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Location: Onsite – Pleasanton, California

Reporting to: Controller

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Overview

This role supports STN's acquisition activity from due diligence through post‑close integration, partnering with deal teams to evaluate targets, record purchase accounting entries, and align acquired companies' financial operations with corporate policy.

Due Diligence & Deal Analysis

• Support financial due diligence on target companies, reviewing historical financials, accounting policies, and internal controls
• Identify accounting policy differences between the target and the acquirer (GAAP vs. non‑GAAP, revenue recognition practices, etc.)
• Assist in quality of earnings (QoE) analysis and identification of potential deal risks or adjustments
• Review target's balance sheet for unrecorded liabilities, contingencies, or valuation concerns

Purchase Accounting & Opening Balance Sheet

• Prepare and support purchase price allocation (PPA), including identification and valuation of tangible and intangible assets acquired
• Record opening balance sheet entries for the acquired entity, including goodwill calculation
• Ensure proper accounting for contingent consideration, earnouts, and holdbacks

Post‑Acquisition Integration

• Lead or support the integration of acquired company's financial records into the parent company's ERP/accounting systems
• Map acquired entity's chart of accounts to the parent's chart of accounts
• Align acquired company's accounting policies and procedures with corporate policy
• Support harmonization of close calendars, reporting packages, and internal control processes

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent experience)
• 3-5 years of accounting experience, ideally including M&A, transaction services, or technical accounting
• Solid understanding of US GAAP, including business combinations (ASC 805)
• Experience with account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation

Preferred

• CPA license
• Public accounting experience (audit or transaction advisory services)
• Prior involvement in M&A due diligence, purchase accounting, or ERP system integrations
• Experience mapping charts of accounts across entities

Soft Skills

• Analytical Thinking: Breaks down complex target-company financials to surface risks and adjustments
• Collaboration: Works cross‑functionally with deal teams, corporate development, and acquired companies' finance staff
• Project Management: Keeps multiple integration workstreams and deadlines on track
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating the ambiguity and changing scope inherent to M&A work

• Full‑Time, Exempt
• $110,000-$135,000/year, DOE

• Health Coverage – Medical, Dental & Vision
• FSA Health and Dependent Care available
• 401(k) Plan
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Observed Holidays Paid
• Cell Phone Allowance
• Collaborative, growth‑driven culture

Candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference verification. All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis.