Manager, Corporate Accounting

We are a high-growth SaaS company at the forefront of innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, delivering connected solutions that transform how people interact with their environments. Over the past several years, we’ve experienced steady, healthy growth and built a high-performing accounting team that plays a key role in sustaining our success.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Accounting, the Accounting Manager supports execution of the month-end and quarter-end close across our multi-entity structure and assigned financial statement areas, compiles the monthly Flash reporting package and quarterly flux analysis, and serves as the accounting team’s day-to-day owner of our finance systems including Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), Coupa, Expensify, and Power BI, using them to standardize and automate how the team works. With a migration to a modern cloud ERP ahead, this role will be a key contributor to that implementation and the process redesign that comes with it. The Manager will combine solid technical accounting knowledge with hands-on execution, a continuous-improvement mindset, and supervisory responsibility, including supervising and developing the Senior and Staff Accountants, performing first-level review of their work under US GAAP, and escalating complex or judgmental matters to accounting leadership.

The successful candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment and bring a humble, hands-on approach to their work. This role is best suited for someone who enjoys being in the office and working closely with teammates in support of the broader team goals.

• Execute assigned month-end and quarter-end close activities within the timelines and quality standards set by accounting leadership.
• Administer the monthly close calendar and close checklist, distribute the calendar and monthly FX rates, and track reconciliation completion and sign-off status.
• Review consolidated unposted entries and completeness reporting in Great Plains / Management Reporter to ensure the ledger is complete before close is finalized.

• Compile and analyze recurring management reporting for assigned areas, including the monthly Flash reporting package and quarterly flux analysis, developing clear explanations of variance drivers for review and distribution to Finance leadership.
• Build and maintain reports that support Flash, flux, and other recurring management reporting.
• Prepare supporting schedules and data inputs for the corporate reporting package and for audit and external reporting requests.

• Serve as first-level reviewer of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by staff, confirming accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance.
• Own or review the financial statement areas assigned to this role, which may include revenue and deferred revenue, accounts receivable, inventory and cost of sales, prepaid and other assets, fixed assets and depreciation, accruals and other liabilities, intercompany activity and consolidation eliminations, payroll and benefits, and equity and stock-based compensation.
• Review complex and judgmental accounts within assigned areas such as payroll and benefits accounts including ESPP, accrued vacation, accrued incentive compensation, and accrued sales commissions.
• Prepare select corporate reconciliations, including deferred transaction costs, and administer corporate credit card fee activity with the card program team.
• Perform assigned monthly control activities within the internal control framework, including reconciliation and chart of accounts maintenance.

• Serve as the accounting team’s day-to-day owner and subject matter expert for core finance systems, including Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), Coupa, Expensify, and Power BI.
• Partner with IT, Finance Transformation, and Procurement on ERP configuration, data integrity, and system upgrades or enhancements, serving as the accounting workstream lead on assigned system initiatives.
• Identify, design, and implement process improvements that standardize and automate recurring accounting activities across entities, within the systems and automation roadmap set by accounting leadership.
• Document standardized procedures and system workflows, and train the accounting team on new tools and processes.

• Supervise, coach, and develop the Senior and Staff Accountants supporting assigned areas, while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for cross-functional teams on systems, expense, and procure-to-pay matters, and fulfill audit requests for owned areas, escalating significant or judgmental matters to accounting leadership.
• Assume responsibility for additional or different entities and financial statement areas as assigned, as business and organizational needs evolve.
• Lead or participate in ad hoc projects and other duties, as assigned, to support evolving business priorities.

Other duties as assigned. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Active CPA required
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big Four firm preferred), close and consolidation (public company preferred)
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial close, and multi-entity consolidation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven project management, organizational and time management skills
• Hands-on experience across a range of financial statement areas, such as revenue, receivables, inventory and cost of sales, prepaids, fixed assets, accruals, intercompany and consolidation eliminations, payroll and benefits, equity, and debt
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience with a major ERP; Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and/or a modern cloud ERP such as Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations strongly preferred
• Experience improving processes through technology and automation
• Experience building management reporting and analytics, including monthly flash and quarterly flux reporting
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Prior work in SaaS or subscription/technology industries
• Experience with international/multi-currency consolidation
• Experience in a SOX-compliant, publicly traded environment
• Power BI report and dashboard development, or comparable BI/data visualization experience
• Experience participating in an ERP implementation or migration, system upgrade, or finance process automation initiative

• Analytical Thinking – Ability to interpret complex transactions and data to make sound accounting determinations.
• Attention to Detail – Precision and accuracy in reconciliations, consolidation, and reporting.
• Leadership – Develops staff and drives accountability across the close.
• Collaboration – Works effectively across teams and communicates complex concepts clearly.
• Systems Orientation – Leverages technology to eliminate manual effort and scale accounting operations.
• Ownership Mentality – Proactively takes responsibility for deliverables and drives process improvements.

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