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Western Union

Global payments and money transfer platform

Director SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of relevant technical accounting and SEC reporting experience is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in accounting is required.
  • A CPA license is required.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience setting priorities and managing multiple staff is required.
  • Deep technical understanding of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, including revenue recognition, hedge accounting, lease accounting, business combinations, fair value principles, and impairments of long-lived assets is required.
  • Knowledge of financial systems is required.
  • Intermediate ability to analyze work processes for potential efficiencies and help implement automated solutions is required.
  • Advanced ability to work with multiple departments and management levels is required.
  • Ability to communicate, influence others, and work effectively across geographies and functions, and to present findings clearly and concisely at all organizational levels is required.
  • Problem-solving, technical decision-making, communication, and diplomacy skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant SEC reporting, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, Forms 8-K, earnings releases, proxy statements, registration statements, and other critical filings.
  • Review and complete consolidation of global results for the company's subsidiaries.
  • Ensure the accuracy of financial information communicated externally, including through investor and rating agency presentations.
  • Direct accounting for the company's worldwide stock compensation programs.
  • Establish accounting policies and analyze and implement new Financial Accounting Standards Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules, regulations, and interpretations.
  • Review significant new partnerships, contracts, products and services, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and novel situations for appropriate accounting, valuation, and integration-planning considerations.
  • Be responsible for valuation of intangible assets, including goodwill, software, and customer relationships, and related impairment testing.
  • Prepare Forms 10-K and 10-Q, earnings releases, earnings scripts, and slides.
  • Prepare supporting schedules and quarterly Board and Audit Committee reporting.
  • Perform global consolidations, eliminations, and translation.
  • Handle equity accounting, including stock compensation, repurchases, and dividends.
  • Prepare non-GAAP reporting and reconciliations.
  • Tie out the proxy and annual shareholder report and calculate pay versus performance.
  • Handle IFRS stock compensation accounting and reporting.
  • Support the corporate financial statement audit.
  • Plan Oracle and HFM software upgrades, including test cases and user acceptance testing.
  • Prepare registration statements and prospectuses for debt offerings.
  • Account for new products, services, and initiatives, including digital wallets, prepaid cards, and stablecoins.
  • Account for new contracts with agents and partners.
  • Account for novel situations, including restructurings and variable interest entities.
  • Review and approve software capitalization.
  • Review and approve hedge accounting for the company's foreign currency and interest rate hedging programs.
  • Handle business combination and divestiture accounting and valuation.
  • Perform financial due diligence for prospective mergers and acquisitions.
  • Review impairment of the company's equity-method and cost-method investments.
  • Test intangible assets, including trademarks, software, contract costs, and goodwill, for impairment.
  • Handle borrowing activity, including bond offerings, debt refinancing, and extinguishments.
  • Own the company's global accounting policies.
  • Implement new accounting pronouncements.
  • Handle accounting and reporting for employee benefit plans, including 401(k) and ESPP plans.

About the Company

Western Union

Global payments and money transfer platform

Western Union facilitates international money transfers and financial services for individuals and businesses. The company operates through a vast network of physical agent locations and digital platforms, allowing users to send funds in various currencies for pickup in cash or direct deposit into bank accounts and mobile wallets. Unlike many digital-only fintech competitors, Western Union maintains a massive physical presence in over 200 countries and territories, making it accessible to people who do not have traditional bank accounts or reliable internet access. The company’s goal is to expand global financial inclusion by making a wider range of services—such as saving and spending tools—accessible to diverse communities, ultimately helping more people achieve financial stability.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
1851

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