Accounting Manager

What do we do?

Paddle offers SaaS companies a completely different approach to their payment infrastructure. Instead of assembling and maintaining a complex stack of payments-related apps and services, we’re a Merchant of Record for our customers. That means we take away 100% of the pain of payment fragmentation. It’s faster, safer, cheaper, and, above all, way better. 

We’re backed by investors including KKR, FTV Capital, Kindred, Notion, and 83North and serve over 3000 software sellers in 245 territories globally. 

The Role:  

We are looking for an Accounting Manager with mid-level experience who has a passion for numbers, financial reporting, problem solving and process improvement & automation. This is an ideal role to develop your career in a fast growing and dynamic tech environment!

You will form part of a very collaborative and energetic finance team and report directly to our Assistant Global Controller. The role will be fast-paced and varied and will allow plenty of opportunity for personal and professional development as Paddle continues to grow. Strong time management skills and excellent communications skills are key to succeed in this role.

This is a 12 month MAT leave cover.

What you’ll do: 

• Ensure an accurate and timely month end close by providing leadership and support to the accounting close process. This role includes serving as a hands-on team member responsible for performing and reviewing transactions for accounting areas you are assigned responsibility.

• Assist in implementation of new procedures to enhance the workflow of the department.

• Enforce proper accounting policies and principles.

• Responds to inquiries from the Controller, Assistant Controller, and company wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests etc.

• Serve as the direct point of contact for all external audit matters related to your areas of responsibility. Coordinate with other auditors as needed.

• Assist accounting staff on daily tasks, as needed.

• Provide training to new and existing staff, as needed.

We’d love to hear from you:

• 6+ years of work experience, preferably in a tech scale up environment.

• You are passionate about solving problems and always identifying opportunities for improvement

• You are passionate about people, processes, automation, scalability and innovation

• You’ve been exposed to multiple jurisdictions and currencies

• You have the ability to work with a fast-paced environment with a high level of accuracy and meet strict deadlines

• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• You are reliable, organised, accurate, communicative and calm under pressure

• You possess very good knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets  

• Knowledge of NetSuite is preferred

Everyone is welcome at Paddle

At Paddle, we’re committed to removing invisible barriers, both for our customers and within our own teams. We recognise and celebrate that every Paddler is unique and we welcome every individual perspective. As an inclusive employer, we don’t care if, or where, you studied, what you look like or where you’re from. We’re more interested in your craft, curiosity, passion for learning and what you’ll add to our culture. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t match every part of the job ad, especially if you’re part of an underrepresented group.

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better support you through the application process and in the workplace. We will do everything we can to support any accommodations needed. We’re committed to building a diverse team where everyone feels safe to be their authentic self. Let’s grow together. 

Why you’ll love working at Paddle

We are a diverse, growing group of Paddlers across the globe who pride ourselves on our transparent, collaborative and respectful culture. 

We live and breathe our values, which are:

Exceptional Together

Execute with impact

Better than Yesterday

We offer a full suite of benefits, including attractive salaries, stock options, retirement plans, private healthcare and well-being initiatives. 

We are a ‘digital-first’ company, which means you can work remotely, from one of our stylish  hubs, or even a bit of both! We offer all team members unlimited holidays and enhanced parental leave. We invest in learning and will help you with your personal development via constant exposure to new challenges, an annual learning fund, and regular internal and external training.