Director, Corporate Accounting

Hootsuite Media • Atlanta, GA

302d • CA$140,700 - CA$197,100

About The Position

We're looking for a Director, Corporate Accounting to lead the financial reporting and consolidation functions within the Controllership team. Reporting to VP, Finance, you'll be working on optimizing financial processes, driving process improvement, and providing strategic direction and guidance, leading a diverse and engaged team. You will be instrumental in shaping the financial infrastructure and accounting systems to support continued growth and longterm strategic goals. In this leadership role, you will manage accounting operations, financial reporting, investor relations, accounting infrastructure and business systems, financial processes, and compliance. Your leadership will drive the adoption of best practices, optimize financial processes, and ensure adherence to accounting standards and regulations. You will collaborate closely with the CFO, Finance Leadership Team, and other departments to influence key financial decisions and support the company's growth trajectory. This is a remote-first role and is open to applicants located within provinces/states where we comply with our legal hiring entities. In this role, you will report to the Vice President, Finance.

Requirements

• CPA designation
• Advanced level of progressive accounting experience, including experience in financial reporting and consolidation or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading, strategizing, and driving innovative financial initiatives, achieving organizational alignment and driving significant transformative change
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex US GAAP and IFRS accounting issues, especially in areas such as revenue recognition, equity-based compensation, mergers and acquisitions, consolidation and international accounting
• Experience in overseeing financial risks, architecting, and executing risk mitigation strategies
• A proven record of establishing scalable processes and procedures, adeptly navigating and fostering growth during rapid expansion phases

Nice To Haves

• Accountability: holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Commitment to Results: consistently achieves results, demonstrating high performance, and challenging self and others to deliver results
• Creativity and Innovation: seeks new and better ways of doing things, generates original and imaginative ideas, products, or solutions
• Decision Making: consistently chooses the best course of action (from a number of alternatives) to address business problems and/or opportunities
• Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment and mobilizing people to take action
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
• Priority Setting: focuses time/energy on the most important issues/opportunities
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems
• Process/Project Management: skilled at figuring out and managing the processes and timelines necessary to get work accomplished
• Inclusive Leadership: Builds inclusive, cohesive teams which apply diversity to achieve common goals
• Play to Win: Capably delivers results through others, is good at establishing clear direction, helping others achieve their best work
• Long Range Planning: Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision
• Enablement: Challenges and supports others to create results but also develop new capabilities

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to a global team of finance professionals and oversee the preparation, review and consolidation of financial statements, monthly reporting package and statutory reports for global operations.
• Ensure financial reports comply with US GAAP, IFRS, and company accounting policies, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Supervise the timely preparation of financial statements, including consolidations, eliminations, and statutory financial statements for international subsidiaries.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing audit planning, execution, and resolution of key audit issues.
• Ensure quality, timely completion of consolidated and statutory audits and serve as the liaison for audit-related services, including negotiation of fees and communication with auditors.
• Optimize financial systems (particularly NetSuite) and internal processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability as the company grows.
• Partner with senior leaders to drive M&A and integration projects to establish consistent and standardized accounting policies, processes and systems.
• Establish and implement internal control procedures to ensure the reliability and integrity of financial and operational data, safeguarding assets and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the preparation and periodic updates of accounting policies, ensuring alignment with current regulations and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in all global financial processes to improve accuracy, timeliness and relevance of financial reporting.
• Collaborate with Tax and Treasury to ensure accurate financial reporting, efficient processes and timely compliance.
• Oversee the Investor Relations function ensuring regular quarterly and annual reporting requirements are met.
• Build a high performing team. Guide and coach team members by establishing clear objectives, mentoring, providing consistent feedback, creating professional advancement opportunities, and fostering a culture that emphasizes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I).
• Act as a key thought partner to the VP of Finance and Hootsuite's senior finance leadership, overseeing and innovating accounting and finance operations within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree