VP Accounting & Reporting

Anime Universe; Sherbrooke; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Anime Universe is seeking a VP, Accounting & Reporting to define the financial architecture of a global platform. The role involves stewardship over financial precision, leading a distributed team, and heavy reliance on equity rather than a traditional salary. This is an opportunity to shape the financial core of a creative powerhouse.

Benefits

Equity (shares) at founding partner level

Future token-based rewards

Future salary activates with revenue milestones

Qualifications

• 10+ years in accounting and reporting leadership roles.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation.
• Operational experience across GL, AP / AR, payroll.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the end-to-end accounting function.
• Lead a distributed team ensuring accuracy and fiscal integrity.
• Oversee global financial consolidations and audits.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance

Financial Reporting

Operational Accounting

IFRS Knowledge

GAAP Knowledge

Job description

This is not a job. It’s a challenge to architect a global financial backbone.

What You Put In Is What You Get Out

This is a founder-level financial and operational command role.

As VP, Accounting & Reporting, you are the steward of financial precision, integrity, and clarity. Every ledger, every statutory disclosure, every consolidation across our global entities—flows through your hands. You don’t just close books. You define the financial architecture that lets our platform scale with speed, trust, and investor-grade transparency.

We require a minimum commitment : 20 hours / week. If that’s not sustainable, we completely understand- but this role isn't the right fit at this time.

We are offering a founding equity partner role , not a traditional salaried position. That means :

No upfront cash compensation

Equity (shares) at founding partner level

Future token-based rewards (Subject to legal approvals, currently hold no assigned financial Value.)

Salary activates with revenue-based milestones

Let’s Be Absolutely Clear

This is not a back-office controller seat in a traditional corp stack.

This is not just a role for producing compliance checklists.

You are the architect of financial truth. The interpreter of complexity. The operational validator of vision.

You define how our books scale, how our teams report, and how our investors trust.

Your work will drive confidence across global markets, product ecosystems, and financial timelines.

About Anime Universe

Anime Universe is a next-generation digital platform that unifies anime, manga, cosplay, and gaming into one immersive, fan-first ecosystem. From global simulcasts and digital manga libraries to interactive cosplay showcases and creator monetization tools, we’re redefining how fandom is experienced and scaled.

Our community spans continents. Our platform spans formats.

We are building a future where storytelling meets technology, and creators are celebrated as the core of culture.

Overview

You will own and operate the end-to-end accounting function for Anime Universe—across multi-entity reporting, international compliance, audit prep, and ERP systemization.

You will lead a distributed team of controllers, AP / AR specialists, and reporting experts—ensuring accuracy, transparency, and fiscal integrity across the board.

This is the bedrock role for scale. Precision is not optional. Speed is expected.

What You’ll Own

• Direct monthly close and global financial consolidations
• Maintain and evolve accounting policies, controls, and procedures
• Ensure IFRS / GAAP compliance across all jurisdictions
• Lead external audit preparation and execution
• Roll out global ERP and finance automation systems
• Supervise operational accounting, GL, payroll, and internal controls
• Standardize financial processes across international business units
• Manage statutory reporting and liaise with legal on filings
• Partner with leadership on financial modeling, strategy, and readiness

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years in accounting and reporting leadership roles
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and international subsidiaries
• Proven track record leading audits, ERP transitions, and financial ops scale
• Deep knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and compliance frameworks
• Operational experience across GL, AP / AR, payroll, and intercompany accounting
• Strong leadership and documentation instincts in async environments
• Bonus : experience with subscription-based business models or digital content platforms

Team Snapshot

Controller

Owns the general ledger, financial close, and operational accounting.

GL & AP / AR Teams

Processes transactions, manages ledgers, and automates vendor workflows.

Payroll

Administers multi-region payroll and tax compliance. Partners with HR.

Consolidations

Manages intercompany and elimination workflows across all entities.

Prepares external statements, leads SOX or equivalent, tracks regulatory updates.

Compensation

Equity (Shares) : Founding partner-level equity

Token-Based Rewards : Future layer pending legal compliance

Future Salary : Activates with key revenue triggers

Remote First : Fully distributed team; async-native execution

You will be the bedrock of Anime Universe’s financial future.

You will define the systems, controls, and clarity that unlock global scale.

Your fingerprints will be on every report, every investor pitch, every milestone.

If you’ve been waiting to build the financial core of a global creative platform

this is your moment!

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