Director, Technical Accounting

Job Description

The Position

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives. 

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting regulations as they are issued and effectively communicate the ramifications of the new rules on the Company’s financial reporting to senior management.

• Lead financial accounting aspects of transactions acquisitions including due diligence reviews, evaluating and executing purchase accounting of transactions, including working with valuation specialists and partnering with other finance teams on implementation. 

• Review key contracts to evaluate accounting treatment and ensuring the matters are accounted for in accordance with GAAP.

• Provide support and services to all operating and corporate divisions regarding accounting issues, including impairment assessments, divestitures, acquisitions, joint ventures, etc.

• Evaluate and interpret key accounting transactions related to hedging activities and financing transactions, impairments and asset acquisitions, and shared based compensation accounting.

• Document acquisition white papers to support key matters, judgments and conclusions and coordinates requests and meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

• Lead implementation efforts related to various proposed accounting standards, including coordinating meetings with key stakeholders to ensure all potential impacts are discussed and properly evaluated.

• Establish, maintain and document the Company's standard accounting practices and procedures as required in order to maintain a controlled system of accounting and reporting on a world-wide basis within Company policies. Develop and present training materials related to compliance with accounting policies (as needed).  

• Manage documentation of internal controls over technical accounting process.

• Assist with other ad-hoc special projects, as deemed necessary.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

• BS/BA degree in Accounting required.

• A minimum of seven to ten years of US GAAP and SEC technical accounting or related experience.

• Must be able to cope with changing priorities and work under the pressure of rigid time schedules.

• Certified Public Accountant.

Preferred Experience:

• Big 4 Experience

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security. 

Who We Are:

Organon delivers ingenious health solutions that enable people to live their best lives. We are a $6.5 billion global healthcare company focused on making a world of difference for women, their families and the communities they care for. We have an important portfolio and are growing it by investing in the unmet needs of Women’s Health, expanding access to leading biosimilars and touching lives with a diverse and trusted portfolio of health solutions.  Our Vision is clear: A better and healthier every day for every woman.

US and PR Residents Only

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