Director of Technical Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Technical Accounting

We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to oversee technical accounting and policy governance for a public organization in Richmond, Virginia. This role will guide the interpretation of complex accounting matters, strengthen reporting consistency, and help ensure compliance with public company reporting standards. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting guidance and financial reporting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively across finance, treasury, tax, legal, and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Direct the creation, upkeep, and oversight of accounting policies that support a publicly traded mortgage-focused business, covering areas such as securities, financing arrangements, derivatives, fair value, income taxes, consolidation, and presentation of financial statements.

• Build and manage a formal process for reviewing, approving, distributing, and tracking accounting policies across the company to promote consistent application.

• Evaluate company practices against U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, regulatory expectations, and internal control standards, and update guidance as business activities evolve.

• Monitor newly issued accounting pronouncements, regulatory changes, and industry developments to determine their effect on reporting, disclosures, and policy decisions.

• Maintain organized documentation of approved accounting positions, technical analyses, and supporting references in a centralized policy library.

• Research complex accounting questions tied to mortgage-related transactions, structured finance activities, investment holdings, securitizations, repurchase agreements, secured borrowings, and hedging strategies.

• Prepare technical accounting memoranda that clearly summarize the transaction facts, relevant guidance, analysis performed, conclusions reached, and required financial statement disclosures.

• Advise accounting, finance, tax, treasury, legal, and operational stakeholders on judgmental or non-routine accounting matters and recommend practical, compliant solutions.

• Support adoption of new accounting standards through impact assessments, policy revisions, and related disclosure updates.

• Contribute to accurate external financial reporting, including annual reporting, SEC filings, and earnings per share considerations where applicable.

• Extensive experience in financial reporting and technical accounting, ideally within a publicly traded financial services

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and annual financial reporting practices.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and document complex accounting issues involving investments, financing transactions, derivatives, and fair value measurements.

• Experience drafting clear technical accounting memoranda and policy documentation for senior leadership and audit review.

• Solid understanding of financial statement presentation, consolidation, income taxes, and disclosure requirements.

• Ability to interpret new accounting standards and regulatory developments and translate them into practical business guidance.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with accounting, treasury, tax, legal, and operations teams.

• Familiarity with EPS and other public company reporting considerations is preferred.

*Degree in Accounting and CPA required.