead adoption and implementation of new accounting standards
• Oversee relationships with external auditors and advisors
• Strengthen and maintain internal controls over financial reporting
• Act as the technical specialist for ASC 842 lease standards Manage accounting for acquisitions including opening balance sheets
• Tax specialist and liaison with external accounting firm
• Manage accounting for acquisitions including opening balance sheets

Key Attributes for Success:

• Technical depth + judgment: Able to