Accounting Lead

Salesforce
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 6-8 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: []

Lead technical accounting work for M&A activities, overseeing business combinations, equity transactions and fair value assessments. Drive diligence, opening balance sheet preparation, and integration planning while ensuring compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and local standards across multi-currency entities and remote teams.

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Accounting Lead

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Job Summary

Lead technical accounting work for M&A activities, overseeing business combinations, equity transactions and fair value assessments. Drive diligence, opening balance sheet preparation, and integration planning while ensuring compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and local standards across multi-currency entities and remote teams.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead technical accounting research and documentation for business combinations, asset acquisitions, equity transactions, and fair value measurements.
  • •Support purchase price allocations, goodwill and intangible asset assessments, and opening balance sheet preparation.
  • •Analyze topics including stock-based compensation, foreign currency translation, consolidation, and statutory reporting across applicable jurisdictions.
  • •Prepare audit-ready memos and assist with internal/external audit requests and US GAAP-to-Statutory adjustments guidance.
  • •Ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and local standards, as well as SEC rules and internal policies.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • •CPA/CA (or equivalent) required.
  • •6-8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) or technical accounting experience.
  • •Strong technical accounting expertise in US GAAP and IFRS (and other local standards), especially Business Combinations, Stock Compensation, Foreign Currency, Consolidation, and international tax issues.
  • •Hands-on experience with business combinations, due diligence, and purchase accounting.
Experience:6-8 yearsFinanceM&AAccountingPublic accountingTechnical accounting
Education:Bachelor's
Certifications:CPA
Languages:English

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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