Summary

The responsibilities of the Mergers and Acquisitions Reporting Manager include the management and coordination of the company’s accounting processes  related to purchase price accounting, fair valuation assumptions and modeling related to intangibles and other assets, as well as other complex areas of accounting such as goodwill impairment testing, business combinations and the implementation of new accounting pronouncements.

Responsibilities

• Manages technical accounting and prepares and reviews all workpapers related to business combinations associated with the frequent merger and acquisition activity, including:
• Involvement in the accounting due diligence process,
• Preparation of purchase accounting workpapers including review of closing balance sheet adjustments, determination of all necessary opening balance sheet adjustments and preparation and review responsibilities for the related journal entries,
• Assessment of acquisition consideration including net-working capital, make-whole, contingent consideration liabilities, and stock and other bonus compensation arrangements,
• Quarterly oversight with management to assess subsequent accounting for earnout liabilities, and preparation of related accounting entries,
• Preparation of intangible and other fair valuation assumptions and forecast/discounted cash flow models, including coordination with third party valuation specialists, as needed,
• Preparation of pro-forma financial statements and related disclosures as well as monitoring the significance of acquisitions and investments for any additional reporting requirements,
• Preparation of related acquisition documentation and accounting memorandums, and
• Assistance with accounting integration as needed, including regular coordination with acquisition integrator and corporate and/or operating unit accounting teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting
• 8-10 years public accounting experience or 10–12 years relevant industry experience within accounting field.
• Prior experience managing a financial reporting team for a large, accelerated SEC registrant/filer.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP accounting requirements and Sarbanes Oxley control requirements.
• Experience with business combination purchase accounting and technical accounting research and writing technical accounting memorandums.
• Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant