Manager, Technical Accounting - Crane Company

We have an opportunity for a Manager of Technical Accounting to join our Corporate Accounting team. The Manager is responsible for all technical accounting determinations and provides technical accounting guidance to other stakeholders across Crane. This role has significant interaction with other Corporate department leaders including Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Investor Relations as well as business unit Finance teams and the Corporate Controllership team.

Our 7,500 associates represent over 20 countries — across every gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and belief system. The unique backgrounds and differences of our associates make us stronger, more capable, and more successful. Beyond an associate’s base compensation, we reward and reinforce wellbeing with a compelling package of both cash and non-cash benefits, including comprehensive health, wellness incentives, assistance with retirement savings, paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement — as well as performance-based bonus programs for certain positions.

Crane prioritizes career development for our associates. All associates receive an annual development plan that includes a mixture of on-the-job coaching and formal training experiences to support individual development needs. We firmly believe in associate growth that supports career progression. We will proactively support your ongoing career development which will give you every opportunity to progress! 

This role is hybrid, partially based in the Stamford, CT office and partially remote. 

 Responsibilities:

• Performing technical accounting research on various topics including revenue recognition, business combinations and impairment analyses; and consulting with third party advisors, where necessary, to validate findings.
• Documenting technical accounting positions in memos and presentations to finance leadership team.
• Providing technical accounting updates to Crane finance community.
• Monitor development of new and emerging accounting pronouncements, assess impact and lead the implementation efforts of such pronouncements.
• Support business combination accounting / purchase accounting (ASC 805).
• Assist with administration of stock-based compensation.
• Management of lease accounting and monitoring of lease expirations with third party provider of lease management. services, including oversight of lease management database.
• Assist with the preparation of more technical footnotes in Form 10-K & 10-Q.
• Assist with the external audit for Crane Company.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of technical accounting and ability to research and interpret relevant guidance to facilitate decision making.
• Highly driven and self-motivated individual who can manage projects independently.
• Detailed oriented, highly organized individual with a positive attitude and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative nature with the ability to influence and lead others, while showing empathy
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. 

Qualifications:

• CPA with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or finance.
• 5-8 years prior experience working in accounting with at least 3 years working in public accounting.

*Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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