Technical Accounting and External Reporting Manager - Virtual

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

Are you a Big 4 alum ready to make a high-impact move? We’re looking for a hands-on, driven, and detail-obsessed accounting professional to join our team as Manager of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting. This is a high-visibility role that directly supports executive leadership and plays a critical part in shaping our financial reporting strategy in a growth-minded environment!

You’ll work alongside a passionate team, tackle complex technical accounting challenges, and lead the charge on SEC reporting, policy development, and compliance. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and love diving deep into the technical side of accounting, this is your moment.

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to lead, influence, and grow in a company that values precision, innovation, and integrity.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the preparation and review of the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings (Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K) and oversee all XBRL tagging.

• Prepare financial statements, including statement of cash flows.

• Research complex accounting matters, prepare technical accounting memos, review third-party valuation reports, implement new accounting guidance and help manage global accounting policies.

• Facilitate internal and external review processes, including legal counsel, auditors, and internal stakeholders.

• Support certain areas of Global Accounting, including Equity, Revenue Recognition, Leases, Hedges and Derivatives and Debt Accounting.

• Support month-end and quarter-end close processes, including the preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations for areas managed by the technical accounting team.

• Assist in the review of required compliance certificates due to our lenders.

• Analyze client contracts under ASC 606, including accounting for costs to obtain and fulfill.

• Execute all responsibilities in compliance with our SOX 404 internal control framework.

Education/Demonstrated Experience/Role Success Factors  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting required

• CPA required

• Passion for financial reporting and researching technical accounting matters

• Ability to benchmark and draft new footnote disclosures and support technical accounting positions

• Excellent time management, organizational, and project management skills with experience in meeting strict deadlines

• Reliable and dependable with proven ability to manage and mentor team members

• Must be self-motivated and able to work effectively in a virtual environment

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s i