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Senior Manager, Accounting Policy
Liberty Global
Denver, CO, United States
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Job purpose
Reporting to the Vice President of Accounting Policy, this positon will provide technical accounting and accounting policy assistance with respect to Liberty Global. This position will provide active oversight and assistance with local country operations as well as addressing corporate matters and technical financial reporting matters. The role incorporates responsibility over accounting policy assessments on M&A opportunities and integrations and global accounting policy adoption for new rules and standards. This role will provide technical accounting expertise and knowledge with respect to SEC and US GAAP rules, as well as IFRS. Overall, the role is responsible for helping establish and maintain Liberty Global accounting policies and maintaining oversight over the adoption and compliance with those policies. In addition, the position will provide flexibility to assist the financial reporting and consolidations teams with special projects and back-filling of roles for extended absences.
Key Accountabilities
• Timely communication of key issues and decisions with the VP of Accounting Policy, Director of Accounting Policy and the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, including formal updates through the Liberty Global Accounting Issues Meetings and/or Disclosure Meetings.
• Leadership role in US GAAP conversion and issue identification with material mergers and acquisitions, and assessment of ongoing needs for new acquisitions, both during the due diligence phase and the integration phase.
• Preparation or review of accounting issues papers at the Liberty Global corporate level.
• Review of SEC and other US GAAP financial statements and other external disclosures (e.g. earnings releases) required by Liberty Global.
• Responsible for assessment of SEC Rule 3-05 and Rule 3-09, and coordination and review of necessary financial statements.
• Coordinate review of corporate accounting issues with the external auditors, and ensure that all accounting issues addressed with the auditors are appropriately resolved with assistance from the VP of Accounting Policy.
• Provide US GAAP training seminars for Liberty Global, including the review and/or preparation of training materials.
• Assistance with review and oversight over Liberty Global rebase calculations.
• Assistance with maintenance and drafting of the Liberty Global Accounting Manual.
• Flexibility to assist with special projects and back-fill roles in consolidations and financial reporting teams, as requested.
Knowledge & Experience
• CPA or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting principles
• Approximately 6 to 9 years of experience. Sr. Manager at a large public accounting firm, or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience with resolving complex accounting issues and transactions.
• Very strong written and verbal communications skills.