Technical Accounting Manager

About SecurityScorecard

Funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s, Sequoia Capital, GV, Riverwood Capital, and others with over $290 million in funding, SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings and the only service with over 2M+ companies continuously rated. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 16,000 organizations for enterprise risk management, third-party risk management, board reporting, due diligence, and cyber insurance underwriting. This is done by measuring your and your vendors' cyber-health by assigning a security rating of "A" through "F" based on outside-in, non-intrusive data. SecurityScorecard continues to make the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, and vendors. 

SecurityScorecard is headquartered in NYC with over 260+ employees globally. Our culture has helped us be recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace," "Best Places to Work in NYC" by Crain's NY, and one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in NY for two years in a row. 

Technical Accounting Manager

This position involves managing close and related aspects, managing software capitalization, owning accounting policies and processes, preparing and filing of all external reporting requirements required by GAAP, researching technical accounting issues. In this role, you will support monthly reviews and the annual audit, build management reports, and research, interpret and implement accounting issues and new standards, as well as work on various finance projects related to financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and systems for the growing Finance organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage period end close.
• Read and interpret accounting guidance and compose memos on technical accounting topics.
• Assess the financial statement and disclosure impact of complex transactions, such as those related to acquisitions, significant leases and internal-use software costs; draft technical memos to support conclusions reached.
• Assist with financial due diligence and integration related to acquisitions
• Work closely with FP&A to align and set up accounts and departments.
• Assist with the documentation and maintenance of corporate accounting policies and processes.
• Lead software capitalization.
• Supervise current developments in accounting literature to resolve appropriate accounting treatment for critical accounting issues and identify any changes in accounting policies, as needed.
• Take initiative for operational improvements to optimize the external reporting process.
• Responsible for financial documents and disclosures for external and internal reporting, including disclosures in the Form 10-Q/K and earnings releases.
• Review financial information included in the company’s external communications, such as those for investor/analyst conferences, earnings calls and releases.
• Own the completion of the GAAP disclosure checklists.
• Support the external auditors' audit/reviews of SEC filings, as required.
• Manage systems implementations as needed.

Requirements: 

• CPA with experience of 4+ years at a Big 4 accounting firm. Experience with public filers is a bonus.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, technical accounting and financial statement presentation.
• Detailed, analytical, organized and self-motivated.
• Excellent oral and written communicator.
• Experience with Sage and Workiva is a plus.

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based upon merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law. 

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact [email protected].

Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Company’s privacy policy and applicable law. 

SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.