Overview
Accounting Manager Jobs in Vancouver, Canada at Themis Solutions Inc.
Title: Accounting Manager
Company: Themis Solutions Inc.
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Position: Accounting Manager (18 Month Contract)
Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely.
We are looking for a meticulous Accounting Manager to cover an 18‑month contract, who excels in people leadership and cross‑functional collaboration to join our high‑performing Finance team in Vancouver
. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, the Accounting Manager will serve as the operational backbone of our accounting function. As Clio continues to scale its global operations, this role is critical in ensuring our financial records are not only accurate but built on scalable, best‑in‑class financial processes.
What you’ll work on
- Mentor, develop, and manage a small team of junior and intermediate accountants; ensuring they have the requisite skills, guidance, and opportunities to function as a world‑class accounting team.
- Manage the general ledger accounting operations and month‑end close function for the parent and international subsidiaries, ensuring strict adherence to deadlines. This includes performing a detailed review of the operations and providing detailed comments and feedback to the team.
- Manage the granular aspects of financial reporting, including the completion of note disclosure checklists, maintenance of the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) matrix, and drafting of financial statement notes and disclosures.
- Support the annual consolidated external audit process, and lead the statutory audits for international subsidiaries, acting as the primary liaison for local auditors to ensure timely and compliant filings.
- Identify potential technical accounting issues and complete high‑quality research and analysis to develop and document the Company’s accounting policies.
- Design end‑to‑end standard operating and detailed review procedures to ensure extremely high‑quality accounting records are prepared and maintained, minimizing risks of material misstatements.
- Identify risks of material misstatement in existing processes, including maintaining accounting policies and owning the Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) for operational areas.
- Lead the detailed analysis of financial results, including the preparation of monthly flux analysis and quarterly analytics for review engagements to explain variances and business trends.
- Lead project management initiatives for the accounting function, including the implementation of new software for automation and efficiencies, and serve as the finance representative on requirements and compliance for organization‑wide product launches.
- Manage the preparation and review of global indirect tax filings (Sales Tax, VAT, GST/HST) across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring strict compliance with local laws and timely remittance.
- Identify and execute on opportunities to drive efficiency, accuracy, and impact across all aspects of the accounting and financial transacting aspects of the Company.
- Liaise with cross‑departmental stakeholders in all projects and matters as they relate to finance, accounting, internal control, or tax.
What you may have
- CPA designation is required, with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience. A combination of public accounting and industry experience in a high‑growth technology environment is ideal.
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP (and/or IFRS) is required. You must be comfortable researching complex accounting topics and writing technical memos.
- Proven experience managing the month‑end close process for a multi‑entity, multi‑currency global organization.
- A passion for leadership with demonstrated experience managing and mentoring a team of accountants. You know how to balance review/oversight with individual contributor work.
- Experience working in an environment with robust internal controls. You understand the rigour required for best‑in‑class financial reporting.
- Experience with major ERP systems (Net Suite is highly desirable) and an aptitude for implementing automation to streamline manual workflows.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate accounting impacts to non‑finance stakeholders and collaborate effectively across the business.
- The ability to thrive in a…