Technical Accounting and Compliance Manager

The Technical Accounting and Compliance Manager safeguards and scales Empower Pharmacy’s financial integrity as the organization grows in operational complexity and regulatory scrutiny. This individual contributor owns high-judgment accounting decisions, policy compliance, control effectiveness, and audit readiness. The role ensures technical conclusions are defensible, documentation is durable, and financial controls operate reliably under growth.

Operating with minimal oversight, this position builds repeatable systems that increase execution speed, accuracy, and consistency. The Technical Accounting and Compliance Manager partners cross-functionally to surface accounting implications early, enabling disciplined decision-making without slowing business momentum. Artificial intelligence is leveraged as a daily force multiplier to accelerate research, improve judgment consistency, and automate low-leverage tasks. Success means predictable audits, reduced risk exposure, scalable accounting processes, and measurable impact on Empower’s credibility, compliance posture, and long-term growth.

Enterprise Technical Accounting Authority

• Own final accounting conclusions across complex areas including revenue recognition, inventory valuation, estimates, and non-routine transactions, delivering defensible positions aligned with US GAAP and Empower’s operating model.
• Translate evolving accounting guidance into practical policies and structured documentation that ensure consistent application across transactions and prevent reactive reinterpretation under scale pressure.
• Identify emerging accounting risks early, performing structured analysis in advance of close cycles or audits to eliminate surprises and protect financial integrity.

Audit, Controls, and Financial Compliance Ownership

• Serve as primary technical interface for external auditors on complex matters, preparing clear memos and evidence to achieve efficient, predictable audit outcomes.
• Design and refine controls over high-judgment areas, ensuring operational effectiveness and reliability as transaction volume increases.
• Own adherence to accounting policies and financial reporting standards, tracking remediation actions and ensuring timely closure.

Business Enablement Through Technical Clarity

• Engage cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, and Legal to surface accounting implications early in new initiatives.
• Analyze contracts, pricing models, and growth strategies to determine appropriate accounting treatment and prevent downstream restatement risk.
• Communicate complex accounting matters clearly to leadership, enabling informed decisions under time pressure.

AI-Driven Execution and Automation

• Leverage AI tools to accelerate technical accounting research, summarize guidance, and identify relevant precedents while applying professional judgment.
• Develop searchable repositories of prior decisions and audit feedback to improve consistency and institutional memory.
• Identify repeatable workflows suitable for automation and partner with technology teams to streamline documentation and data extraction processes.

Building and Scaling Individual Impact

• Own complex accounting workstreams end to end, ensuring deadlines, documentation, and audit responses are delivered with discipline and precision.
• Implement structured personal operating systems that improve throughput, predictability, and output quality.
• Create reusable templates, documentation standards, and tools that increase organizational leverage and reduce rework.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP with demonstrated ability to apply complex guidance in high-growth, high-scrutiny environments.
• Strong experience with audit processes, control design, and financial compliance frameworks.
• Practical experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate research, documentation, and workflow automation.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical analysis into actionable insights.

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus: Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and objectives.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Values

• People: Our people define who we are as a company, and we believe that understanding and addressing the needs of our team, clients, and community is fundamental to fostering a culture of support and growth.
• Quality: Quality stands at the core of our mission, reflecting our commitment to excellence in every medication we produce.
• Service: We are here to serve others. Every interaction with our patients, providers, employees and other stakeholders comes from a place of service.
• Innovation: By continuously exploring new methodologies and embracing technology, we ensure that every solution we offer is at the forefront of pharmaceutical care.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in public accounting, technical accounting, or complex operating environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of technical accounting conclusions and audit interactions.
• Proven ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and build scalable systems in high-growth settings.

We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/