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Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.\nWe do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:\nThe Corporate Accounting Manager will play a critical role in guiding our financial operations for our privately held SaaS company, overseeing complex month-end and quarter-end close processes, and taking ownership of specialized accounting functions. This role requires an independent, detail-oriented leader capable of managing a distributed global team’s deliverables, producing audit-ready financials, and driving process improvements across the department-including the active integration of AI agents to automate close tasks. The ideal candidate will possess advanced accounting acumen, a rigorous approach to maintaining SOX-compliant workpapers, and the proactive leadership skills necessary to act as a strategic partner to the business rather than just a reporting function.\nKey Responsibilities\nTeam & Cross-Functional Leadership: Manage the deliverables and mentor a distributed global team of staff accountants. Partner closely with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless global accounting operations. Act as a team player, supporting team members and driving cross-departmental collaboration.\n\nProcess Improvement, Scaling & AI Integration: Build and scale accounting processes by actively implementing and managing AI agents for various month-end close tasks. Champion the adoption of these tools to drive real business results and improve team performance and efficiency.\n\nMonth-End & Quarter-End Close: Input, direct, and review complex close procedures, owning critical components of the month-end close with a rigorous focus on accuracy. Serve as one of the primary owners of P&L expense accruals, payroll accounting, royalty accounting, fixed asset and lease accounting and various other technical accounting needs.\n\nAdvanced Reconciliations & Cash Management: Prepare and review month-end close reconciliations for +18 subsidiaries and +130 material accounts. Maintaining SOX-compliant internal controls and meticulous workpapers. Prepare comprehensive, highly accurate audit schedules for external auditors, ensuring all documentation is self-explanatory and substantiated.\n\nStrategic Initiatives: Regularly lead cross-functional ad hoc projects tied to growth, systems implementations, and M&A integrations.\n\nSkills You’ll Need\nEnergized by roles where collaborative teamwork is valued and accounting is recognized as a strategic partner to the business.\n\nAdvanced accounting acumen with a highly disciplined attention to detail and a proven track record of maintaining meticulous workpapers.\n\nExceptional leadership skills with the ability to manage both a global personnel team and complex financial processes independently.\n\nCritical thinking and a solution-focused mentality to proactively implement operational efficiencies and resolve accounting discrepancies.\n\nStrong project management abilities to oversee multiple workflows, process improvements, M&A integrations, and audit deliverables simultaneously.\n\nKnowledge-Based Skills\nExperience with NetSuite, FloQast, Coupa and/or Brex preferred.\n\nExperience with, or a strong willingness to dive in and learn how to implement, AI agents to automate close procedures and uncover operational efficiencies.\n\nAdvanced Excel modeling skills, ensuring flawless data integrity and calculation accuracy\n\nDeep understanding of GAAP accounting and a willingness to pursue continuous learning as policies change\n\nExtensive experience in reconciling complex balance sheet accounts\n\nEducational Experience\nBachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance\n\nCPA highly preferred\n\nWorking Conditions & Benefits\nFull-time position (MST zone); overtime may be required.\n\nMay include annual travel to Salt Lake City, UT.\n\nCompetitive salary.\n\nHealth, dental, and vision insurance.\n\nRetirement savings plan with company match.\n\nPaid time off and holidays.\n\nOpportunities for professional development and career advancement.\n\nGet in on all the awesome at Instructure!\nWe offer competitive, meaningful benefits in every country where we operate. 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