
Accounting Manager
Bird
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$93,300 - CA$126,300 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Month-End Close: Develop, maintain, and enforce a detailed Month-End Close Schedule, assigning specific tasks and deadlines to team members (AP, AR, Payroll, and Tax), while leading the close meetings.
- General Ledger & Reconciliation: Prepare monthly close journal entries, GL account reconciliations as assigned, and foreign currency revaluations.
- Financial Analysis & Reporting: Prepare monthly consolidated and regional flux analyses, investigating drivers behind significant fluctuations to produce detailed reporting packages for leadership.
- Process Optimization: Partner across departments to develop and refine accounting systems and workflows, focusing on simplifying existing processes and establishing clear accountability across all teams.
- Audit Support: Assist with the fulfillment of annual audit requests by preparing supporting schedules, providing necessary documentation, and ensuring timely responses to auditor inquiries.
- Payroll Accounting: Record monthly payroll journal entries and partner with the payroll team to analyze and document period-over-period variances in employee compensation and benefits.
- Technical Accounting: Assist in drafting technical memos and formalizing standard operating procedures for key cycles, including revenue recognition and inventory management, to ensure US GAAP compliance and operational consistency.
Requirements
- University degree or College diploma in Finance or a related discipline
- 6+ years of experience in accounting or finance profession(s)
- 1+ years of people-managing experience
- CPA license
- Thorough understanding of US GAAP
- Ability to remain flexible in a constantly changing environment, while demonstrating strong management, team-building, business-partnering, and prioritization skills
- Experience managing the complexities of multi-entity and multi-national organizations, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
Benefits
- Plenty of time off to relax and recharge, plus a wellness resource to help you wind down.
- A work-from-home stipend.
- An employer-paid healthcare package.
- Of course, Bird ride credits to get you where you need to be!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Month-End CloseGeneral LedgerReconciliationFinancial AnalysisReportingAudit SupportPayroll AccountingTechnical AccountingUS GAAPForeign Currency Translation
Soft skills
ManagementTeam-BuildingBusiness-PartneringPrioritizationFlexibility
Certifications
CPA