Manager, CMAAS

Manager - CMAAS (Capital Markets Accounting and Advisory)

The Bay Area

Manager:

ABOUT US

STRIVE is a Vancouver based recruitment firm offering recruitment solutions in the specialist areas of Accounting Finance, Corporate Administration, Operations and Technology. We are passionate about recruitment at STRIVE and commit to offering an upfront, genuine and consultative approach to everything we do which is a big reason as to why we have been successful.

THE ROLE

STRIVE Recruitment has partnered with a "Big 4" public practice firm that is the Go Public Advisor and leader for some of North America's most high-profile IPOs. They are currently looking to expand their Deals and Transactions team with top Managers. This is a full-time and permanent opportunity for a Manager to join one of the firm's local offices in The Bay Area (San Francisco and San Jose)

A career as a Manager within the CMAAS (Capital Markets Accounting and Advisory) team will provide you with the opportunity to be responsible for complex financial reporting issues around deals and other transformational events. As a Manager, you'll tackle clients' needs with a solution-oriented approach that creatively addresses complex financial reporting problems for high profile transactions and you'll have significant interaction with senior company management teams, bankers, lawyers and other advisers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advise clients on complex accounting and financial reporting issues around:
• IPOs and SPACs - Preparing for the financial, operational, and regulatory complexities that accompany public and private capital raising transactions (IPOs, debt and spins).
• Acquisitions - Planning and structuring of the acquisition to achieve the desired goal, recording of the transaction in acquirer financial statements, and post-close reporting requirements.
• Divestitures - Planning and structuring of the divestiture to achieve the desired goal, preparation of carve-out financial information and ongoing reporting requirements.
• Accounting Advisory - Navigating accounting complexities, including the application of and changes in policies or rules, for topics around GAAP conversions, revenue, leasing, hedging, financial instruments, stock compensation, etc.
• Integrated Capabilities - PMA (dedicated project management specialists), CMA (Capital Markets Advisory), and Digital Finance services.
• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone and act to resolve issues that prevent the team from working effectively.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making and develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and multiple sources of information to develop solutions and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.

REQUIREMENTS

• Required Certification: CPA license.
• Manager: 5+ busy seasons at a "Big 6" public practice firm
• A proven record of success in advising multi-national, publicly traded companies and private equity firms on a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, and capital markets topics, including:
• IPOs, debt offerings, private placements, carve-outs and/or spin-offs, acquisitions, alliances/joint ventures, post-deal accounting, restructurings, restatements, bankruptcies; and, GAAP conversions, change in accounting standards, accounting complexity.
• Preference given to candidates with large tech client experience
• A keen interest in deals, capital markets, complex accounting & other transaction-based activities
• Experimentation with automation & digitization in a professional services environment including:
• Innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions;
• Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools.