Pole Star
Technical Accounting Manager
Pole Star, Mahwah, New Jersey, us, 07495
At Polestar we don't just drive innovation in our cars - our entire business model is different from our competitors. We're looking for a creative, innovative, experienced, and hands-on professional with experience leading teams to support our global financial reporting and technical accounting team.
Let us describe the challenge we'll offerAs a technical accounting manager at Polestar you will specialize in financial reporting, complex technical accounting matters, and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. You will also support Polestar's consolidated group with consolidation, revenue recognition, share-based compensation, financial instruments, and other key topics. As a manager, you will be expected to help grow Polestar's financial reporting and technical accounting capabilities through staff development, teaching, and leading review of analyses. You will be expected to mentor your staff and build relationships with other areas of the business such as legal, tax, sales, treasury, and human resources as it will be critical to success in this role. This position will sit amongst a growing global finance reporting and technical accounting team operating in our Gothenburg HQ. This role is based in our Mahwah, New Jersey office and reports into the Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting.
This role will require international travel as needed to our Gothenburg, SE Headquarters
What you'll do
Assist with the timely preparation and review of financial information filed with the SEC (Forms F-1, F-3, 20-F, and 6-K for a foreign private issuer)Manage the preparation of the management discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements, including footnotes and underlying support workbooksAssist in the quarterly and year-end close process, ensuring timeliness and compliance with IFRSManage staff through evaluation and documentation of accounting and financial reporting considerations across various accounting topics under IFRSMonitor new accounting pronouncements and research technical accounting issues to assist with determining the impact on the business, financial statements, and disclosuresEstablish working relationships with various members of other departments, including sales, legal, tax, treasury, human resources, and group accountingCollaborate with key teams across the business, including legal, treasury, R&D, internal control, business development, and FP&A as part of the operational and technical implementation of new transactions or agreementsLiaise with external and internal auditors as needed to ensure smooth audit processes and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controlsParticipate in special projects and/or other ad-hoc assignmentsWho you are
5+ years of transaction advisory experience at a Big 4 accounting firm or equivalentBachelor's or Master's degree in AccountingActive CPA licenseKnowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and SEC reporting requirements and regulationsKnowledge of key accounting concepts such as revenue recognition, intangible assets, R&D, consolidation, debt, equity, and stock-based compensationExperience leading staff through the documentation of complex accounting positions in comprehensive memorandums by reference to the relevant regulations and guidanceExperience managing staff under compressed timelines to meet financial reporting deadlines that are common amongst publicly listed U.S. companiesWillingness and desire to teach and develop accounting staffExtraordinary communication skills both written and verbalUnderstanding of consolidated financial statements, including the ability to articulate how certain transactions impact the financial statements in the period of initial recognition and subsequent periodsExperience with automotive or technology companies is a plusExperience at the FASB or IASB is a plusWillingness and ability to travel internationally if required
Polestar - the guiding star
Polestar is an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in by catalyzing the change to sustainable mobility. We are a global team of highly talented individuals who share a passion to change the world. We challenge conventions and we challenge ourselves for the purpose of innovation. We believe innovation is a team effort and that just like each component is critical to the performance of our cars each person working at Polestar is as important to the team and its performance. We work in close collaboration across empowered global teams that don't settle for anything less than excellence.
Is this you?
If you are interested in joining Polestar, don't wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will be open until the position is filled.
Department Finance Locations Mahwah, NJ, USA
Let us describe the challenge we'll offerAs a technical accounting manager at Polestar you will specialize in financial reporting, complex technical accounting matters, and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. You will also support Polestar's consolidated group with consolidation, revenue recognition, share-based compensation, financial instruments, and other key topics. As a manager, you will be expected to help grow Polestar's financial reporting and technical accounting capabilities through staff development, teaching, and leading review of analyses. You will be expected to mentor your staff and build relationships with other areas of the business such as legal, tax, sales, treasury, and human resources as it will be critical to success in this role. This position will sit amongst a growing global finance reporting and technical accounting team operating in our Gothenburg HQ. This role is based in our Mahwah, New Jersey office and reports into the Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting.
This role will require international travel as needed to our Gothenburg, SE Headquarters
What you'll do
Assist with the timely preparation and review of financial information filed with the SEC (Forms F-1, F-3, 20-F, and 6-K for a foreign private issuer)Manage the preparation of the management discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements, including footnotes and underlying support workbooksAssist in the quarterly and year-end close process, ensuring timeliness and compliance with IFRSManage staff through evaluation and documentation of accounting and financial reporting considerations across various accounting topics under IFRSMonitor new accounting pronouncements and research technical accounting issues to assist with determining the impact on the business, financial statements, and disclosuresEstablish working relationships with various members of other departments, including sales, legal, tax, treasury, human resources, and group accountingCollaborate with key teams across the business, including legal, treasury, R&D, internal control, business development, and FP&A as part of the operational and technical implementation of new transactions or agreementsLiaise with external and internal auditors as needed to ensure smooth audit processes and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controlsParticipate in special projects and/or other ad-hoc assignmentsWho you are
5+ years of transaction advisory experience at a Big 4 accounting firm or equivalentBachelor's or Master's degree in AccountingActive CPA licenseKnowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and SEC reporting requirements and regulationsKnowledge of key accounting concepts such as revenue recognition, intangible assets, R&D, consolidation, debt, equity, and stock-based compensationExperience leading staff through the documentation of complex accounting positions in comprehensive memorandums by reference to the relevant regulations and guidanceExperience managing staff under compressed timelines to meet financial reporting deadlines that are common amongst publicly listed U.S. companiesWillingness and desire to teach and develop accounting staffExtraordinary communication skills both written and verbalUnderstanding of consolidated financial statements, including the ability to articulate how certain transactions impact the financial statements in the period of initial recognition and subsequent periodsExperience with automotive or technology companies is a plusExperience at the FASB or IASB is a plusWillingness and ability to travel internationally if required
Polestar - the guiding star
Polestar is an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in by catalyzing the change to sustainable mobility. We are a global team of highly talented individuals who share a passion to change the world. We challenge conventions and we challenge ourselves for the purpose of innovation. We believe innovation is a team effort and that just like each component is critical to the performance of our cars each person working at Polestar is as important to the team and its performance. We work in close collaboration across empowered global teams that don't settle for anything less than excellence.
Is this you?
If you are interested in joining Polestar, don't wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will be open until the position is filled.
Department Finance Locations Mahwah, NJ, USA