Chatham Financial
Associate Director, Accounting Advisory
Chatham Financial, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
About Chatham Financial
Chatham Financial is the largest independent financial risk management advisory and technology firm. A leader in debt and derivative solutions, Chatham provides clients with access to in-depth knowledge, innovative tools, and an incomparable team of over 750 employees to help mitigate risks associated with interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity exposures. Founded in 1991, Chatham serves more than 3,500 companies across a wide range of industries — handling over $1.5 trillion in transaction volume annually and helping businesses maximize their value in the capital markets, every day.
Job Overview Chatham is looking for an Accounting Advisory Associate 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.
Your impact 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.
In this role you will:
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 seek for guidance often requiring preparation and presentation of technical accounting education materials to various stakeholders
Lead projects to help clients design hedge accounting programs that meet their economic and financial reporting objectives
Contribute to internal initiatives to drive process efficiency, standardization, and technology design by providing technical accounting expertise
Work together with our Advisory and Accounting Operations team members to prepare and review period‑end accounting deliverables that will impact the client’s financial reporting
Work directly with clients and internal teams to onboard client portfolios or new hedging strategies into our technology platform
Contribute to cutting‑edge research in one of the most complex and still‑evolving areas of accounting
Contributors to your success
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting; a minor or interest in economics or finance is a plus
4+ years in public accounting audit or accounting advisory (Big Four is a plus)
A passion for technical accounting, related research, and reading and applying US GAAP and/or IFRS accounting standards
Experience in ASC 815/ASC 820 and/or IFRS 9/IFRS 13 and desire to become a subject matter expert on these topics
A desire to thrill clients — the client service part of public accounting is fulfilling for you, and you’d like to carry your client‑service orientation into this next opportunity
Strong teamwork mentality with the understanding that a committed and diverse team always outperforms an individual
Strong attention to detail
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to distill complex topics concisely to a diverse range of client audiences
Quantitative/analytical skills and mathematical proficiency
Ability to prioritize competing demands to deliver a high level of client service
Excellent Excel and PowerPoint experience
An interest in finance will help you in understanding the economics of the derivatives transactions and how to account for these transactions
A commitment to working in the office in a highly collaborative environment
Travel of ~10% is possible; our work is not conducted at our clients’ locations, but we do travel occasionally for business development and relationship management purposes
Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer.
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Job Overview Chatham is looking for an Accounting Advisory Associate 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.
Your impact 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.
In this role you will:
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 seek for guidance often requiring preparation and presentation of technical accounting education materials to various stakeholders
Lead projects to help clients design hedge accounting programs that meet their economic and financial reporting objectives
Contribute to internal initiatives to drive process efficiency, standardization, and technology design by providing technical accounting expertise
Work together with our Advisory and Accounting Operations team members to prepare and review period‑end accounting deliverables that will impact the client’s financial reporting
Work directly with clients and internal teams to onboard client portfolios or new hedging strategies into our technology platform
Contribute to cutting‑edge research in one of the most complex and still‑evolving areas of accounting
Contributors to your success
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting; a minor or interest in economics or finance is a plus
4+ years in public accounting audit or accounting advisory (Big Four is a plus)
A passion for technical accounting, related research, and reading and applying US GAAP and/or IFRS accounting standards
Experience in ASC 815/ASC 820 and/or IFRS 9/IFRS 13 and desire to become a subject matter expert on these topics
A desire to thrill clients — the client service part of public accounting is fulfilling for you, and you’d like to carry your client‑service orientation into this next opportunity
Strong teamwork mentality with the understanding that a committed and diverse team always outperforms an individual
Strong attention to detail
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to distill complex topics concisely to a diverse range of client audiences
Quantitative/analytical skills and mathematical proficiency
Ability to prioritize competing demands to deliver a high level of client service
Excellent Excel and PowerPoint experience
An interest in finance will help you in understanding the economics of the derivatives transactions and how to account for these transactions
A commitment to working in the office in a highly collaborative environment
Travel of ~10% is possible; our work is not conducted at our clients’ locations, but we do travel occasionally for business development and relationship management purposes
Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer.
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