Accounting Management, M&A and Divestitures

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Accounting Management, M&A and Divestitures

Job Location:

This is an onsite role based at a Trimble location in Westminster, Colorado;
Sunnyvale, California; or Dayton, Ohio.

Our Department:
Corporate Accounting

Senior Manager, Technical Accounting — own the financial strategy for M&A and Divestitures, ensuring every transaction, every analysis, and every complex integration is executed flawlessly.

• Take ownership of all acquisition and divestiture activities and tackle the most challenging issues, from analyzing complex strategic investments to managing critical impairment assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, translating due diligence findings into clear financial risks and opportunities, and personally manage the integration process.
• This is a highly visible role that reports directly to the Associate VP of Technical Accounting and SEC Reporting, with the opportunity to define the financial future of the organization.

• Perform comprehensive financial analyses, including historical results, accounting policies, operational metrics, capital structure, and quality-of-earnings insights.
• Identify key accounting risks from due diligence findings and assess compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support valuation models and working capital analysis, collaborating closely with the VP, Head of Revenue.
• Assist in negotiating stock and asset purchase agreement terms to prevent unfavorable accounting outcomes.
• Address technical accounting issues for acquisitions and divestitures and prepare related memos (purchase price allocation, held-for-sale accounting, carve-out activities).
• Verify closing statement calculations, including net debt and net working capital.
• Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting for M&A and divestiture activities, including journal entries, intangible valuation, gain/loss analyses, and policy alignment.
• Partner with Consolidations, Corporate Accounting, and the VP of Revenue to support integration.
• Maintain knowledge of company accounting policies and ensure proper application.
• Serve as technical accounting lead for Trimble Ventures and investee companies, including valuation and impairment considerations.
• Develop and maintain global accounting policies, procedures, and SOX controls for M&A, divestitures, and investments.
• Support the Associate VP, Technical Accounting on additional complex accounting and SEC reporting matters.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. A CPA is essential.
• Experience:
  
  At least 7 years of combined experience, including 2 to 3 years in the end-to-end process of M&A and divestiture accounting or similar roles. Technical accounting skills are essential.
• M&A and Divestiture Expertise:
  Experience working on or leading closed acquisitions and divestitures. In-depth knowledge of M&A and divestiture processes and relevant U.S. GAAP topics.
• Investment and other Technical Accounting Expertise:
  Experience accounting for all stages of equity method, cost method, and debt investments including startups to mature companies; experience in impairment analysis and valuations.
• Advanced communication and spreadsheet skills. Openness to utilize AI.
• Leadership:
  At least 2 years of experience at a manager level or above.

Trimble Inc.'s corporate accounting department is a high-visibility, technology-focused group responsible for ensuring the company's financial integrity, compliance, and strategic support across its global operations. Their structure and work reflect the complexity of a publicly traded technology company that frequently engages in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and divestitures. As a global company with multiple business lines, Trimble's accounting structure must handle complex consolidation and inter-company transactions.

The team's work is essential to ensuring that the financial results reflect the company's continuous growth and strategic shifts across its diverse technology sectors.

Compensation range and description:
Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that…