Principal Technical Accountant

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · United States

This Principal Technical Accountant role at Oracle focuses on researching and documenting accounting implications for complex transactions, including M&A activity, and communicating these to stakeholders and external auditors. The role requires strong US GAAP knowledge and excellent written communication skills for preparing technical accounting memos.

What you'd actually do

  1. Accounting research regarding technical accounting matters
  2. Document results of accounting research in technical accounting memos
  3. Facilitate external auditor’s review/audit of technical accounting positions
  4. Conduct due diligence procedures and preparation of related reports in connection with M&A activity
  5. Define procedures in connection with purchase accounting, including documentation of key technical accounting issues, coordination with third-party valuation specialists, etc.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 5 years of public accounting experience
  • Minimum of 8 years of combined experience between public accounting and industry
  • Technically proficient in US GAAP (especially ASC 842, ASC 805, ASC 810, ASC 321, and ASC 323)
  • Critical thinker that thoroughly evaluates all potential accounting implications and solutions associated with a particular accounting issue
  • Ability to work cross functionally, and with third-parties, to obtain all relevant facts and articulate accounting conclusions reached
  • Strong written communication skills and experience in the preparation of technical accounting memos
  • Experience in working with external auditors on technical accounting issues

Nice to have

  • CPA highly preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • Written communication skills will be critical
  • Strong written communication skills
  • accounting guidance
  • accounting issues
  • accounting and disclosure requirements
  • accounting implications
  • accounting conclusions
  • technical accounting issues
  • technical accounting memos
  • technical accounting matters
  • technical accounting positions
  • technical accounting issues
  • technical accounting issues
  • purchase accounting