Accounting Manager

About the Role:

Our finance team is expanding to support our company’s growth! Reporting to our Director of Accounting, you will lead the month-end close process, managing the close procedures and leading the review and approval of journal entries. This person will have a strong collaboration with our broader Finance team to implement efficient accounting procedures. This role will require strong communication and organizational skills to ensure the company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared timely and accurately. This could be the ideal position for you if you are a detail-oriented, self-starter, analytical thinker with high standards and a talent for creating financial statements.

Responsibilities:

• Perform and review daily operational accounting processes; record journal entries, complex general ledger account reconciliations, and support timely month-end close
• In-depth experience with month-end balance sheet account reconciliations
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations including but not limited to cash, expenses, and payroll
• Assist in implementation, maintenance, and adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP
• Play a part in a variety of department-wide initiatives, including streamlining of budget vs actual reporting
• Operate with minimum supervision
• Special projects and impromptu reporting upon request
• Participate in the team’s month, quarter, and year-end close procedures, iterating these workflows as needed
• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
• Respond to and provide support for external auditor and tax accountant requests
• Assemble analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for management reporting

Requirements:

• BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• 5+ years of recent and relevant accounting experience
• CPA and recent Big Four experience a plus
• Comprehensive knowledge of Closing Processes
• Strong spreadsheet and data management skills (e.g., pivot tables, vlookups)
• A solid understanding of U.S. GAAP
• ERP system experience
• Strong written communication skills. Effectively interacts with others at all levels internally and externally – within and outside of Finance
• Ability to tailor communication to the audience to achieve desired results
• Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges
• Based in the US or Canada