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Salary: USD 112,000 - 149,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Lead Accountant for M&A Accounting to support its rapid growth and global integration efforts. You will report directly to the Director of M&A Accounting and be a key member of a dedicated team focused on centralizing M&A-related accounting responsibilities.
In this role, you will be highly execution-oriented, moving at a fast pace while supporting complex financial integrations. Your responsibilities will include:
- Partner with the M&A accounting team to centralize and execute all M&A-related accounting activities
- Lead pre-close accounting and tax due diligence for target acquisitions
- Lead Day One post-acquisition readiness preparation, including accounting onboarding and integration planning of people, processes, policies, and technology for acquired accounting teams
- Travel on Day One post-acquisition to deliver comprehensive overviews of Anduril's systems and processes to newly acquired accounting teams
- Lead preparation and detailed review of closing balance sheets and supporting documentation with key stakeholders
- Prepare and draft final closing statements and supporting schedules
- Execute and lead the opening balance sheet crosswalk process
- Support hands-on integration of acquired accounting processes into ERP ecosystems
- Facilitate onboarding of new accounting team members to Oracle Fusion and related systems
- Provide operational and supervisory support, including temporarily filling in for departed team members from acquired accounting teams
- Coordinate closely with cross-functional teams including Corporate Development, Legal, PMI, CorpTech, Tax, Technical Accounting, and General Accounting
The ideal candidate will be comfortable moving at an incredibly fast pace and skilled at supporting complex financial integrations in a high-growth environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5-7 years of progressive experience in accounting roles (Lead/Manager level) or consulting roles (Senior/Supervisor/Manager level); a mix of both in-house corporate and consulting experience is highly preferred
- Demonstrated experience supporting M&A accounting, financial due diligence, or business integrations
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience supporting the integration of acquired business processes into ERP ecosystems
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills necessary to navigate complex personnel integrations and cross-functional partnerships
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to change in a high-growth, fast-paced organization
- Highly collaborative and hands-on professional eager to dive into details to drive execution
- Familiarity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or similar equivalent preferred
- CPA (active or inactive) and/or MBA preferred
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
