Accounting Manager

The General Ledger Accounting team are responsible for providing timely and accurate month end close financials, that are GAAP compliant.

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Responsibilities

• Guides and controls the teams’ general accounting activities, including recording company transactions, classifications, and reconciliation of account balances in accordance with GAAP and company policy
• Responsibilities include closing the books under generally accepted accounting principles, performing accounting research, preparing/reviewing SEC financial reporting, developing audit procedures and controls
• Help manage a timely and accurate month end close by reviewing various journal entries and account reconciliations for cash, prepaids, accruals, inter-company, fixed assets payroll, financial statement consolidation process (including foreign currency re-measurement, translation and allocations, etc) and other various accounts.
• Lead process improvement initiatives in Financial Close, Consolidation and Reporting areas and provide recommendations based on Financial Close & Consolidations leading practices
• Review and/or prepare flux analysis for month end that summarizes and tells the “story” of the activity.
• Collect business requirements and apply financial concepts to translate them into solution design and proposes recommendations for changes and improvements to accounting policies/procedures
• Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and reporting of financial information and ensuring that information adheres to GAAP and internal company policies
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 key controls in the financial areas of responsibility, as applicable, and work with IA to update key controls as necessary
• Implements new accounting policies and ensures those policies are communicated to team as well as the business
• Monitor the need for business process improvements and assist with the design processes, procedures, and reporting enhancements to improve financial and operational processes.
• Support the design and implementation of new policies and procedures related to audit requirements and business activities.
• Play a vital part in the company’s financial management which includes account reconciliations and reporting to necessary parties.
• Part of the development and implementation of systems related to the accounting team.
• Guides and partners with cross-functional teams to develop and implement approved changes
• Having knowledge and insight special accounting functions such as mergers and acquisitions. And helping get the accounting and entries correct.
• Prepares and/or reviews reports supporting internal and external audits
• Mentors, guides, and develops employees through orientation, training, establishment of goals, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; Strengthens morale and motivation
• Participate in the preparation of monthly and quarterly management slide deck
• Works with internal and external audit as needed

Requirements

• 8-9 years experience with 2-3 years in public accounting
• Have or actively pursuing CPA
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and/or Google Docs and Sheets
• Experience working with international subsidiaries, including statutory reporting requirements, strongly preferred
• Flexible to meet changing priorities and the ability to prioritize workload to achieve on time accurate results
• Detail-oriented, self-directed and able to effectively complete tasks with minimal supervision
• You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.
• Ability to use GitLab

Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

Hiring Process

To view the full job description and hiring process, please view our​ ​handbook​. Additional details about our process can also be found on our ​hiring page​.

Compensation