Global Accounting Manager — Remote Leadership & US GAAP

Nintex; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Gratitude and Recharge Days

Flexible paid time off

Wellness programs and counseling

Job summary

Nintex is hiring a Manager, Global Accounting to lead day-to-day US GAAP and statutory accounting across international entities. You will manage accountants in multiple countries, coordinate month-end close across time zones, and partner with Finance, Tax, Sales and external auditors to maintain strong controls.

This hands-on people manager role requires remote leadership and flexible hours. The successful candidate will hold a CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent, have 6+ years of accounting experience

Qualifications

• CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
• Proficiency with financial systems and tools, including NetSuite and Excel.
• 6 years of overall experience, including 2 years of corporate (non‑public accounting), private equity portfolio company experience highly desirable.
• 3–4 years of audit firm experience highly desirable.
• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience; highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience managing accounting teams across multiple countries, including direct leadership of distributed employees.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, revenue recognition, foreign‑exchange (CTA and remeasurement), leases, lender compliance, reconciliations, close processes and internal controls. IFRS / other statutory accounting knowledge highly desirable.
• Ability to review work, coach, and mentor team members and resolve day‑to‑day accounting issues, with sound judgment about when to elevate complex matters.
• Established reputation as an accountable and results‑oriented professional with expertise in corporate finance, controlling, and financial systems.
• Experience coordinating work across cultures, legal entities and time zones, with flexibility to adjust working hours when reasonably required.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain accounting requirements to non‑finance stakeholders.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and follow‑through in a remote, fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborative leadership style that builds trust, accountability and inclusion across a geographically dispersed team.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting across multiple countries and time zones.
• Work with Corporate Controller, CFO, Finance and Tax teams, international accountants, Sales, external auditors and cross‑functional business partners.
• Mentor, coach and develop accountants based in multiple countries, setting clear priorities, reviewing work, and creating consistent ways of working across the team.
• Coordinate month-end and quarter-end close activities across international entities and time zones, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely results.
• Maintain and apply US GAAP accounting policies, including revenue recognition, and accelerate complex or judgemental matters to the Corporate Controller.
• Review contracts and transactions, document accounting conclusions and provide practical guidance to accountants and business partners.
• Oversee reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting and supporting schedules for assigned entities and accounting areas.
• Implement and monitor accounting controls and standard operating procedures, identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with Sales, Tax, Finance and other functions on quote‑to‑cash processes, custom transactions and accounting requirements.
• Lead day to day management of the audit process and ensure deadlines are met, audit requests are met and supporting documentation is prepared.
• Lead a remote team through regular one‑to‑one meetings, team check‑ins, performance feedback, development planning and clear accountability for goals.
• Work flexibly across time zones when needed for close deadlines, team meetings and critical stakeholder discussions; this may occasionally require early‑morning or evening availability.
• Adapt priorities in a dynamic environment while maintaining a collaborative, service‑oriented approach.
• Consistent application of US GAAP policies, controls and documented accounting procedures.
• Practical process improvements that strengthen quality, efficiency, and scalability.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

People management

Cross-cultural coordination

Financial reporting

Audit coordination

Education

CPA / CA / ACCA or equivalent

Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Nintex is hiring a Manager, Global Accounting to lead day-to-day US GAAP and statutory accounting across international entities. You will manage accountants in multiple countries, coordinate month-end close across time zones, and partner with Finance, Tax, Sales and external auditors to maintain strong controls.

This hands-on people manager role requires remote leadership and flexible hours. The successful candidate will hold a CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent, have 6+ years of accounting experience