Faraday & Future Inc.

Faraday & Future Inc.

Director of Technical Accounting

El Segundo, California, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$200kDetected 21 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingSAPValuationFP&AProcess ImprovementCorporate LawRoboticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational SkillsGAAPFinancial ReportingInternal Audit

About the role

  • The Director of Technical Accounting is a critical senior role responsible for providing authoritative technical accounting guidance across all complex accounting matters that impact Faraday Future's consolidated financial statements.
  • The Director of Technical Accounting will report directly to the VP of Accounting and will be an integral member of the Company's corporate governance and financial reporting function.

Responsibilities

  • Research, document, and communicate accounting positions for complex and non-routine transactions, including new product structures, financing arrangements, and strategic partnerships.
  • Proactively engage with business operations, legal, finance, and FP&A teams to consult on developing or anticipated transactions before they are executed.
  • assess the impact of new pronouncements and lead adoption planning and implementation.
  • Revenue Recognition: Lead accounting for automotive vehicle and robotics sales
  • manage quarterly remeasurement and fair value disclosures.
  • Own and maintain the Company's accounting policy library; establish new policies as the Company's business evolves.
  • Lead periodic policy reviews and updates in response to new standards, SEC guidance, or changes in business operations.
  • Support interactions with external auditors on technical accounting matters and provide necessary documentation to support audit conclusions.
  • Oversee the design and maintenance of internal controls related to technical accounting areas, particularly for complex transactions and areas of management judgment.
  • Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of technical accounting workflows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required in Accounting or Finance
  • 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a strong emphasis on technical accounting and complex transaction analysis.
  • Demonstrated expertise across US GAAP technical accounting topics.
  • Experience establishing and maintaining accounting policy frameworks at a public company.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority across legal, FP&A, investor relations, and business operations.

Nice to have

  • Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG)
  • candidates from other large national public accounting firms will also be considered.
  • Prior industry experience at a public company in automotive, EV, technology, or manufacturing sectors.
  • Experience with multinational organizations including foreign subsidiary accounting and consolidation.
  • SAP experience a plus.
  • Bilingual English / Chinese Mandarin a plus
  • Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
  • Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Compensation

  • 401(k) options
  • Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
  • Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere
  • VIE / Consolidation: Assess and maintain the Company's consolidation framework, including evaluation of variable interest entities and foreign subsidiaries.
  • Foreign Currency & Foreign Operations: Manage accounting for the Company's foreign subsidiaries, including translation of subsidiary financials, CTA, and remeasurement of foreign-denominated balances.
  • Impairment of Long-Lived Assets & ROU Assets: Monitor triggering events and perform or review impairment assessments, including impairment analyses for right-of-use assets and production equipment.

Benefits

  • Determine and maintain classification (equity vs. liability) for public warrants, PIPE warrants, and other warrant instruments; manage quarterly remeasurement and fair value disclosures.
  • Account for complex equity transactions including Class A and Class B Common Stock, reverse stock splits, dilutive securities, and EPS calculations including potentially dilutive shares excluded from computation.
  • Oversee fair value hierarchy disclosures for warrant liabilities, equity securities, and debt; work with external valuation specialists where required.
  • Review and provide technical guidance on financial statement footnotes covering areas within your technical accounting scope (debt, warrants, leases, SBC, equity, etc.).

Company info

  • Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based global shared intelligent mobility ecosystem company, leveraging the latest technologies and the world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility.
  • We design and engineer next-generation intelligent, connected electric vehicles and are establishing a presence across the U.S., China, and the UAE.
  • At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.
  • This role owns the Company's accounting policy framework and serves as the primary subject matter expert on US GAAP for the finance and accounting organization.
  • In a secondary capacity, the Director will collaborate with and support the Director of SEC Reporting on quarterly and annual SEC filings to ensure technical accounting positions are accurately reflected in external disclosures.
  • Oversee accounting for the Company's significant operating lease portfolio; assess lease modifications and impairments.
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