Director, Accounting Advisory

Overview

We don’t simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you — offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day.

Job summary:

Chatham’s Hedge Accounting Practice is a thought leader in our industry. Chatham provides world-class derivative strategy, structuring and execution advice, coupled with world-class accounting advice to ensure the best capital markets outcomes for our clients. Chatham’s ability to provide this combination of advice and suite of services is unique in the marketplace. Our team members advise clients on the design and implementation of hedge accounting strategies on high-profile interest rate, foreign currency and commodity hedging transactions.

We consult on a high volume of transactions annually, each with its own set of facts and circumstances, which provides our team members with tremendous opportunity to learn quickly. Often our consulting engagements lead to direct contact with our clients’ auditors and regulators, which adds another nuance to the consulting process. We also engage with accounting standard setters as they work to improve the hedge accounting guidance under US GAAP and IFRS.

Chatham is a professional services firm, and as such the needs of our clients influence our schedules and deadlines. However, we seek to work with our team members to provide flexibility when needed to help manage personal and professional lives.

Chatham is looking for an Accounting Advisory Director who is interested in accounting, economics, and financial risk management. The ideal candidate has a willingness to learn complex areas of accounting and risk management with strong communication and advisory skills. A successful candidate will enjoy a collaborative environment, an apprenticeship development model, and be interested in challenging, client-serving work.

Chatham’s purpose is to empower our clients to achieve the best capital markets outcomes. In this role, you will interact with treasurers, CFOs, controllers, audit partners, audit firm derivatives specialists, and standard setters. As an organization dedicated to exceptional client service, we strive to exceed client expectations with our expertise and responsiveness. This role has a major client service/consulting component. Members of the team will have the opportunity to provide answers to client questions around complex topics, conduct research, have discussions with key personnel, and truly add value to our clients’ needs.

One of our core principles is to win as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop a specialization in this role — work with intelligent colleagues who are as invested in your success as they are in their own, learn about many different industries in an environment that encourages asking questions, and develop in your role.

• Develop an excellent understanding of hedge accounting and the underlying economics of interest rate, foreign currency and commodities hedging through daily interaction with Chatham’s hedging advisors
• Advise clients up to the highest levels of accounting and finance on structuring, implementing and ongoing accounting for various hedging strategies, including preparation of board presentation materials, accounting policy papers and technical accounting memos, pro-forma financial statement impact analysis, hedge designation memos, hedge effectiveness tests and sensitivity analyses
• Manage a portfolio of clients providing advice on hedging strategies, running and analyzing effectiveness tests, drafting hedge designation memos, creating journal entries and financial statement disclosures in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS, and providing management and auditor support
• Serve as a subject matter expert who your clients and colleagues…