Technical Accounting Analyst
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Lisbon, Portugal
Technical Accounting Analyst
- 202606003
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Full time
Description
Join our team as a Technical Accountant and take ownership of the accounting and reporting that supports our global share-based compensation programs. This is a high-impact opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with practical problem-solving—from leading the monthly close and explaining key variances to modeling new awards, supporting disclosures, and partnering with payroll, tax, audit, and other teams worldwide. You will have the autonomy to improve how work gets done, using strong Excel skills, Power Query, AI, and low-code tools to create smarter, more efficient processes. If you are detail-oriented, collaborative, and ready to turn complex accounting requirements into clear business insights, we would love to hear from you.
Job Duties:
Accounting
- Ownership of the monthly close process for share-based compensation, which includes recording journal entries, leveraging Power Query workflows as applicable, summarizing expense and explaining variances to Plan and/or Forecast
- Reconcile share-based comp accounts, research unexplained activity, and work with partners to achieve resolution
- Reconcile and report Capital Activity
- Assist with calculations of performance-based awards and past or future modifications to existing awards
- Assist with purchase accounting as applicable
- Answer audit and tax inquiries, including statutory reporting requests for entities around the world
- Record expense for ESPP and true up upon purchase
- Coordinate with local payrolls when awards vest and reconcile vesting activity
- Prepare quarterly disclosures
- Assist in review of the Pay vs. Performance disclosures in the Proxy
- Calculate intercompany recharges in accordance with agreements
Modeling/Forecasting
- Assist with modeling and developing budget
- Dynamically model ASC 718 expense for potential new awards, providing a quick turnaround and multiple scenarios
- Provide accounting impact for potential new hires and terminations, providing a quick turn-around
Qualifications
Requirements:
3+ years of experience in corporate accounting or public accounting
Familiarity with ASC 718 accounting for stock-based compensation
Experience preparing account reconciliations
Strong Excel skills
Ability to communicate with management and work cross-functionally
Process improvement mindset, including leveraging AI and/or low-code tools where applicable
Preferred:
Experience accounting for Performance Restricted Stock Units
Experience accounting for an ESPP
Experience with Microsoft products, including Power Query
Experience with Fidelity Plan Sponsor Web Station or another share-based compensation platform
ERP experience and systems confidence, including recording journal entries and running reports from an ERP system such as Oracle and/or HFM
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