Senior Principal Corporate Accountant
Description
Job Summary: The Senior Principal Corporate Accountant is a senior-level individual contributor responsible for providing technical accounting expertise and internal advisory support across the organization. This role serves as a subject matter expert on complex accounting matters, including U.S. GAAP and IFRS, lease accounting, fixed assets, tax accounting, and financial reporting compliance. The position partners closely with Finance, Tax, Treasury, and external auditors to ensure consistent accounting treatment, support policy development, and maintain the integrity of financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical accounting subject matter expert on complex transactions and accounting matters under U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
- Research, analyze, and document accounting positions, including preparation of technical accounting memoranda and policy guidance.
- Provide accounting consultation and advisory support to finance and business stakeholders on non-routine transactions and emerging accounting issues.
- Lead technical accounting activities related to lease accounting (ASC 842/IFRS 16), fixed assets, consolidations, and financial statement reporting.
- Support tax accounting activities, including deferred tax accounting, tax provision support, and related disclosures.
- Act as the primary accounting liaison with Bosch Treasury, supporting treasury-related accounting analyses and reporting requirements.
- Participate in internal and external audits by providing technical accounting support, documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries.
- Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of corporate accounting policies and procedures.
- Monitor new accounting pronouncements and evaluate their impact on the organization.
- Support strategic initiatives, ERP implementations, acquisitions, and integration projects requiring technical accounting expertise.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Active CPA certification required.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience with a strong focus on technical accounting and financial reporting.
- Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience applying IFRS in financial reporting and compliance.
- Demonstrated experience researching, interpreting, and implementing U.S. GAAP and IFRS standards in complex business environments.
- Strong knowledge of lease accounting (ASC 842 and IFRS 16), fixed assets, financial reporting, and accounting policy development.
- Experience supporting external audits and preparing technical accounting documentation and memoranda.
- Knowledge of tax accounting principles, including deferred taxes and tax-related financial reporting.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel proficiency and experience working within multi-entity organizations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with a strong focus on technical accounting and financial reporting.
- Minimum 3 year of hands-on experience applying IFRS in financial reporting and compliance.
- Public accounting experience with a national or global accounting firm.
- Experience supporting multinational organizations with both GAAP and IFRS reporting requirements.
- Experience with acquisition accounting, ERP implementations, or accounting transformation initiatives.
- Background in construction, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, or project-based environments.
Physical Demands:
In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- Must be able to effectively communicate, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers; manual dexterity required for occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment
Working Conditions:
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate
Additional Information:
- Working Hours: This position generally works Monday- Friday
- Travel Requirements: As necessary, about 10%.
- Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K w/ company match
- Life/AD&D/LTD
- Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance