Senior Accounting Manager (Remote/Flexible)

Position Overview:

The Senior Accounting Manager will lead implementation efforts for new policies and procedures, will partner with various business owners to improve upon existing business processes, and will oversee the project management of initiatives potentially impacting the accounting and finance functions. This position will be a key contributor to the monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, with a particular focus on judgmental estimates and trend analyses. Lead role in corporate accounting reporting to the Director, Assistant Controller in a fast-growing public company. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the business and FP&A to understand transactions to ensure accounting is appropriate, including Canada leadership team to ensure accurate revenue recognition.
• Process Design and Improvement:
  • Provide strategic insights to identify and drive process improvement across all areas of finance. 
  • Drive initiatives across finance function to create a best in class organization, includes projects and initiatives such as those iassociated with the global financial close,which aimsto decrease close timeline and provide earlier, more accurate financial results. 
  •  Own accounting aspect of cross functional projects and key company strategic initiatives. Partner cross functionally to design and implement processes and controls.
  • Partner with business leaders as well as accounting and finance team to identify necessary operational improvements with potential financial reporting impact.
  • Maintenance and support of operational procedures associated with new business initiatives.
  • Support additional ongoing projects throughout the year.
• Team Management: Manage and mentor a team of two senior accountants with a particular focus on teaching and career development.
• Financial Close and Reporting:
  • Perform primary review of journal entries and account reconciliations associated with the monthly and quarterly close process.
  • Reconciliation and analysis of complex accounting areas.
  • Execute monthly variance analyse, providing insights to the business.
  • Manage external audit requests associated with quarterly reviews/annual audit. Ensure companywide timely completion of deliverables.
  • Prepare deliverables for CAO and audit committee reporting.
• SOX Compliance: Maintain quality and timeliness of internal control requirements associated with general ledger reporting within team. Ensure SOX controls are correctly assigned to accounting team members for completion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Accounting or Master of Business Administration, concentration in Accounting, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of Big 4 or larger National Accounting firm experience required.
• CPA a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years related experience, comparable industry experience a plus.
• Prior experience working in …