Technical Accounting Manager

TDS is seeking a highly skilled Technical Accounting Manager to lead enterprise-wide accounting strategy, oversee complex US GAAP matters, and support high‑impact corporate initiatives. This role is ideal for CPAs with strong backgrounds in Big 4 audit, technical accounting advisory, SEC reporting, or complex transaction accounting.

As the enterprise technical expert, you will guide leadership through complex accounting issues, own accounting policy, lead the accounting workstream for mergers and acquisitions, and evaluate new FASB/SEC standards. This position offers high executive visibility, significant influence over financial decision‑making, and the opportunity to elevate accounting capabilities across the organization.

You’ll partner with leaders across TDS Telecom, Array Digital Infrastructure, Corporate Development, Finance, IT, Tax, and Legal—while working closely with external auditors, regulators, and the investment community.

This is a strategic, high-impact role for technical accountants who excel at research, policy interpretation, complex transactions, and translating accounting guidance into actionable business insights.

Oversight of Key Responsibilities of the Team: 

• Develop and maintain enterprise accounting policies consistent with current GAAP and existing business facts and circumstances; ensure compliance with such policies. 
• Assess Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) exposure drafts and Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) for applicability to the Company; support ASU implementations and/or prepare interpretive or impact memorandums, as needed.  
• Provide comprehensive research, analysis, and documentation, on complex and/or new or proposed transactions, contracts, and other accounting matters. 
• Deliver consultative services and clear, well-supported analysis and conclusions on accounting issues raised by the business units and executive leadership 
• Develop the accounting analysis and position around strategic activities including mergers, acquisitions and disposition activities across the enterprise. 
• Assist stock-based compensation team with technical research and/or documentation related to stock-based compensation events, plan modifications, or new facts. 
• Ownership of triggering events, impairment assessments and going concern tests across the enterprise. 

Accounting Center of Expertise:  

• As a key member of the Finance Leadership Team, drives and oversees the vision for an accounting center of expertise that effectively interprets and implements FASB and SEC pronouncements and provides guidance on business matters while being proactive in understanding and influencing proposed standards. 
• Lead the assessment of critical accounting issues relevant to the enterprise. This includes collaborating with business units and executive leadership and external auditors or consultants on significant strategic initiatives, acquisitions and divestitures, significant contracts, financings, and the like.  
• Oversee the enterprise accounting documentation process; ensure memorandums and contract reviews are supported by GAAP and the Company’s accounting policies.   
• Present to executive leadership and broad enterprise finance and accounting teams regularly on relevant accounting topics and positions. 

Key Stakeholder Management:  

• Prepares and as requested presents materials to CEO, executive leadership teams and other key stakeholders. 
• With the Director, Operations Accounting, develops and executes a stakeholder management plan to ensure ongoing alignment across the key enterprise stakeholders.  
• Proactively build meaningful relationships with executive leadership, other TDS Corporate and business unit finance functions and leaders as the point person around the Company’s position on accounting issues and matters. 
• Maintain strong working relationships with other business/finance functions and leaders, especially consolidation and external reporting, treasury and tax functions to complete financial filings in a timely, accurate, and meaningful manner 
• Coordinate and work professionally with a variety of internal and external parties (such as participating in group conference calls with internal senior financial management, attorneys from our outside law firm, third party audit managers and partners, and technical accounting consultants) 

Training & Development: 

• Independently oversee and deliver technical accounting training on a variety of topics to various groups or individuals to enhance technical accounting competence across the enterprise. Independently manage the organization and execution of the annual Finance Summit.   This responsibility includes establishing learning objectives, course content and facilitation for topics that are targeted to drive expertise in timely and relevant topics to nurture and grow the accounting expertise across the enterprise. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of technical and functional experience required.  
• 8+ years in Accounting and GAAP required. 
• CPA Certification  
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP reporting and research activities, including pronouncements of the FASB, EITF, AICPA, SEC, etc. 

 
Other Qualifications

• Advanced finance degree or MBA preferred. 
• 4+ years public accounting experience highly desired; experience in a Big 4 audit firm preferred. 
• Experience in the telecommunications field preferred Strong knowledge of accounting research and accounting policy development 
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact persuasively at all levels of the organization.   
• Broad technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP. 
• Ability to work effectively in complex organizations, satisfying needs of diverse constituents, under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities. 
• Ability to think ahead of needs and help drive the best business decisions. 
• Strong results orientation, which includes achieving process improvement initiatives, performance metrics and targeted and required delivery dates. 
• Exhibits confidence and credibility and team-above-self outlook.  Creates a constructive development environment regarding training, recruitment, team building and change. 
• Strong team orientation: Eagerness to pitch in and help larger team meet goals and responsibilities. 
• Understands the importance of fostering an open and respectful work environment.  

About TDS  
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) provides wireless, broadband, video and voice services to approximately 5 million connections nationwide through its businesses, Array Digital Infrastructure and TDS Telecom. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed approximately 7,700 associates as of June 30, 2025. 

This position's annual salary may range from $116,600 - $175,000 per year. Pay is carefully considered based on a wide range of factors which may include position level, internal equity and market location, and may also vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Associates are also eligible for a potential annual performance award (bonus), based on annual individual and company performance.

Our organization provides a comprehensive total rewards package. Offerings include comprehensive health & well-being benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, associate assistance program); savings & retirement programs (401(k) with company match); and other benefits which include, but are not limited to, an education assistance program, adoption assistance, auto/home/group legal plans, paid parental and family medical leave, paid volunteer days (up to three days per year), vacation days (fifteen days accrued per year for full-time/pro-rated accrual per year for part-time), paid sick/care-giver days (ten days accrued per year for full-time/pro-rated accrual per year for part-time), seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday. Short-term and long-term disability is also available for part-time (30-39 hours) and full-time associates.

At TDS, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and value the difference of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives in our workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.