Senior Technical Accountant

Meta is seeking a technical accountant who can move fast and learn quickly to help solve technical accounting issues for emerging significant, non-routine, and unique transactions. Responsible for understanding the finer details of proposed or executed transactions through review of available contracts and agreements and collaboration with key cross-functional business partners including our International and US Accounting teams. The candidate will leverage experience researching relevant accounting guidance to identify key accounting issues and recommend accounting and disclosure requirements for complex non-routine transactions and ensure that our accounting policy and accounting estimates are updated timely to reflect all changes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interpret IFRS accounting standards and legal entity reporting requirements to determine the accounting and financial reporting treatment for new, material, and/or complex, unusual transactions or agreements often bridging any differences with US GAAP
• Research accounting implications from changes in the subject areas, prepare accounting memos, and reach conclusions after evaluating various viewpoints/guidance which may involve topics such as: revenue recognition, leasing, uncertain tax positions, business combinations, intercompany transactions, financial instruments, contingencies, and many more.
• Concisely and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to inform all key stakeholders of the accounting and business implications of transactions, particularly those with limited or no accounting background

Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience researching and documenting new accounting guidance/ policy and the accounting treatment of issues
• Experience working through ambiguity to communicate clear accounting positions and operational solutions
• Experience working with business partners and cross functional teams to effect changes
• Experience in the technology or social media industry
• Big 4 consulting background with previous experience with either of IFRS9, IFRS15 or IFRS16
• This is very much an advisory position and you will be providing technical advice to a range of internal stakeholders.

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