Director, Technical Accounting

Job Description Summary

Veradigm is looking for a Director, Technical Accounting to serve as a hands-on technical accounting expert within our Accounting team. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Assistant Controller, this role owns the accounting for our most complex and judgment-intensive areas while also acting as a go-to resource across the full range of technical accounting matters that surface in a public healthcare technology company.

This role requires a self-starter who can identify issues, research them independently, and drive them to resolution with minimal oversight. It carries direct exposure to senior finance leadership and our external auditors.

• Serve as the primary technical accounting owner for the company's most complex and judgment-intensive areas, including but not limited to investments, goodwill, intangibles, debt and equity transactions, stock-based compensation, capitalized software, and leases, both preparing and reviewing well-supported memos on issues as they arise across the business

• Coordinate with external valuation specialists as needed to support impairment assessments and other fair value analyses

• Monitor the accounting standard-setting landscape, assess the applicability and impact of new and proposed pronouncements (ASUs), and lead cross-functional implementation efforts, including drafting adoption memos and updating accounting policies

• Establish, maintain, and periodically refresh the Company's technical accounting policies, ensuring they remain current with GAAP and reflect how the business actually operates

• Be a proactive, credible liaison with external auditors, anticipating questions, bringing issues forward early, and driving timely closure of open items rather than waiting for audit inquiries

• Partner with FP&A, Legal, HR, and others as a trusted advisor on the accounting implications of new transactions, arrangements, and strategic initiatives

• Identify and lead process improvements that scale and strengthen the technical accounting process, including incorporating AI tools to streamline research, drafting, and documentation

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls for areas of responsibility, ensuring SOX requirements are consistently met

• Draft and review financial statement disclosures for complex areas to ensure compliance with GAAP and SEC reporting requirements

• Supervise, coach, and review the work of team members as needed, applying critical review and ensuring documentation is complete, well-supported, and audit-ready

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting

• CPA required

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, which may be a combination of public accounting (Big 4 or large national firm) and public company experience, with public accounting experience required as part of that background

• Track record of independently researching and authoring detailed, well-reasoned technical accounting memos that hold up under audit scrutiny

• Experience monitoring and leading implementation of new accounting pronouncements, from initial impact assessment through policy and process changes

• A genuine self-starter, comfortable identifying issues proactively, working through ambiguity, and driving matters to resolution with minimal oversight

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex accounting concepts clearly, in both writing and conversation, to audiences with varying levels of technical fluency

• Strong to advanced Excel skills

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, public company environment

Compensation for this job is subject to market conditions, geographic considerations, the candidate’s unique skills and experience, state and local laws, and budget. Our commitment to pay transparency is a testament to our dedication to creating a fair, equitable, and inclusive workplace. By continuously analyzing market trends, staying abreast of changes in state laws, and making budgetary adjustments accordingly, we strive to ensure that our compensation practices reflect the value we place on our associates’ unique contributions and support their professional growth.

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At Veradigm, our greatest strength comes from bringing together talented people with diverse perspectives to support the needs of healthcare providers, life science companies, health plans, and the patients they serve. The Veradigm Network is a dynamic, open community of solutions, external partners, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies that provide advanced insights, technology, and data-driven solutions. Veradigm offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including holidays, vacation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance and retirement savings.

Veradigm’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in all of its employment practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. Applicants for North American based positions with Veradigm must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada. Verification of employment eligibility will be required as a condition of hire. Veradigm is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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