Accounting Manager

Kaseya - Columbia, SC

Full-time - Manager

Columbia, SC

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 leader who is committed to ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records while leading the month-end and year-end close processes. You will also contribute to strategic financial planning, making your role pivotal in shaping the financial landscape of the company. In this integral role, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for day-to-day operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing strategic insights for informed decision-making. Your responsibilities will include managing monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing procedures, preparing and validating journal entries, and supporting account reconciliations. You will perform flux analysis for balance sheets and income statements, investigate discrepancies, and provide detailed explanations to assistant controllers. You will oversee the completion of all close processes in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies. Additionally, you will take ownership of general ledger operations, focusing on assets and complex accounts, and account for inventory in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies. Collaborating with senior management on appropriate accounting for inventory transactions will also be a key part of your role. Your position will require you to perform inventory analysis to determine appropriate reserves and methodologies for excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory, while also understanding and observing physical inventory processes and counts. You will act as a strategic partner to finance leadership, driving and streamlining process improvements within the expenses close process, and collaborating with various departments to ensure expenses are recognized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and internal policies. Moreover, you will work closely with the company's external auditors on related controls and manage annual audit requirements. Mentoring and developing staff members will be part of your responsibilities, along with conducting ad-hoc analysis and handling special projects related to technology, systems, automation, and new initiatives. You will also create Alteryx workflows to automate processes with systems implementation, making your role essential in enhancing operational efficiency.

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.
• Strong financial and analytical skills including substantial experience with accounting principles and financial statement analysis.
• Inventory accounting experience required.
• Experience with NetSuite preferred. Familiarity with analytics tools such as: JIRA, Tableau and Alteryx.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial information to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• 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.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities globally.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in Big 4 accounting is a plus.
• Experience with NetSuite's Inventory Management module.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a proven ability to implement process improvements.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Dynamic work environment
• Supportive company culture focused on accountability and success