Director, Technical Accounting

The posting, as Curaleaf wrote it

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Title: Director, Technical Accounting

Location: Stamford, CT

Job Type: FT | Exempt

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on, highly technical accounting leader to join our team as Director, Technical Accounting. In this role, you will lead the evaluation, documentation, and application of complex accounting guidance and significant transactions. You will play an important role in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic initiatives, including purchase accounting and related valuation matters, while supporting external financial reporting, audits, accounting policy development, and implementation of new accounting standards.

The successful candidate will independently research complex issues, develop well-supported conclusions, and communicate clearly with senior leaders, cross-functional partners, and external auditors.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the research, evaluation, and documentation of complex and non-routine accounting matters under U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memoranda that document authoritative guidance, significant judgments, conclusions, and financial statement impacts.
• Lead technical accounting for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, including business combinations, purchase accounting, valuation matters, contingent consideration, and transaction costs.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Corporate Development, FP&A, Financial Reporting, and other teams to assess the accounting implications of significant transactions.
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements, footnote disclosures, and supporting documentation for significant accounting matters.
• Serve as a key technical accounting contact for external auditors and support quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Monitor accounting standards and regulatory developments, assess their impact, and lead implementation when appropriate.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies that promote consistent application of U.S. GAAP.
• Provide guidance on business combinations, consolidation and VIEs, impairment, debt and equity transactions, revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, and foreign currency.
• Support the integration of acquired businesses and international operations from a technical accounting and reporting perspective.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and SOX controls over

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Confidence

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

Our Values

• Lead and Inspire.
• Commit to Win.
• ONE Curaleaf.
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law. Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas.

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate’s immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.