Senior Accountant, M&A

Salesforce
Dublin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Organizational skills","Communication skills","Cross-functional collaboration","Project management"]

Support M&A accounting for acquisitions by performing technical accounting research for business combinations, asset acquisitions, and equity transactions. Prepare purchase price allocation, goodwill/intangible assessments, and opening balance sheets, and analyze topics such as stock-based compensation, foreign currency translation, consolidation, and statutory reporting. Partner across Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, and other finance teams to manage pre-close and post-close integration workstreams, produce audit-ready documentation, and ensure US GAAP/IFRS compliance.

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Senior Accountant, M&A

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Job Summary

Support M&A accounting for acquisitions by performing technical accounting research for business combinations, asset acquisitions, and equity transactions. Prepare purchase price allocation, goodwill/intangible assessments, and opening balance sheets, and analyze topics such as stock-based compensation, foreign currency translation, consolidation, and statutory reporting. Partner across Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, and other finance teams to manage pre-close and post-close integration workstreams, produce audit-ready documentation, and ensure US GAAP/IFRS compliance.
Location: Dublin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform technical accounting research and prepare documentation related to business combinations, asset acquisitions, equity transactions, and fair value measurements.
  • •Support purchase price allocations, goodwill and intangible asset assessments, and preparation of opening balance sheets in ERP.
  • •Analyze accounting topics including stock-based compensation, foreign currency translation, consolidation, and statutory reporting; ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, local standards, SEC rules, and internal policies.
  • •Participate in M&A transaction support by identifying key risks and integration challenges, evaluating historical financial statements and purchase terms, and providing accounting input into deal structuring.
  • •Lead or support integration workstreams (system alignment, chart of accounts mapping, close process integration, policy harmonization) and establish scalable processes and internal controls for newly acquired businesses.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • •CPA/CA (or equivalent) required.
  • •5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4/national firm) or technical accounting.
  • •Strong technical accounting expertise in US GAAP and International standards (IFRS and local), especially business combinations, stock compensation, foreign currency, consolidation, and statutory reporting.
  • •Hands-on experience with business combinations, due diligence, and purchase accounting, plus experience communicating and partnering cross-functionally.
Experience:5+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Skills:Analytical skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsCross-functional collaborationProject management
Certifications:CPACA
Tech Stack:US GAAPIFRSSEC reportingERP

Company Brief

Salesforce
Provides a leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform with sales, service, marketing, analytics, and integration tools that empower businesses to manage customer relationships and digital transformation at scale.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 1999
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