Manager, Accounting - Remote Canada

Rocket Lab; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a dynamic leader for their controllership team to enhance accounting processes crucial for new product launches. Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor's in Finance, have a CPA, and extensive experience in financial analysis and team leadership, positioning them as pivotal in driving process efficiencies.

Benefits

Work from home stipend

Employer-paid healthcare package

Bird ride credits

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive work experience.
• Strong proficiency with NetSuite and EPM systems.
• Experience in accounting or consulting firm preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate North American results with reviews.
• Provide financial updates to senior management.
• Lead and support the accounting team.

Skills

Financial analysis

Leadership

Intercompany transactions management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline

CPA certification or CA

Tools

NetSuite

Planful or similar EPM system

Job description

Who is Bird

Bird’s cleaner, affordable, and on-demand mobility solutions are available in cities globally. We take a collaborative, community-first approach to micromobility. Bird partners closely with the cities in which it operates to provide a reliable and affordable transportation option for people who live and work there.

Job Summary

The controllership team needs a dynamic leader to help evolve the department from a late-stage start-up to a more mature and robust department. We are looking for a leader who can add control, reduce time, and save money by capturing process efficiencies. As we continue to launch new products, this position will play a key role in developing, implementing, and executing new accounting processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Consolidation of North American results with appropriate reviews of transfer pricing and intercompany transactions
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
• Prepare and review GL account reconciliations for cash, prepaids, payables, deferred revenue, inventory, fixed assets, and inter-company account
• Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity
• Build and maintain relationships with FP&A, A/P, Treasury, and Tax

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or in a related discipline
• 8+ years of progressive work experience
• Strong proficiency with NetSuite
• Strong proficiency Planful or similar EPM system
• CPA certification or CA (chartered accountant)

Highly Desired

• Experience in scaling a team and rebuilding accounting department infrastructure
• Experience working at accounting/consulting firm (Big 4)

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart and open-minded team that is passionate about our mission. Each day is unlike the last, as we’re constantly moving forward, challenging each other, and working together to create the future of micro-mobility.

Perks up

We want people to succeed at Bird, so we give our teams plenty of time off to relax and recharge. We also offer a work from home stipend, an employer paid healthcare package, and Bird ride credits to get you where you need to be.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

Sound like a place you’d like to work? Sweet. Let’s chat.

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