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As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.\nAI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.\nAt OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.\nOPENTEXT\nOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.\nYOUR IMPACT\nThe Lead Accountant, Corporate Accounting will work with the corporate accounting function and take a key role in various corporate accounting, consolidation, internal reporting, and analysis functions. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and contribute to the overall success of the company.\nWHAT THE ROLE OFFERS\nPerform analytical review of period end financial results including balance sheet and income statement fluctuations and provide detailed narratives that help support business decisions.\nPrepare month close entries and account reconciliations and promote best practices with Accounting Services to ensure proper accounting and controls are in place.\nResearch and outline accounting standard changes and provide reports on findings for future accounting pronouncements as applicable including recommended next steps.\nProvide support and guidance to other finance teams and the business as required to address financial matters and questions as applicable. This includes but is not limited to External Reporting, Tax, Corporate Finance, Legal Entity Controllership, Treasury, and Internal Audit.\nLiaison with external auditors during the annual audit and quarterly reviews as required.\nSupport the legal entity rationalization process.\nDevelop custom reports and provide internal reporting to the finance leadership team using various internal systems and automated tools, including SAP, BPC BW, NetSuite, and OneStream.\nParticipate in global finance projects:Projects include but are not limited to system automation, process improvements around efficiency and effectiveness of current processes, acquisition integration activities, and internal reporting development.\nHelping manage project milestones and providing project leaders with timely status report.\n\nWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED\n2 to 4 years of related finance and accounting experience within either the software, high-tech industries, or public accounting.\nCompletion of a degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business or Finance or a related discipline - or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent\nCPA designation (or equivalent) required.\nPrior “Big 4” firm experience is preferred.\nStrong collaboration and organizational skills.\nMust be detail oriented with an analytical mindset.\nSelf-motivated with a strong desire to take initiative and learn.\nCapable of working with minimal supervision, multi-tasking to establish priorities, and completing objectives without supervision in a fast-paced environment.\nAbility to perform in a fast-paced environment\nAn analytical mindset\nEffective written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills to articulate and present advice, options and recommendations to senior management, executives, internal and external stakeholders.\nU.S. GAAP experience is preferred\nExperience with Blackline, SAP, Netsuite and OneStream is preferred\nONE LAST THING:\nOpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned\nOpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.\nIf you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.\nCompensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. 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