Accounting Manager

Kaseya - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the Manager of Accounting at Kaseya, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial accounting functions within the organization. This position is designed for a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills and a proven track record in accounting. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, leading the month-end and year-end close processes, and contributing to strategic financial planning. Your leadership will guide a dynamic team in managing day-to-day operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing strategic insights for informed decision-making. In this integral role, you will manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing procedures, including the preparation and validation of journal entries, supporting backup, and account reconciliations. You will perform flux analysis for balance sheets and income statements, investigate questions, and provide detailed explanations to assistant controllers. Your responsibilities will also include overseeing and executing the completion of all close processes timely, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies and procedures. You will take ownership of general ledger operations with a solid focus on assets and complex accounts, account for inventory under U.S. GAAP, and collaborate with senior management on appropriate accounting for inventory transactions. Additionally, you will perform inventory analysis to determine appropriate reserves and methodologies for excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory, and understand and observe physical inventory processes and counts. As a strategic partner to finance leadership, you will drive and streamline process improvements within the expenses close process, collaborating with various departments to ensure expenses are recognized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and internal policies. You will also work closely with the company's external auditors on related controls and manage annual audit requirements, while mentoring and developing your staff members.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing procedures, including the preparation and validation of journal entries, supporting backup and account reconciliations.
• Perform flux analysis for balance sheet and income statement, investigate questions and provide assistant controllers detailed explanations.
• Oversee and execute completion of all close processes timely and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and company policy and procedures.
• Take ownership of general ledger operations with a solid focus on Assets and Complex Accounts.
• Account for inventory under US GAAP and in accordance with company accounting policies and collaborate with senior management on appropriate accounting for inventory transactions.
• Perform inventory analysis to determine appropriate reserve and methodologies for excess/obsolete/slow-moving inventory and understand and observe physical inventory processes and counts.
• Perform analysis and provide insight into account balance details and drivers of change, particularly around COGS.
• Act as the strategic partner to finance leadership in driving & streamlining process improvements within expenses close process.
• Collaborate with legal, FP&A, Global commissions, Procurement, Account Payable, professional services, and Tax to ensure expenses are recognized in accordance with US GAAP and internal policies.
• Work closely with the Company's external auditors on related controls and manage annual audit requirements.
• Manage, mentor, and develop staff members.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis and tasks as requested.
• Handle special projects related to technology, systems, automation, new initiatives, or other requests.
• Create Alteryx workflows to automate processes with systems implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of work experience in an accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls.
• Experience with developing, implementing, and executing effective internal controls.
• Inventory accounting experience required.
• Strong financial and analytical skills including substantial experience with accounting principles and financial statement analysis.
• Experience working with multiple legal entities globally.
• Experience with NetSuite preferred. Familiarity with analytics tools such as: JIRA, Tableau and Alteryx.
• Ability to work in fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial information to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Possess agility and ability to prioritize.
• Collaborative with others at all levels within and outside Finance.
• Ability to work independently without a lot of guidance.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Results-oriented.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, etc.).
• Supervise and support a team of accountants, including the review of journal entries and reconciliations.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a proven ability to implement process improvements.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in Big 4 accounting is a plus.
• Experience with NetSuite's Inventory Management module.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Dynamic work environment
• Mentorship and support for professional development