Director, Technical Accounting

The Director, Technical Accounting and Accounting Research will be a senior leader within the Global Coffee Company’s Controllership organization, responsible for leading the technical accounting and accounting research function and serving as the company’s center of excellence for complex accounting matters, accounting policy, and SEC reporting support.

This role is focused on researching, concluding, and documenting the accounting for complex and non-routine transactions under U.S. GAAP; supporting the External Reporting team on SEC filings and related disclosures; and providing technical guidance on the conversion between U.S. GAAP and IFRS concepts required for statutory reporting across the company’s international jurisdictions. The role will partner closely with External Reporting, Consolidations, statutory reporting and Global Shared Services teams, legal, tax, treasury, commercial and operations, and external auditors to evaluate transactions and ensure they are appropriately reflected and disclosed in the company’s financial statements.

This leader will serve as a trusted advisor on technical accounting matters, accounting policy, new accounting pronouncements, and cross-functional business initiatives. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical accountant with deep U.S. GAAP expertise, working knowledge of IFRS, strong accounting research and memo-writing discipline, executive communication skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Accounting Leadership

• Lead the research, documentation, and resolution of technical accounting matters in accordance with U.S. GAAP, SEC guidance, and company accounting policies, and determine the appropriate accounting treatment for complex and non-routine transactions.
• Author and maintain technical accounting position papers, whitepapers, and memoranda that clearly document the facts, authoritative guidance, analysis, and conclusions reached, and that withstand internal and external audit scrutiny.
• Monitor, interpret, and communicate new and emerging accounting standards and SEC rulemaking, including evaluating the implications of new pronouncements on accounting policies, disclosures, and financial reporting.
• Lead the implementation of new accounting standards and provide periodic training to finance and accounting teams on new and emerging accounting guidance.
• Provide technical accounting expertise for complex transactions, contracts, proposed structuring, business initiatives, revenue arrangements, leases, derivatives and hedging, business combinations, investments, equity and stock-based compensation, and financing structures.
• Support management on mergers, acquisition, divestiture, and separation activities, including valuation coordination, purchase price accounting, and related transaction accounting documentation.
• Own and maintain the company’s accounting policy and technical memo library, ensuring policies remain current with authoritative guidance and are applied consistently across the organization.

SEC Reporting Support & Close Process

• Partner with the External Reporting team on the preparation and review of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, registration statements, and other SEC filings, providing technical support for complex disclosures and new disclosure requirements.
• Active participation and cross functional partnership to support the monthly, quarterly and annual close process within Controllership team.
• Draft and review technical footnote disclosures for complex accounting matters and perform disclosure checklist and peer benchmarking reviews again]]>