Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is a private, independent firm that specializes in transaction advisory services, valuation, and financial and accounting advisory support. They are seeking a Manager in their Finance & Accounting Advisory Services practice to oversee ASC 805 purchase accounting and Opening Balance Sheet preparation for PE-backed portfolio companies, ensuring precision and compliance in financial reporting.
Responsibilities
• Lead purchase price allocation (PPA) execution under ASC 805, including fair value measurement, reputed company calculation, and identification of acquired intangible assets
• Prepare and reconcile Opening Balance Sheet bridges for acquisitions and divestitures, translating deal mechanics into GAAP-compliant financial records
• Draft and review technical accounting memoranda for business combinations and divestitures, ensuring conclusions are clearly reasoned and audit-ready
• Book acquisition-related journal entries and post-close adjustments with precision; coordinate with controllers to ensure proper integration into the general ledger
• Develop and maintain GAAP-compliant calculations for purchase accounting, bargain purchase assessments, measurement period adjustments, and related disclosures
• Coordinate with third-party valuation specialists to align fair value inputs with accounting conclusions and ensure consistency across deliverables
• Work directly in client ERPs and close processes to support timely booking of acquisition accounting entries
• Help management teams translate deal terms into practical journal entries, reconciliations, and close checklists
• Make judgment calls when information is imperfect, documenting conclusions while keeping the close moving
• Bridge reputed company between technically correct and operationally executable accounting in lean finance environments
• Serve as a technical resource on complex accounting issues arising from business combinations, including contingent consideration, earn-outs, step acquisitions, and carve-out transactions
• Collaborate with controllers, FP&A teams, and external auditors to ensure accurate post-close financial reporting and smooth audit reputed company
• Partner with controllers and CFOs to evaluate accounting alternatives, explain implications, and support informed decision-making under tight timelines
• Serve as a thought partner to management teams who may be encountering ASC 805 complexity for the first time
• Provide guidance on ASC 805 compliance requirements, emerging standards, and practical application in middle-market PE environments
• Anticipate audit questions and prepare supporting documentation proactively, not reactively
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams independently, setting timelines, tracking deliverables, and communicating progress to engagement leadership and client stakeholders
• Deliver high-quality work under tight deal-driven deadlines without sacrificing accuracy or documentation standards
• Contribute to FAAS practice development: help refine OBS/PPA templates, build internal playbooks, and share knowledge that raises the team’s technical capability
• Provide coaching and feedback to Associates and Senior Associates on transaction accounting methodology and workpaper quality
Skills
• 5 or more years of progressive experience in Big 4 FAAS/Deals, national advisory, or in-house technical accounting with significant exposure to ASC 805 purchase accounting in PE-backed or acquisitive environments
• Proven track record leading PPA execution, OBS preparation, and technical accounting memoranda for business combinations and divestitures. You have done reputed company work, not just reviewed it
• Authoritative command of US GAAP as applied to business combinations: fair value measurement, reputed company, intangible asset identification, contingent consideration, measurement period adjustments, and related disclosures
• CPA designation (active or eligible) strongly preferred
• Familiarity with valuation concepts and experience collaborating with third-party valuation specialists on PPA inputs
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills; comfort navigating ERP systems and working with complex data across multiple entities
• You manage your workstreams with ownership and precision: tracking what’s open, anticipating what’s next, and communicating clearly when circumstances shift
• You are decisive under pressure. Deal timelines are non-negotiable, and ambiguity sharpens your judgment rather than slowing it
• You translate complex accounting into plain-English explanations that controllers, sponsors, and auditors can act on
• You are a clear, professional communicator, equally effective drafting a technical memo as wa
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