Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Reporting

 

Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Reporting

 

Location: Hybrid, Exton, PA, or Home-Based in US

 

Position Summary:

 

The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Reporting is a newly established role within Bentley’s growing Controllership function. This role will report directly to the Corporate Controller, and have overall responsibility for performing technical accounting research, developing, and implementing accounting policies across the organization as well as supporting the management of operational aspects of the accounting team. This role will require partnering with key stakeholders, including Revenue, Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury and M&A. The role will be focused approximately 50% each on technical accounting and operational accounting responsibilities.

 

Additionally, in this role, the Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Reporting will be responsible for monitoring the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) agenda and evaluating the impact of proposed and finalized standards to the Company. This role will also support the accounting and related reporting and disclosures in connection within the Company’s external reporting, including SEC periodic reports. The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Reporting will have high visibility to senior management, including assisting in preparation of Board materials.

 

Your Day-to-Day:

 

• Evaluating, developing, and implementing new accounting policies and procedures to respond to changes in U.S. GAAP requirements, including the preparation of technical memoranda.
• Reviewing contracts to identify technical accounting matters for the Company’s business initiatives, including consolidation, identification of variable interest entities, revenue recognition, embedded leases, etc.
• Responsibility for carrying out the impairment assessments for intangible assets and goodwill and performing the Company’s going concern assessment.
• Leading the preparation and presentation of educational materials to worldwide accounting and finance functions, as necessary.
• Developing strong cross-functional professional relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to provide technical accounting support.
• Reviewing, maintaining, and enhancing internal control documentation to ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• Managing and coordinating quarterly reviews and year-end group audit with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Managing monthly and quarterly close processes with global accounting and finance team.
• Managing designated areas of global accounting operations
• Supporting external reporting with review of financial statements and/or disclosures in periodic SEC reports.
• Reviewing, maintaining, and enhancing internal control documentation to ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• This is a full-time role expected to work 40 hours per week, remote-based or hybrid in the US.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements). The role requires communication with managers, peers, and other colleagues of the company in person (on occasion), and by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling, and meeting functions.