Associate Director/Director - Accounting Advisory - Banking/Financial Services

Job Role: Associate Director/Director - Accounting Advisory Key responsibilities: - Lead global or domestic client service teams to execute the following solutions: - Financial Accounting and Reporting Excellence - Transaction accounting - SPAC / Target companies, IPO readiness - Review Financial statement including comprehensive notes and disclosures prepared in accordance with US GAAP and the applicable GAAP of the target - Assist in the preparation of PCAOB-compliant financials and completing the audit - Preparation of the draft comfort letter - Review and audit of 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC - GAAP conversions - Accounting changes (revenue, lease accounting, expected credit losses) - Complex accounting solutions (goodwill impairment, business combination, share-based payments, financial instruments) - Accounting policy and governance - Audit remediation and readiness - Organizing and providing technical training - Manage and develop junior team members - Develop and lead a team of experts in accounting advisory across levels and ensure the team delivers high-quality work, on time and to budget - Identify development opportunities and training needs for high-performing team - Possesses a strong understanding and proficiency in IT Architectures, with a particular emphasis on Solution Architectures. - Combines technical competence with business and commercial awareness and first-class communications skills. - Methods and techniques for delivering effective presentations, either face-to-face or online within various contexts and to a variety of audiences. - Identifying gaps in the available information required to understand a problem or situation and devising a means of resolving them. - Establishing relationships, contributing to an open culture, and maintaining contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. - Understanding commercial considerations and ensuring alignment with them when making decisions or recommending actions. - Understanding underlying issues in complex problems through the development of abstract representations, the identification of patterns and the analysis of hypotheses. You should be: - 8 - 15 plus years of post-qualification experience (CA/CPA/ACCA) in auditing or finance controllership roles, including at least 4 years of Financial Accounting and Advisory experience - Strong communication, interpersonal, and client management skills - Strong business development and marketing skills - Expert knowledge of transactions, business combinations, IPO readiness, SPAC - Expert knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP and Indian accounting standards - Extensive hands-on experience in the following areas: 1. GAAP conversions and implementation of new accounting standards 2. Drafting and designing accounting memos 3. Technical accounting research and advisory 4. Consolidation and compilation support 5. Financial statement close process support.