Accounting Manager supporting BlackBerry’s NetSuite ERP reimplementation. Owning close, general ledger, controls, data migration and accounting operations for enterprise software company BlackBerry.
Responsibilities
Own preparation, review and approval of journal entries for accruals, reclassifications, fixed assets, intangible assets and other accounting adjustments
Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close
Perform balance sheet and general ledger analysis, including fixed asset, lease and intangible asset continuity schedules
Investigate unusual balances, fluctuations, reconciling items and data inconsistencies
Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX controls and internal accounting policies
Support the NetSuite ERP reimplementation by gathering requirements, coordinating stakeholder inputs, tracking issues and supporting project deliverables
Support data cleansing, migration and validation, including reviewing accounting data, mappings, reconciliations, financial statement integrations and reporting outputs
Identify and resolve accounting and systems issues, investigate root causes and recommend practical solutions
Partner across Corporate Accounting and Accounting Operations on process improvements, ERP activities and special projects
Requirements
Demonstrated ability to independently own complex general ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, account reconciliations, fixed assets and intangible assets
Ability to take ownership of complex or ambiguous accounting issues, determine appropriate accounting treatment or resolution, and communicate recommendations clearly
Strong experience managing month-end, quarter-end and year-end close
Ability to review and analyse balance sheet accounts and continuity schedules, investigate unusual balances and reconciling items, identify root causes and drive issues to resolution
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
Experience working within a SOX-controlled environment
Hands-on NetSuite ERP experience
Strong Microsoft Excel capability
Ability to identify accounting, process and data issues, assess impact and recommend practical solutions
Ability to review the work of others and provide appropriate challenge
Experience working across Accounting, Finance and cross-functional teams
Ability to operate independently in a changing environment, prioritise competing deliverables, exercise sound judgement and escalate material risks appropriately
Professional accounting designation such as CPA Canada or U.S. CPA
Experience supporting an ERP implementation or reimplementation
Practical experience with financial data migration, cleansing, mapping, system testing, reconciliation and validation
Experience contributing to accounting process improvement, standardisation or finance transformation initiatives
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