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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 Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting will work with the corporate accounting function to lead various corporate accounting, consolidation, internal reporting and analytical functions.\nThe Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting will be an integral part of the accounting cycle, providing support and guidance to the Global Finance team, driving financial reporting activities, and be a primary contact for key accounting matters.\nThe Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting will lead various cross functional projects supporting the function as a whole.\nWHAT THE ROLE OFFERS\nTakes a leadership role in the preparation of monthly and quarterly internal reporting packages including analysis of significant balance sheet and income statement fluctuations and trends to ensure the accuracy of consolidated results.\nThis role provides leadership and oversight for technical accounting guidance and support to stakeholders as the subject matter expert in accounting standards, including but not limited to pension and lease accounting.\nProvides accounting policy and financial reporting support and advice and interprets accounting standards.\nPerform analytical review of period end financial results and provided detailed narratives that help support business decisions.\nReview account reconciliations and promote best practices with Accounting Services to ensure proper accounting and controls are in place.\nResearch and outline accounting standard changes relating to lease and pension accounting 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.\nDevelop custom reports and provide internal reporting to the finance leadership team using various internal system and automated tools, including SAP, BPC BW, and Netsuite.\nPresents to Senior Management Team on an as needed basis\nLead 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\nDevelopment of project plans\nLeadership role in managing project milestones and providing project leaders with timely status report\n\nWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED\n5 to 7 years of related finance and accounting experience in a leadership capacity within either the software or high-tech industries.\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\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.\nLeadership and management skills to manage and motivate a team/unit as well as cross functional teams and set high standards and clear expectations.\nEffective written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills to articulate and present advice, options and recommendations to senior management, executives, internal and external stakeholders.\nExperience leading transformational change, risk management and assessment initiatives to adapt to new or changing requirements throughout the organization, reflecting on lessons learned to analyze, evaluate, and define problems/challenges, identify alternatives, and make timely decisions to manage risk and address issues. \nKnowledge of project management principles and practices to coordinate multiple projects.\nU.S. GAAP experience is preferred\nExperience with SAP and Blackline 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. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.\nSalary Range: $110,960- $160,960;Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.\nAI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. 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