Accounting Manager

Role Overview

The Accounting Manager will work to provide day-to-day leadership of the Accounting team and raise the technical bar. This role exists to give the Accounting team a dedicated leader, to shorten and de-risk the close, and to bring firm-grade technical rigour to judgement areas that currently escalate to the Controller.

What You'll Do

• Lead the month-end and quarter-end close: own the calendar, review reconciliations and journal entries, and drive cycle-time reduction without loss of quality
• Supervise, coach, and develop the Staff Accountants; own their workload allocation, review, and performance development
• Serve as first-line technical resource on revenue, leases, equity, capitalization, and accruals. The intention is to resolve at the Manager level what currently reaches the Controller
• Own the balance sheet review process and the integrity of account reconciliations
• Lead Consolidated Audit preparation and act as day-to-day contact for external audit fieldwork. Help the Controller with Statutory Audit preparation by facilitating sample selection and responding to Auditor queries in a timely manner
• Strengthen internal controls, document processes, and drive automation of manual close activity

What We're Looking For

• CPA required
• Public accounting background is strongly preferred. This would include Assurance experience at a national or Big Four firm, ideally with a move into industry, or a candidate ready to make that move now
• Exceptional technical depth under US GAAP; able to research a position, document it, and defend it to auditors
• 5+ years relevant experience including demonstrated supervision or review of others' work
• Experience managing a team with excellent problem-solving and research skills
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate both internally and externally
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with accounting software is an asset; NetSuite experience is preferred
• Software, SaaS, or technology-sector exposure considered an asset