Senior Accountant

Hootsuite; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hootsuite is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Global Controllership team in Calgary. This role involves full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and leading the month-end close process. The successful candidate will manage complex multi-currency financial statements and support audits while mentoring junior staff members.

Benefits

Health insurance including medical and dental

Group RRSP plan with company match

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Global Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Significant relevant accounting experience in a global context is crucial.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and foreign currencies is required.
• Proficient in US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close processes and maintain the general ledger.
• Prepare financial statements in a multi-currency environment under US GAAP.
• Guide junior staff members and oversee external accountants.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Full-Cycle Accounting

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

CPA Designation

Tools

NetSuite

Workiva

Zuora

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to be a part of the Global Controllership team and help us with the accounting and reporting function. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Accounting, this position is responsible for full-cycle accounting, month-end close processes, financial reporting, technical accounting and audit support activities with the finance team, the business, and external service providers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Responsible for effective, efficient and timely month-end close process, including maintenance of the general ledger, preparation and review of variance analysis and other relevant reporting and insights
• Complete full-cycle accounting, including preparing consolidation processes, journal entries, reconciliations, statements, analysis and schedules
• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in a complex, multi-currency environment under US GAAP
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting working papers and supporting schedules
• Reviews journal entries and prepares analysis related to all major financial statement captions. Reviews less complex analysis to ensure accuracy of financial reporting
• Assist with interim and year-end audits of financial statements of the group
• Oversee work of external accountants in preparation of legal entity financial statements and assist with statutory audits
• Assist with treasury function; facilitate weekly wire runs, day to day banking administrative duties, annually KYC compliance filings
• Prepare other external reporting tasks including cap tables, and investor reporting
• Support the Finance team with strategic initiatives, system implementations, integration and other special projects as required
• Act as a key member of the team in development, implementation, standardization, documentation and improvement of processes and internal controls
• Guide and mentor junior staff members

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and/or CPA Designation
• Significant relevant accounting experience, being part of a global team responsible for full cycle accounting and month end close.
• Experience in
• multi-entity consolidation process
• accounting for foreign currencies
• working with teams from other countries which require standalone statutory reporting
• accounting for complex revenue and cost sharing arrangements
• questioning the status quo and enacting continuous improvement
• Experience in reporting to private equity shareholders and lenders is a plus
• Proficient knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and best practice accounting processes
• Ability to leverage technology and automation to drive process improvement and efficiencies
• Experience working with various finance systems and tools (experience with NetSuite, Workiva, Zuora, and/or Zip an asset)
• Commitment to Results: consistently achieves results, demonstrating high performance, and challenging self and others to deliver results
• Accountability: holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Problem Solving: uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
• Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment and mobilizing people to take action

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solution seeker: You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Show the world what it looks like to live and work by these guiding principles. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, valued, and empowered to do their best work without compromising who they are. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

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

At Hootsuite, we design our compensation packages based on internal equity and external competitiveness. Every role at Hootsuite is analyzed, evaluated and mapped to a salary range. As a general guideline, the salary for new hires and promoted employees is determined based on an individual's skills & capabilities required for the role and their ability to contribute as per the expectations outlined in the job description.

Our salary structures are built on trends projected and published by independent and trusted survey companies. Hootsuite analyzes market data and adjusts salary structures, if required, on an annual basis. Salary ranges reflect what we expect to pay for this position at the time of posting. Our total compensation packages summarize our current offerings and are subject to change without notice.

Hootsuite is committed to fair and equitable compensation for every employee. Through an annual Pay Equity Analysis, Hootsuite ensures that all employees are paid fair and equitably.

Canadian Benefits. Hootsuite offers comprehensive benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our owls and their families. The benefits cover health insurance including medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurances, an Employee and Family Assistance Program and more! Hootsuite provides a group RRSP plan with a company match of up to 4% of base salary. Benefits are available to permanent employees who meet minimum hours requirements without a waiting period. THIS resource will provide additional information.

USBenefits. Hootsuite offers comprehensive benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our owls and their families. The benefits cover health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances. Hootsuite also offers a 401k Plan with a company match (up to 4% of base salary), an Employee and Family Assistance Program and more! Benefits are available to employees who meet minimum hours requirements without a waiting period. THIS resource will provide additional information.

Global Parental Leave. All permanent employees, including birthing, non-birthing and adoptive parents, who have been employed by Hootsuite for a minimum of12 months are eligible for 26 weeks of full and partially paid leave in accordance with local government regulations.