[Hiring] Global Accounting Lead @Certn

Role Description

As our Global Accounting Lead, you’ll play a key role in managing Certn’s global accounting operations and ensuring our financial reporting is accurate, complete, and delivered on time. This role is hands-on, detail-oriented, and leadership-focused.

• Oversee core accounting operations, support month-end close, strengthen internal controls, and ensure Certn’s financial data is reliable, audit-ready, and useful for business decision-making.
• Lead and support a team of accounting professionals, helping build a high-performing culture rooted in accountability, continuous learning, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
• This full-time role reports to the Assistant Controller and can be filled by anyone in Canada, with a preference for Eastern working hours to work closely with our UK team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation completed or in the final stages of completion.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and IFRS where applicable.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and formula logic.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially when reconciling data and identifying financial discrepancies.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end month-end activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, adjustments, and reporting deadlines.
• Experience preparing full sets of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Strong understanding of supporting schedules such as deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, intercompany accounts, and FX revaluations.
• Practical experience preparing or reviewing indirect tax filings and statutory submissions.
• Comfort working with auditors, tax advisors, external accounting firms, or regulatory bodies.
• Experience identifying process improvements or implementing controls that improve accuracy, efficiency, or audit readiness.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, FP&A, Product, and external partners.
• People leadership experience, including the ability to mentor, delegate, coach, and support accounting team members.

Requirements

• Lead the global month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial results.
• Review and approve journal entries, supporting calculations, and account reconciliations to maintain data integrity and audit readiness.
• Oversee accounts payable processes, including timely processing, accurate coding, and alignment with internal controls and vendor agreements.
• Maintain and improve global accounting processes and internal controls to support efficiency, consistency, and risk mitigation.
• Prepare and deliver internal financial reporting, including variance analysis and commentary for leadership and finance stakeholders.
• Review and reconcile intercompany transactions to support accurate consolidated reporting.
• Own and complete the global month-end checklist, ensuring accounting processes are consistent and complete.
• Serve as the accounting system administrator, supporting data integrity, access control, and system optimization.
• Act as a key accounting owner for Certn’s global financial results, ensuring financial activities are accurately reflected and aligned with accounting policies and standards.
• Ensure accurate and timely cash flow reconciliations and analysis are completed monthly.
• Partner closely with the Assistant Controller to validate and explain regional financial data for consolidation and leadership reporting.
• Proactively identify and resolve accounting issues, discrepancies, or risks.
• Uphold IFRS, regional GAAP, and internal accounting policy requirements across global activities.
• Support external audits by owning reconciliations, preparing documentation, and responding to audit-related inquiries.
• Provide useful insight into global financial performance by connecting operational activity to financial outcomes.
• Recommend and implement improvements that increase accuracy, control, and scalability across accounting practices.
• Lead and support a high-performing global accounting team through day-to-day guidance and technical oversight.
• Set clear team goals and expectations aligned with Finance and company priorities.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and support for performance management and career development.
• Build a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team culture.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Collaborate with Finance and FP&A teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning through timely and accurate actuals.
• Contribute to the development of scalable financial policies and accounting processes that support Certn’s growth.
• Deliver data-informed insights and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the financial impact of business activities is accurately captured.
• Support preparation for board reporting, investor communications, and strategic finance initiatives by providing reliable financial data.
• Manage timely filing of GST, PST, Employer Health Tax, and other statutory remittances in accordance with regional requirements.
• Liaise with external accountants and advisors on annual corporate tax filings, SR&ED claims, and audit engagements.
• Provide accurate documentation and timely responses to external partner requests.

Benefits

• 32 days of paid time off per year.
• Company-paid benefits that start on day 1.
• Remote-friendly and supportive flexible remote arrangements.
• Work-from-home allowance.
• Professional development budget.
• And a few more goodies!