Role Overview

As our Global Accounting Lead, you'll play a key role in managing Certn's global accounting operations and ensuring our financial reporting is accurate, complete, and delivered on time. This role is hands-on, detail-oriented, and leadership-focused.

What You Will Do

Lead the global month-end close process, review and approve journal entries, oversee accounts payable processes, maintain and improve global accounting processes and internal controls, and prepare and deliver internal financial reporting.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You'll lead and support a team of accounting professionals, help build a high-performing culture, and collaborate with Finance and FP&A teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • CPA designation completed or in the final stages of completion
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and IFRS where applicable
  • Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and formula logic
  • Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar tools
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially when reconciling data and identifying financial discrepancies
  • Proven experience managing end-to-end month-end activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, adjustments, and reporting deadlines
  • Experience preparing full sets of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
  • Strong understanding of supporting schedules such as deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, intercompany accounts, and FX revaluations
  • Practical experience preparing or reviewing indirect tax filings and statutory submissions
  • Comfort working with auditors, tax advisors, external accounting firms, or regulatory bodies
  • Experience identifying process improvements or implementing controls that improve accuracy, efficiency, or audit readiness
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, FP&A, Product, and external partners
  • People leadership experience, including the ability to mentor, delegate, coach, and support accounting team members

Benefits

  • 32 days of paid time off per year
  • Company-paid benefits that start on day 1
  • Remote-friendly and supportive flexible remote arrangements
  • Work-from-home allowance
  • Professional development budget