Manager, Accounting

Job Summary

The primary responsibilities of the Manager, Accounting are to ensure the timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards, manage the revenue recognition process, perform detailed accounting research for technical questions / issues as they arise, and effectively manage and lead staff.  This position is also instrumental in coordinating the Company’s annual audit and ensuring proper internal controls over financial reporting are in place.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages month‐end close process including the accurate and timely recording of income, expenses, and changes in assets and liabilities on a monthly basis in accordance with IFRS requirements
• Reviews and approves journal entries and monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepares monthly balance sheet and income statement trend analyses for management
• Prepares quarterly lender compliance package
• Ensure overall technical accounting compliance, including monitoring relevant IFRS and US GAAP developments to ensure accounting policies and procedures comply with current standards
• Serve as an internal technical accounting expert, which includes performing research and preparing technical accounting memos, and also includes reviewing new and existing revenue contracts to ensure proper revenue recognition
• Work cross-functionally during the contract negotiation process by analyzing the impact of non-standard contract terms, communicating the revenue impact of such terms, and offering alternative structures
• Participate in quarterly forecasting procedures and the annual budget process
• Support the annual audit and quarterly reviews, provide supporting analysis and technical accounting memos
• Provide training sessions and keep business partners abreast of developments in accounting and revenue recognition
• Provides and maintains excellent customer service to other departments and stakeholders
• Develop and / or improve existing policies, procedures, and controls
• Works with Controller and Assistant Controller on various initiatives and completes other ad-hoc requests

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